A recap of the major stories from the formats business in 2023.
Features
By the Script
July 10, 2023
Leading distributors discuss recent trends in the scripted format space as broadcasters clamor for a bit of certainty.
Back in Bloom
March 6, 2023
Mansha Daswani checks in with some of the format industry’s leading players on what’s driving the business today.
Streaming Formats
September 19, 2022
Leading executives in the formats industry discuss the needs of streamers versus linear broadcasters.
Social Experiments’ Next Chapter
September 12, 2022
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.
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.