The Beijing based company FCCE China says it is actively looking for new formats and concepts for the Chinese market. This follows the successful collaboration of FCCE China and Heilongjiang TV for the Dutch Emmy nominated cross-media format Entertainment Experience. Other formats like The Voice, Celebrity Splash and Take me out have also been sold to broadcasters in China. FCCE China believes the road is paved for other new and proven successful formats to come into the market. IP owners are … [Read more...] about MIPTV: FCCE China on the hunt for new formats
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ABS-CBN Philippine adapts global TV formats
ABS-CBN Corporation has successfully launched local versions of three global TV formats, Shine International’s MasterChef and Minute to Win It, and Endemol’s Deal or No Deal. Chef Jayps, host Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo, Chef Ferns, and Chef Lau of MasterChef Pinoy Edition MasterChef Pinoy Edition premiered in November last year during the channel’s morning timeslot to consistently high ratings, says ABS-CBN. The broadcaster gave the cooking reality show a Filipino flavour by … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN Philippine adapts global TV formats
“The Amazing Race Australia” wins inaugural AACTA award for Best Reality Series
Amanda Peppard, VP of Development, ActiveTV Australia (left) - who received the award on behalf of Michael McKay, and Matt Kowald, Series Post Producer, Seven Network Australia (right) Sydney – ActiveTV’s co-production of Channel 7's The Amazing Race Australia Series 2 has won the first ever Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) award for Best Reality Series. The series, hosted by Grant Bowler, was voted best out of The Voice, MasterChef and My Kitchen Rules. … [Read more...] about “The Amazing Race Australia” wins inaugural AACTA award for Best Reality Series
Talpa and China’s Puji Star Media enter partnership
Dutch media company Talpa and Chinese media company Puji Star Media have agreed to a joint venture targeting the Greater China market. The new company, Talpa China Star, will aim at the production and utilisation of television formats from the Talpa catalogue. The new JV combines the Talpa catalogue with one of China’s leading television production teams. The focus will be on producing local Chinese versions of Talpa formats. One of Talpa’s popular global formats is The Voice, which … [Read more...] about Talpa and China’s Puji Star Media enter partnership
NBC picks up The Voice for two more cycles
Universal City, California – NBC has picked up the fourth and fifth cycles of the hit music competition series The Voice for Spring and Fall 2013 in the U.S. Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, who made the announcement, also added that music stars Usher and Shakira will come on board the show as rotating coaches, joining Blake Shelton and Adam Levine in the fourth series. Current coaches Christina Aguilera, who is releasing a new album and going on tour, and Cee Lo Green, who … [Read more...] about NBC picks up The Voice for two more cycles
Talpa acquires stake in Identity Games
Laren/Rotterdam – Talpa Holding N.V. is acquiring a substantial interest in games company Identity Games. A number of plans are already in development. Identity Games will work intensively with Talpa departments such as Content and Digital. The company will be looking at all Talpa formats to see which they can use to produce games products. "Formats such as The Voice, I Love My Country and Battle Of The Sexes are clearly fantastic family show formulas that can be used as a basis for … [Read more...] about Talpa acquires stake in Identity Games
