We all have that one game show we grew up watching — maybe it was Wheel of Fortune, Deal or No Deal, or the high-stakes tension of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? There’s just something irresistible about game shows: the flashing lights, dramatic pauses, enthusiastic hosts, and the thrill of watching ordinary people win […]
Stellify Media, the Sony Pictures Television joint venture and Belfast-based indie, is celebrating a major commission from ITV, announcing a bumper order across its Millionaire franchise, including the UK debut of Millionaire Hot Seat and an extended run of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The new order includes 18 x 30 episodes of Millionaire Hot Seat, […]
The humble game show has long been a staple of television genres. Allowing the public to pit their skills, knowledge, or just test their luck, they have resulted in some of the greatest moments in television history. Yet while the genre remains the same in many respects, in others it is branching off into weird […]
ITV has announced the launch of its new quiz channel – ITV Quiz – a dedicated destination bringing viewers non-stop brain-teasing entertainment from 9am to 1am every day. At launch, ITV Quiz offers a slate of celebrated programmes and formats such as Tipping Point, Wheel of Fortune, Tenable, Deal or No Deal, Who Wants To Be […]
Spanish Entertainment Executive, Hugo Tomás, has been appointed Executive Producer, Non-Scripted Programmes, ITV Studios Iberia. He joins the company on September 1st and will report directly to Nathalie Garcia, CEO. In his new role, Tomás will lead on the adaptation of ITV Studios’ reality, factual, dating and game show formats, such as Come Dine With […]
The Price of Right is one of the most iconic game shows in British history, with various hosts and iterations over the years. There have been numerous attempts to revive it, but it hasn’t had a regular run since it ended in 2007. There has been a recent resurgence of the game show genre in […]
Game development today is increasingly reliant on machine learning (ML), regardless of the genre. Just think of popular video games like Red Dead Redemption where non-player characters interact with players and react to specifics surrounding player appearance and actions. But machine learning in gaming stretches beyond RPG and FPS games. Games such as chess or […]
Brits love game shows. Hundreds of thousands of people tune in to watch them every single week, with some of them gracing screens for decades. Many of them encourage people to take a gamble, whether it is opting for a random answer in a multiple-choice question, or accepting an offer for a mystery box where […]
Rewind Networks is launching HITS NOW on First Media, one of the leading providers of fixed broadband internet and cable TV in Indonesia operated by PT Link Net. The channel is a destination for viewers looking to be entertained, amused and captivated by a wide range of first and exclusive premium content, fresh from the […]
Global sales of British TV shows in 2020/21 suffered a small reduction of 3.3 per cent to £1.42 billion (€1.66bn), independent producers’ trade body Pact’s TV Exports report reveals. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic affecting production in the UK, producers were able to use their back catalogues to boost sales, with a third of all sales […]