Video Interview: ITV Studios’s Mike Beale

NEW YORK: Mike Beale, executive VP of global development and formats at ITV Studios, talks to TV Formats about the markets he’s keeping an eye on for innovative new content.

Following ITV’s acquisition of Talpa Media in 2015, ITV Studios entered into exclusive production partnerships with the Dutch format powerhouse covering select territories. ITV Studios also recently secured a landmark format-collaboration agreement with South Korea’s CJ E&M and signed a co-production deal for a new show with China’s Huace. These are just a few examples of how ITV Studios is aligning itself with international partners as it scours the globe for the best format concepts.