Thursday, November 21, 2024

Features

Star Power

July 18, 2022

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.

Game On

April 4, 2022

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

Back in Style

December 13, 2021

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

In the Game

February 1, 2021

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.

Asia in Focus

December 14, 2020

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.

Twice the Drama

July 20, 2020

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

COVID-Proof Formats

June 29, 2020

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 Studio Show Must Go On

June 22, 2020

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.