Keshet International, the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group, announced on July 3 the broadcaster of its trailblazing interactive talent show Rising Star in Italy. The show will be produced for Mediaset Canale 5, by Toro (Sony Pictures Entertainment Group). Eight episodes have been commissioned to air during the 2015 season. The deal follows the consistent performance of Rising Star in Brazil and Portugal, where the show has rated circa 30% average … [Read more...] about “Rising Star” goes to Italy
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NBC orders Keshet spy drama to series
NBC has ordered to series the spy drama Allegiance from writer George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau, The Bourne Ultimatum, Ocean’s Twelve), who also directed the pilot episode. The show is adapted from the original award-winning Israeli series MICE (Gordin Cell), which is produced by Tedy Productions for Israeli satcaster YES and Keshet Broadcasting, and distributed internationally by Keshet International. Allegiance is executive produced by Nolfi and … [Read more...] about NBC orders Keshet spy drama to series
MIPTV: Keshet to unveil new gameshow “Boom!” at MIPTV
Keshet International, the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group, is set to unveil an explosive trivia TV game at MIPTV 2014, with the potential to drive the gameshow genre back into primetime around the world. Due to air on Keshet Broadcasting, Channel 2 Israel in a 9pm slot from early April 2014, Boom! fuses the drama, intensity and thrill of a blockbuster action movie with the high octane fun of a video game. A team of four, be they friends, family members or colleagues, … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet to unveil new gameshow “Boom!” at MIPTV
MIPTV: Keshet​’s​ CEO Avi Nir to keynote at MIPTV 2014
Paris – MIPTV announced on March 6 that Avi Nir, Chief Executive Officer of Keshet Media Group, will give a keynote address on April 7 as part of MIPTV's Media Mastermind Keynote Series. Organised by Reed MIDEM, MIPTV will take place in Cannes, France, from April 7-10, 2014. During the keynote, Avi Nir will address how to drive innovation in television in today’s digital age. Core to this discussion is the aim to challenge predictability, and the belief that TV must be innovative and … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet​’s​ CEO Avi Nir to keynote at MIPTV 2014
Korean “Homeland” in the works
Keshet International, the global distribution arm of Keshet Media Group, has sold its successful drama Prisoners of War, on which Emmy® Award winner Homeland is based, to Korea’s Star J Entertainment, marking its entry to a fourth continent worldwide. The local adaptation of the show will be produced in partnership with Youngbeom Jeong, Sebastian Lee and Teddy Zee. Nam-gil Kim is also attached to star. He is best known for his role of Bidam in the hit … [Read more...] about Korean “Homeland” in the works
Foxtel Australia and TVA Group Canada acquire Keshet’s “Girlfri3nds UK”
Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Israel’s Keshet Media Group, has sold ITV2 UK’s version of its successful dating format Girlfri3nds to TVA Group in Canada and the premium Australian subscription television network, Foxtel. TVA Group has bought the complete first and second UK seasons of the show (16 x 1 hour) for its MOI&cie subscription channel (Oprah The Big Interview, One Born Every Minute) and began airing … [Read more...] about Foxtel Australia and TVA Group Canada acquire Keshet’s “Girlfri3nds UK”






