ITV Studios Provides ‘Solitary’ to Catalogue, Debuts ‘Una Fiesta de Muerte’ in Spain
ITV Studios has acquired manufacturing rights to “Solitary,” the controversial actuality recreation present created by Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder that was No. 1 on Fox Actuality Channel.
In “Solitary,” contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or evening, no human contact, and no alliances. Guided solely by Val, an ever-present laptop entity, they face relentless bodily and psychological challenges till the final one standing claims the prize — the one rule: don’t stop first.
The format has beforehand traveled to Germany (ProSieben) and Brazil (SBT).
“‘Solitary’ is an audacious format that also feels extremely recent at present,” stated. “Mike Beale, managing director of Artistic Community, ITV Studios. “With its arcing competitors, it may work for each linear and streaming providers.”
In the meantime, homicide thriller format “A Occasion To Die For” is headed to Spain for the primary time below the native title “Una Fiesta de Muerte.” The present might be produced by ITV Studios Iberia for Atresmedia, marking the third native adaptation after profitable launches in France and the Netherlands. The Spanish version will debut subsequent 12 months.
In “A Occasion To Die For,” by ITV Studios Netherlands and Talpa Studios, celebrities are invited to a glamorous get together, solely to seek out that one in all them has been “murdered” earlier than the occasion begins. The remaining visitors should use their detective expertise to unravel the thriller. Viewers can even play alongside at dwelling by way of a devoted app.
“Come Dine With Me Africa”
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Created within the U.Ok. and produced by ITV Studios’ Multistory Media, “Come Dine With Me” is marking its fiftieth territory with the launch of “Come Dine With Me Africa,” now airing on Canal+Magic and produced by Mediawan Group’s 909 Productions.
Presently celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the format has spawned new variations, together with the “Come Dine With Me Teenagers,”produced by Multistory Media for Channel 4 within the U.Ok.
Hit U.Ok. quiz format “The Chase” is touring to New Zealand, marking its twenty second territory. The native adaptation might be produced by ITV Studios Australia and is scheduled to premiere on November 3 on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+.
“The Chase” was created and produced by ITV Studios’ Potato.
In Brazil, Globoplay has recommissioned relationship format “My Mum Your Dad” for a second season. The present, produced by Formata, follows single mother and father on their journey of discovering love, with the key involvement of their grown-up kids.
The unique U.S. format was produced by ITV America’s ITV Leisure in affiliation with Rombola Leisure for HBO Max with government producers Greg Daniels and Haley Daniels.
WBITVP Strikes International Offers for Unscripted Codecs, “FBoy Island,” “Actuality Queens of the Jungle, “Money or Trash”
Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has inked a sequence of format offers throughout its unscripted catalogue, spanning actuality, factual leisure and courting.
“FBoy Island”
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In India, Discovery Communications commissioned “FBoy Island,”to be known as “FBoy Survival,” for each Discovery Channel and the D+ platform. Produced by Fox6 Media, the sequence will launch in February. The Indian model blends adventure-survival with the truth courting style.
Created by STX Leisure and The 12 months of Elan for HBO Max within the U.S., “FBoy Island” has constructed a robust worldwide footprint, with native variations produced in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. The format has additionally impressed spin-off “FGirl Island” for The CW within the U.S.
Discovery India has additionally ordered a second season of “Actuality Queens of the Jungle.” Recognized domestically as “Actuality Ranis of the Jungle” and produced by Endemol India, the sequence has been a neighborhood success on each Discovery Channel and D+. Created by WBITVP Netherlands, the format has been produced in eight territories, together with Poland and Germany, and has run for six seasons within the Netherlands for RTL5/Videoland. This 12 months’s new addition to the franchise, “Actuality Kings on Safari,” is launching at Mipcom.
“FBoy Island”has additionally been commissioned in Germany, with a nine-part sequence produced by WBITVP Germany set to debut later this month on Amazon Prime Video.
“Money for Trash”
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Moreover, ZDF’s “Money or Trash” has been licensed in Croatia and Serbia, the place Croatian nationwide broadcaster Nova TV will produce a 20-episode run and a 60-episode sequence, respectively, marking its 12th and 13th native variations. Within the format, a panel of skilled sellers try and outbid one another to purchase antiques, heirlooms, keepsakes and different objects introduced in by members of the general public.
The unique German model has aired greater than 1,000 episodes, with over 8,000 produced globally.
The format is called “The Bidding Room” within the U.Ok., the place its seventh sequence just lately aired on BBC One. It additionally noticed an eight-season run on France2 by way of WBITVP France.
One other WBITVP format, “Inside Remedy,” has been commissioned by France Télévisions. The broadcaster has ordered a five-part sequence often known as “Rendez-vous Chez le Psy.” Produced by WBITVP France, the sequence is accompanied by a wide-reaching social and digital marketing campaign, together with podcast episodes and Q&As with therapists answering questions from the general public. The format was created by WBITVP group firm Twenty Twenty for BBC One/BBC iPlayer and launched internationally at 2025’s London Screenings.
