Profiles

Laura Burrell, head of formats at Viacom International Studios, talks about the company's format catalog, which includes such global hits as 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom and Ex on the Beach.

Nick Smith, executive VP of formats at all3media international, talks about the game-show format Cash Cab, which has traveled extensively since its inception in 2005.

Yuki Akehi, head of marketing for international business development at Nippon TV, talks about the company's many scripted shows that have traveled the world as formats.

Karen Smith, Tuesday’s Child CEO and managing director; Lisa Perrin, CEO of creative networks at Endemol Shine Group; and Sharon Levy, president of unscripted and scripted TV at Endemol Shine North America, on the reality-competition format LEGO Masters.

Nina Etspüler, group creative director at Red Arrow Studios, on the British game-show format A League of Their Own, which is poised to make its debut on CBS in the U.S. under the title Game On!

World Screen looks back at the major trends in formats in 2019.

The senior VP of global program sales at Discovery talks about how the acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive is informing the company's format strategy.

Laura Burrell, head of formats at Viacom International Media Networks, talks about the format juggernaut Ex on the Beach, which has been commissioned in 15 countries.

It was a buoyant week for many of those in the format business at MIPCOM, as unscripted entertainment had its time to shine, basking in the glow of the buzz generated in TV markets around the world by The Masked Singer.

Lisa Perrin, the CEO of creative networks for Endemol Shine Group, on Big Brother, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.