{"id":10300,"date":"2024-02-12T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T20:12:59","slug":"bunim-murray-productions-rupert-dobson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bunim-murray-productions-rupert-dobson\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunim\/Murray\u2019s Rupert Dobson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long considered a pioneer in the reality TV space, Bunim\/Murray Productions has kept up with what audiences are looking for in their unscripted entertainment. It has sharpened its focus on authentic, real human storytelling. Rupert Dobson, executive VP of development at Bunim\/Murray Productions, talks to <em>TV Formats <\/em>about the types of entertainment that can cut through the noise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV FORMATS:<\/strong>\u00a0How has the pendulum swung in the entertainment space from when Bunim\/Murray first launched to where it is today?<br \/>\n<strong>DOBSON:<\/strong>\u00a0Bunim\/Murray was launched right at the dawn of the unscripted genre\u2014truly one of the pioneer production companies in this space. There really wasn\u2019t a lot of what you\u2019d call \u201creality\u201d programming at the time. Cable was just starting to explode, and it was an exciting time in our industry to break new ground.<\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019re in the time of \u201cpeak TV,\u201d where there is a lot more competition in the marketplace. It\u2019s definitely more of a challenge to cut through the noise and be unique, but it\u2019s a fun challenge and one that our team at Bunim\/Murray relishes and continues to thrive on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV FORMATS:<\/strong>\u00a0Looking at the current entertainment landscape, what\u2019s working best?<br \/>\n<strong>DOBSON:<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019re seeing successes where existing IP or big-name talent can really help draw an audience. At the same time, the classic genres are still working\u2014dating, docusoap, social experiment\u2014people still love to watch fun, compelling human stories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV FORMATS:<\/strong>\u00a0What is giving you optimism about entertainment in 2024? What are the opportunities you see?<br \/>\n<strong>DOBSON:<\/strong>\u00a0Bunim\/Murray has always been an agile innovator, and you need to be both in 2024. There\u2019s a lot of churn and consolidation going on with the buyers at the moment, so we lean on our relationships and history of executing to give us the edge. There are currently some really exciting opportunities as platforms look to increase their unscripted offering. Unscripted continues to deliver unrivaled bang for the buck, so it\u2019s only going to evolve and improve, and we\u2019re confident we can be at the forefront of that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV FORMATS:<\/strong>\u00a0Many of the Bunim\/Murray shows are rooted in big personalities. What\u2019s the key production know-how to share when doing an international adaptation?<br \/>\n<strong>DOBSON:<\/strong>\u00a0For\u00a0<em>Buddy Games<\/em>, where we partnered with movie star Josh Duhamel for a series that launched this past year on CBS, adapting was all about staying true to his original film concept and retaining the things that made it a success in the U.S. The TV show worked because it truly spoke to what Josh does every year with his own friends\u2014getting together and having fun competing with each other. So, I\u2019d say, wherever these shows are adapted, if you can keep the core qualities, it\u2019s likely to succeed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV FORMATS:<\/strong>\u00a0Dating is a perennially hot genre. How does a show like\u00a0<em>Is There Still Sex in the City\u00a0<\/em>put a new spin on it?<br \/>\n<strong>DOBSON:<\/strong>\u00a0We are really excited to be working with Candace Bushnell, who created the iconic\u00a0<em>Sex and the City<\/em>\u00a0franchise.\u00a0<em>Is There Still Sex in the City<\/em>\u00a0is a great example of taking beloved IP and evolving it for the unscripted genre. We\u2019re taking the core, a close friend group of mature women who are looking to explore the dating world and think out of the box to find true love. It\u2019s aspirational and relatable, just like the world Candace originally created. Dating of all kinds still resonates with the audience; it\u2019s relatable, frothy and fun, and the stakes are huge: finding the right one. 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