Profiles

BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock, Banijay Rights’ Andrew Sime, Viacom International Studios’ Laura Burrell and A+E Networks’ Crispin Clover discuss the state of the format business at NATPE Budapest.

Jihee Kim, head of global content development at CJ ENM, talks about the format that matches people who are looking for their soulmates through their musical tastes.

Matthieu Porte, executive VP of international and development at Vivendi Entertainment, talks about the game-show format.

Natalka Znak and Danny Schrader talk about the milestone tenth season of MasterChef on FOX in the U.S.

Harry Gamsu, VP of non-scripted at Red Arrow Studios International, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the company's social-experiment format that introduces ten preschool-aged kids to the lives of ten elderly care-home residents.

Nick Tanner, the director of sales and co-productions at Passion Distribution, talks about the dating format Paradise Hotel's return to the U.S., complete with a new live component.

Izzet Pinto, founder and CEO of Global Agency, talks about the company's globally successful quiz-show format Joker.

Jonathan Tuovinen, the COO and head of international at Rabbit Films, discusses the success of the celebrity-centered original format.

A recap of the format stories and trends that made headlines at MIPTV and MIPFormats last week.

Sarah Tong, director of sales at Hat Trick International, discusses the international success of the factual format Rich House, Poor House.