Endemol has acquired the international format rights to Armoza’s game show format The Common Denominator (40 x 30’). The independent production company will draw on its network of production companies to produce local versions of the show in major territories around the world. The series will debut in the UK beginning February 18, on Channel 4 with a 40 episode run produced by Endemol UK. The format was originally devised by Roy Even-Tov and Omri Even-Tov, in partnership with Armoza … [Read more...] about Endemol acquires format rights to “The Common Denominator”
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Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
Endemol has announced the appointment of Fotini Paraskakis as Managing Director of Asian Operations. She will report to Arjen van Mierlo, CEO of Asian Operations, who will increasingly focus on exploring new opportunities for Endemol to further expand in the region. In her newly appointed role, Paraskakis will be responsible for Endemol’s creative, production and format sales activities across Asia on a daily basis including the company’s joint venture with Astro in Malaysia. … [Read more...] about Endemol appoints Managing Director of Asian operations
Channel 4 to air The Common Denominator
Channel 4 has commissioned Endemol’s Remarkable Television to produce The Common Denominator, a brand new game show that dares contestants to think differently. The format was originally devised by Roey Even-Tov and Omri Even-Tov, in partnership with Armoza Formats, and was sold to Channel 4 by the Israeli format company. To be presented by Phil Spencer, the game show will see contestants outwitting their opponents to find the common denominator between two seemingly random things. … [Read more...] about Channel 4 to air The Common Denominator
Breaking@MIPTV: Electric Sky soars in Asia
Factual distributor Electric Sky has penned a number of deals in Asia this month. The company announced deals in Japan, Hong Kong, India and China. Some of the deals in Japan include terrestrial broadcaster NHK picking up cookery series Glamour Puds Series 2 (10 x 23 minutes) by The Last Word productions for Channel 4, and ballet performance title Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1 x 150 minutes), produced by The Royal Opera House and filmed in HD. With the centenary of the … [Read more...] about Breaking@MIPTV: Electric Sky soars in Asia
Xbox moves beyond gaming
Microsoft has announced a slew of deals that will put TV content from 50 content providers in more than 20 countries onto its Xbox console. Subjected to geographic restrictions, these will be available to the existing 35 million users of the service. The BBC, Channel 4, Lovefilm (UK), Telefónica (Spain), Mediaset (Italy) and ZDF (Germany) join North American partners that include Bravo, Comcast, HBO Go, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in an updated version of the Xbox Live, which will launch before … [Read more...] about Xbox moves beyond gaming
