Interviews

Since its inception, FOX in the U.S. has rarely shied away from trying out new, sometimes controversial, genre-pushing reality concepts. Last year, when the network was in need of a new unscripted programming chief, it found in Simon Andreae an executive with a very similar reputation. A well-known face in ...

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It has been almost a decade since Avi Armoza founded Armoza Formats as a venture to represent original ideas from Israel. Today, the company that Armoza runs as CEO is one of the leading independents in the format business, representing a portfolio of titles from his home market and beyond. ...

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The tagline of Eccho Rights is “Empowering creativity worldwide.” It seeks to do this by offering a genuine partnership to producers who need help navigating the complex global content landscape. As the managing director of Eccho Rights, Fredrik af Malmborg has a front-row seat to witnessing the latest developments and ...

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This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Formats. Tom Colicchio has been cooking since he was a child. A passion that started at home with his mother and grandmother turned into a drive to excel. He went on to open restaurants in several cities, including Gramercy ...

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After having long been dedicated exclusively to the Nordic region, Nordic World has been building out its borders as of late. The company—a program-sales cooperation owned by TV4 in Sweden and TV 2 in Norway—recently signed a slew of deals that extend its business globally. This includes a recent acquisition ...

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Neil Bailey, the commercial director of all3media international, speaks with TV Formats about the company’s activities in the formats arena. Around one-third of all3media international’s catalogue is devoted to formats, according to Neil Bailey, the company’s commercial director. The portfolio spans such genres as constructed reality, factual entertainment and scripted, including ...

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Eli Holzman, the president of all3media america, talks to TV Formats about the activities at the Los Angeles-based production hub. In late 2012, in a bid to drive further gains in its U.S. business, all3media set up a Los Angeles-based production hub, to be led by Eli Holzman as president. ...

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This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Formats. For model-turned-mogul Heidi Klum, television has played an important role in building her brand empire. The German-American beauty parlayed her successful modeling career into a gig as the host of and a judge on the reality show Project ...

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This interview originally appeared in the MIPTV 2014 issue of TV Formats. Marco Bassetti began his career in Italy, where he worked for Mediaset. He then founded his first production company, La Italiana Produzioni, followed by a second one, Aran, before being tapped as head of Grundy Italy. With his ...

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Mike Beale, the director of international formats at ITV Studios, shares with TV Formats his strategy for making the most out of legacy titles and bringing the best new concepts to the global market. TV FORMATS: What are some of the new formats you’ll be showcasing in 2014? BEALE: We’re ...

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