European studio Mediawan has signed a strategic partnership with Death of Stalin producer Laurent Zeitoun and Gregory Ouanhon’s nascent creative studio Good Hero to co-develop and produce high-end international TV shows and feature films.
03.02.2022 - 12:03 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran New adaptations of popular adventure reality show “Survivor” are set to roll out across central and southeastern Europe, Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay, has revealed. United Media-owned Nova TV in Croatia and Nova S in Serbia will broadcast a first season of the format in late 2022. In addition, TV Markíza in Slovakia and TV Nova in the Czech Republic will air a new adaptation of the format.
Acun Medya is on board as local producer for both versions. Both agreements were brokered by Samia Moktar, VP Central and Eastern Europe and Airlines, Banijay Rights. “’Survivor’ has long been a global television hit, but these new versions prove this format continues to have fresh and broad appeal for broadcasters worldwide,” Moktar said.
“We’re excited to be working with our local broadcast and production partners across the CEE region on what are set to be exceptional adaptations of this show.” Initially created by British television producer Charlie Parsons for U.K. TV production company Planet 24, as “Expedition Robinson,” “Survivor” launched in 1997 and has been produced in 48 territories since then, including the U.S., where 41 seasons have aired and a 42nd is due, Mexico, U.K., India, Japan, Israel, Italy, Brazil and many more. Last year was the format’s most successful to-date, with 24 productions confirmed.In the show, contestants are divided in two tribes and fight in daily challenges for immunity and other advantages.
After each immunity challenge, one team needs to see one of their own eliminated and on the way home. “Beyond the Edge,” a “Survivor”-like celebrity competition, is premiering in March in the U.S.
.European studio Mediawan has signed a strategic partnership with Death of Stalin producer Laurent Zeitoun and Gregory Ouanhon’s nascent creative studio Good Hero to co-develop and produce high-end international TV shows and feature films.
Ed Sheeran has announced details of some new warm up shows ahead of his UK and European tour later this year.Sheeran will play two gigs in Brighton, followed by five new London shows. Tickets are available here.Speaking about the new dates, Sheeran said: “I’m going to be doing some warm up shows for my tour in the next few weeks.“These are very low key shows where I get to try out all the new tunes before taking them into the stadiums.
Disruptive Restaurant Group (DRG) celebrates the East Coast expansion of their Las Vegas-based Japanese restaurant Kumi. Now, New York City has the chance to indulge in Kumi’s classic Japanese cuisine that takes on a Korean-American twist. While the Las Vegas location can be found at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, the New York City location opened up in the heart of Midtown inside the Le Meridien hotel on February 3.
Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video India has revealed Hindi, Tamil and Telugu-language versions of hit series “Modern Love.”Based on the weekly The New York Times column of the same name, the U.S. version of “Modern Love” was developed by John Carney (“Once,” “Sing Street”), who also directed several episodes over its two seasons in 2019 and 2021.
Sarah Palin, 58, and her new boyfriend Ron Dugay, 64, had previously been discrete about their relationship status but now have been spotting showing some PDA since the NHL legend confirmed they are dating. The politician and athlete were spotted holding hands as they walked down the streets of NYC on Friday, Feb. 11. Sarah wore a fitted black coat, leggings and a faux fir scarf as she held a rose, most likely bought for her by her beau who matched her wearing a dark grey jacket and black jeans. Click here to see the lovebirds in action.
Naman Ramachandran Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Ajitpal Singh’s debut feature, “Fire in the Mountains,” which premiered in the World Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival in 2021.A powerful feminist tale set in a tourist homestay in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, the film centers around a woman (Vinamrata Rai), the sole breadwinner of the household, who scrimps and saves for her son’s medical treatment, while her alcoholic husband believes that an expensive shamanic ritual is the answer to all their woes.The film is produced by Alan McAlex and Ajai Rai of prolific Indian arthouse producers Jar Pictures alongside Mauli Singh and Amit Mehta.
With viewers around the world watching Netflix’s Inventing Anna, it’s worth taking a glance at what Anna Delvey’s net worth really looks like today—and how much she stole while pretending to be an heiress in New York City for years.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAt 81, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento is busier than ever.The director of a string of cult chiller classics starting in the 1970s, including “The Bird With the Crystal Plumage,” “Suspiria” and “Deep Red,” was at Cannes last July with his acting debut in Gaspar Noe’s “Vortex,” about a pair of old lovers. Argento was also celebrated last year with a new book by Italian critic Steve Della Casa and a retro at New York’s Lincoln Center.
Arnie Kantrowitz was a pioneer of LGBTQ civil rights activism and one of the founders of GLAAD.Kantrowitz got involved with the gay rights movement shortly after the 1969 Stonewall riots that marked the movement’s birth. In 1970, he joined the Gay Activists Alliance, becoming the organization’s vice president. As an English professor at the College of Staten Island, Kantrowitz created one of the first gay studies courses in higher education in 1973.
Back and better than ever! Nearly two weeks after welcoming her first baby via surrogate and taking a social media hiatus, Priyanka Chopra Jonas returned to Instagram.
EXCLUSIVE: New Regency and TKO Studios are developing a television series based on graphic novel The Banks, created by Roxane Gay and artist Ming Doyle. Gay is set to pen the adaptation, which stems from the exclusive development and production partnership New Regency and TKO Studios entered last year.
Bon appétit for Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom! Ahead of the singer’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, the engaged pair squeezed in a date night in New York City on Thursday at celebrity Italian staple Carbone.