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ITV Studios’ Lisa Perrin and Mike Beale joined the TV Formats Festival today to discuss group-wide creative collaboration, scouting for new ideas and managing format megahits.

On the heels of his recent promotion to president of global production at BBC Studios, Matt Forde opened the TV Formats Festival today with a keynote conversation about scaling the powerhouse’s remakes business across entertainment and scripted.

In this digital edition of the TV Formats Festival Agenda, you will find the full daily program and speaker biographies. You can register for the event for free here.

BBC Studios' Matt Forde, ITV Studios' Mike Beale and Lisa Perrin and Warner Bros. International Television Production's André Renaud are among those slated to deliver keynotes at the TV Formats Festival, World Screen's latest virtual festival, running from May 28 to 30. You can register for free here.

BBC Studios Productions has appointed Optomen alum Mel Bezalel to lead its new central development and design team beginning in June.

Filming has begun on the U.K. adaptation of Race Against the Tide on West Sands Beach in St Andrews, with Iain Stirling as host and artists Sadie Clayton and Jamie Wardley as judges.

Kanal D Romania has ordered seasons five and six of Jocul Cuvintelor, its version of the word-based game-show format THINK.

Matt Forde, who was recently promoted to president of global production at BBC Studios, will deliver a keynote at the TV Formats Festival next week. You can register for free here.

Matt Forde has been tapped as president of global production at BBC Studios Productions under a new structure unveiled by CEO Zai Bennett.

The president of FOX Television Network discusses Extracted’s unique concept.