Profiles

Crackit Productions’ creative director, Elaine Hackett, on the international appeal of Bad Habits, Holy Orders, a format distributed by Keshet International.

Allison Corn and Stan Hsue, who have been co-running Lion Television USA since January, discuss the game show Jason Biggs’ Cash at Your Door.

Nadav Palti, president and CEO of Dori Media Group, on the worldwide success of the format.

The founder and CEO on the third edition of Horsepower, a French-Canadian incubator aimed at creating exportable unscripted TV formats.

The trend-trackers at The WIT have identified a slew of format adaptations making waves on social media this summer, charting shows with the greatest followings on Instagram.

Nick Smith, the executive VP of formats at All3Media International, weighs in on what's trending in the format marketplace.

Fırat Gülgen, CEO of Calinos Entertainment, on the strengths of scripted formats.

Carlotta Rossi Spencer, Banijay’s head of format acquisitions, talks about Temptation Island, which was first launched on FOX in the U.S. in January 2001 and now has 20-plus iterations.

Miyuki Nakasone, sales executive for formats at TV Asahi, on the global success of content originating in Asia and the trend of studio-based game shows.

Arthur Smith, chairman of A. Smith & Co., talks about Mental Samurai, hosted by Rob Lowe for FOX in the U.S. and billed as an obstacle course for the mind.