Tag: BBC Studios

NBC has commissioned a new version of the BBC Studios format Weakest Link with Jane Lynch as host and executive producer.

Executives from BBC Studios, ViacomCBS International Studios, ITV Studios and Banijay Rights took part in a virtual panel session about navigating the challenges and opportunities facing the formats business, moderated via video conference by Kristin Brzoznowski, World Screen’s executive editor.

BBC Studios has signed its first format deal for Dancing with the Stars in Hungary, where it will air on TV2.

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.

The senior VP of global format sales talks about what’s driving the company's scripted formats business.

BBC Studios has landed a duo of format deals in Greece, including one that sees Star TV becoming the new home for Dancing with the Stars.

Discovery's MotorTrend Group and the Los Angeles production office of BBC Studios have revealed that Dax Shepard, Rob Corddry and Jethro Bovingdon are signed on to host the all-new U.S. version of Top Gear, Top Gear America.

BBC Studios’ SAFTA-winning series Come Dine with Me South Africa has been renewed for a sixth season that will bow in 2020.

BBC Studios has agreed to license The Weakest Link to clients in Greece and Russia, adding to the list of more than 40 countries that have licensed the format to date.

BBC Studios has inked its first format deal on DIY SOS: Big Build, with RTÉ One on board for a local version to be hosted by Baz Ashmawy.