As Ranking the Stars returns to screens in the Netherlands this week, the long-running entertainment format marks 20 years since its Dutch debut, a milestone that underscores its sustained success in one of the most competitive international markets. Created by TV Asahi in 2004, and distributed by Warner Bros. International Television Production, Ranking the Stars has grown into one of the most enduring celebrity entertainment formats, with 11 international adaptations to date, including … [Read more...] about WBITVP & TV Asahi celebrate 20 years of Ranking the Stars in the Netherlands
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WBITVP announces bold MIPCOM formats slate
Warner Bros. International Television Production has revealed its new formats slate for MIPCOM 2025, with a wide range of stand-out entertainment, reality and scripted formats featuring everything from brain-busting game shows and adventure challenges to killer cold cases and bold relationship dramas. The ultimate test of brainpower, The Final Circle, from Satisfaction for TF1 in France, challenges every part of the mind - from logic and memory to language, calculation and visual skills, and … [Read more...] about WBITVP announces bold MIPCOM formats slate
Warner Bros. International Television Production scores 14th International commission of Impractical Jokers in Lithuania
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) kicks off its attendance at NEM in Dubrovnik with the news that Impractical Jokers, the long-running hidden camera prank show format, is heading to Lithuania. TV3 Group has commissioned a 24 x 30’ local version, making Lithuania the 14th territory to adapt the title. Production will begin later this year. Originally created by the American comedy troupe The Tenderloins, Impractical Jokers has become a global comedy favourite. The … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. International Television Production scores 14th International commission of Impractical Jokers in Lithuania
WBITVP brings bold new formats to London Screenings
Warner Bros. International Television Production has revealed its wide range of new unscripted formats, along with a premiere slate of Discovery titles, set to be shared with buyers at its Formats Showcase on the morning of 27th February, during the London Screenings. This latest slate delivers a compelling mix of high-stakes reality, social experiments, and fresh takes on proven hit formats spanning dating, competition, lifestyle, and factual entertainment. From intense survival … [Read more...] about WBITVP brings bold new formats to London Screenings
André Renaud set to join WBITVP, leading global format & tape sales
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced that André Renaud will join the business in November as Global Vice President Finished and Format Sales, and Revenue Generation. Based in London and reporting directly to Andrew Zein, WBITVP’s EVP Creative, Format Development and Sales, André will take direct responsibility for overseeing the teams selling the company’s impressive catalogue of world-beating formats and unscripted finished tape shows around the globe – … [Read more...] about André Renaud set to join WBITVP, leading global format & tape sales
Turkey becomes the latest international market to license multi-award winning, The 1% Club
At MIPCOM 2023, as Cannes delegates took part in a live play-along version of The 1% Club, BBC Studios announced the latest international licence agreement for the award-winning format. Turkish media company ACUNMEDYA, has acquired the primetime entertainment format to be aired on their owned and operated channel TV8. The 10 x120’ series will go into production in late 2023, and is scheduled to air in the first half of 2024. This fresh and funny brain-teasing format from Magnum Media tests … [Read more...] about Turkey becomes the latest international market to license multi-award winning, The 1% Club








