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In an industry that loves a track record, getting a paper format over with broadcasters can be a bit of a challenge—but the rewards in launching a brand-new original concept that goes on to become a global success can be immense.

Formats are in high demand as commissioners and producers look for shortcuts in the high-risk business of scripted content.

Formats that allow for social distancing and safety measures to be easily implemented without changing the DNA or core format beats are in good stead as entertainment commissioning pushes forward.

The coronavirus has presented untold challenges for the companies that make studio show formats, but they have found ways to meet them—even discovering new ways of doing business that could be here to stay.

With social distancing and amplified safety protocols, dating formats are adapting to the times.

Producers and distributors weigh in on the innovative ways that competition shows are adapting to the new realities of social distancing and increased safety measures.

Game-show formats are proving to be readily adaptable for fresh content as lockdowns and social-distancing measures are observed around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kristin Brzoznowski checks in on what’s new in the popular genre of cooking formats.

From talent competitions to factual entertainment to scripted dramas, the demand for formats is booming across Asia. 

In the quest for the next big thing, format distributors are partnering up with broadcasters and producers to co-develop titles that will have global appeal.