Talent – Realscreen

Extra: Ming-Na Wen to front new food series; CJ ENM’s “Boyfriend” to Thailand

Justin Anderson — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:10:38 +0000

Compelling Pictures teams with Ming-Na Wen on culinary series U.S.-based independent financier and prodco Compelling Pictures is teaming with actress Ming-Na Wen (The Book of Boba Fett) for The Sweet and ...

Realscreen’s MIPTV Picks 2023, part one

Realscreen Staff — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:53:19 +0000

It’s that time of year again — when the international TV community converges on Cannes for a few days of rosé-and-coffee-fueled meetings, in search of fresh programming. We at Realscreen ...

Fremantle to distribute hit format “The Piano”

Andrew Tracy — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:26:53 +0000

Fremantle has added another high-profile title to its spring slate, acquiring global distribution rights outside of North America to the recently launched Channel 4 format The Piano. Created by Richard McKerrow ...

London TV Screenings 2023: Cineflix, Fremantle unveil more unscripted titles

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:50:13 +0000

The third annual London TV Screenings kicked off today (February 27), and saw participating distributors Cineflix Rights and Fremantle presenting expanded versions of the unscripted slates that Realscreen detailed in ...

Realscreen’s London TV Screenings Shopper’s Guide: Part Two

Andrew Tracy — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:26:08 +0000

In advance of the launch of this year’s London TV Screenings next Monday (February 27), Realscreen continues its round-up of new factual and unscripted titles that distributors will be presenting ...

Extra: Talpa flogs “The Floor” to France; Fremantle, Mediaset España partner for “Got Talent”

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:25:53 +0000

Talpa’s The Floor headed to France France Télévisions has ordered both a daily and a primetime version of The Floor, the new Talpa quiz-show format that has become a hit on ...

Apple TV+ to debut “My Kind of Country” format from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine

Andrew Tracy — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:53:52 +0000

My Kind of Country, the long-in-the-works country music competition format from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine prodco, is finally seeing the light of day. Apple TV+ has set a March 24 global ...

PGA unveils unscripted TV nominees for 2023 awards

Andrew Tracy — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:56:59 +0000

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the nominees in the unscripted TV categories for its 2023 awards on Thursday (Jan. 12), after previously unveiling the noms in the feature ...

Extra: Abacus sells “Butchers of the Bayou”; IDTV and OMG bring “The Unknown” to UK, U.S.

Ahmed Dirie — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:50:43 +0000

Abacus Media Rights sells true-crime documentary to Prime Video and A&E Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has sold the true-crime docuseries Butchers of the Bayou to Prime Video for the U.K. and Ireland, ...

BBC formats news: “Survivor” returns to UK; Jason Derulo fronts “Project Icon”

Andrew Tracy — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:26:56 +0000

Twenty years after its two-season run on ITV, the hit competition format Survivor will be returning to the UK with a new series on BBC One. Produced by Banijay UK label ...