Features

Mansha Daswani checks in with some of the format industry’s leading players on what’s driving the business today.

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Leading executives in the formats industry discuss the needs of streamers versus linear broadcasters.

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Red Arrow Studios International’s Tim Gerhartz, Media Ranch’s Sophie Ferron and BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock discuss the latest trends within the social-experiments format genre.

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Celebrities have been featured in formats for years—from serving as hosts and judges to appearing in celebrity spin-off versions of shows—but now there are a number of new formats with famous faces starring as the main participants right from launch.

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Kristin Brzoznowski explores the demand for game shows and where the genre is headed next.

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Mega-formats continue to dominate prime-time grids, and many are being renewed and refreshed to keep audiences engaged. 

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Game shows are proving to be a hot commodity for networks around the world, giving audiences the kind of escapist entertainment very much in demand these days.

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Looking ahead to trends that will be shaping the format business in 2021, World Screen checked in with a number of producers and distributors about the format landscape in the Asia Pacific.

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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.

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

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