{"id":6679,"date":"2019-01-21T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T18:10:35","slug":"the-story-labs-michael-iskas-fotini-paraskakis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/the-story-labs-michael-iskas-fotini-paraskakis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story Lab\u2019s Michael Iskas &amp; Fotini Paraskakis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Story Lab President Michael Iskas and Fotini Paraskakis, executive VP of entertainment, talk to <\/em>TV Formats<em> about what\u2019s cutting through in the way of entertainment, opportunities in the streaming space, the youngest Labs venture and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"5991147773001\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>A few months ago, The Story Lab revealed a new partnership with youngest Media that established youngest Labs, with the aim to create ambitious global formats and digital-first content, as well as a consumer ventures program and brand-funded commissions. The two had previously partnered on the social-first dating show <em>Date or Dump <\/em>as well as the E4 dating series <em>Game of Clones<\/em>, which recently launched with a local version on RTL II in Germany. The Story Lab\u2019s format catalog also boasts the worldwide hit <em>Ninja Warrior<\/em>, as well as the buzz-generating <em>Evil Monkeys<\/em>, which was launched at MIPCOM.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Dentsu Aegis Network, The Story Lab has been working to set itself apart in the marketplace by forging relationships with \u201cthe best creators around the world,\u201d with a focus on funding, developing and distributing \u201centertainment properties that attract family audiences and millennial demographics,\u201d according to Iskas. Paraskakis, former Endemol Shine Asia MD, joined The Story Lab last fall to help further these efforts. \u201cContent is king and creators are queen,\u201d she tells <em>TV Formats<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The duo talks about what\u2019s cutting through in the way of entertainment, opportunities in the streaming space, the youngest Labs venture and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1575,1574,891],"class_list":["post-6679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-fotini-paraskakis","tag-michael-iskas","tag-the-story-lab","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Story Lab\u2019s Michael Iskas &amp; 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