Profiles

Shigeko Cindy Chino, associate managing director of international business development at Nippon TV, talks about the momentum in its global format business.

The TV Formats In-Demand reports this month spotlighted hot shows in two super-popular areas: game shows and dating and relationship formats.

Gili Golan, the president of Tanin Productions & TV, talks about the reality game show Upgrade, which offers viewers the chance to trade-up their old household items by answering trivia questions.

Amos Neumann, COO of Armoza Formats, talks to World Screen Newsflash about how cost-effective formats like game shows can cut through the challenging climate created by COVID-19.

Izzet Pinto, founder and CEO of Global Agency, talks about TF1's Good Singers adaptation and the momentum behind the format.

Producers and distributors weigh in on the innovative ways that competition shows are adapting to the new realities of social distancing and increased safety measures.

The head of formats, international programming and production talks about the social-experiment format Seven Year Switch.

Sumi Connock, creative director of formats for BBC Studios, talks about the game-show format The Weakest Link, which has been on air in some iteration or another for two decades and for which BBC Studios continues to notch up new deals in a variety of markets.

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.