The Wit List : July – August 2024
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Trends in TV that will shape 2021
Covid-19 disruption to drama production has been well documented. But the pandemic has also caused…
How we’re bringing The Smurfs back to TV, 30 years later – interview with Nele De Wilde, IMPS & Peyo Productions
IMPS, together with LAFIG Belgium, are the official licensors of The Smurfs. Over the years,…
The Future of Content Acquisition and Distribution
The current landscape for the industry brings to the fore the fundamental change in the…
New Superformats: What Makes a Global Hit – MIPTV Online+ report
During this MIPTV Online+ session last April, Jonathan Broughton (below), lead analyst at UK research…
Fresh TV Formats: Musical, Dating & Cooking shows set the trend – MIPTV Online+ report
Speaking once again from her home kitchen, The Wit CEO Viriginia Mouseler revealed the titles…
Why Crazy Asian Formats are making global waves right now
Asian content creators have always enjoyed a fair amount of success selling formats within their…
The Most Popular Television Subgenres for 2017 in the USA
We’re used to looking at drama, factual or formats. But why not go a level…
How To Create a Hit Format in 10 Lessons – by The Wit
The formats business is young, embodied by some global brands — The Voice, Got Talent, Who Wants…
Liveblog: Blind climbers, old farmers & fast cash: Fresh TV formats at MIPCOM 2015
When it comes to drawing a crowd at MIPCOM and MIPTV, the Fresh TV sessions…
What producers need to consider when importing – or exporting – TV formats
This post was co-written by Susan Bodine. The market for quality narrative television has heated…
Interview: Mike Beale, ITV Studios: How formats are becoming more global, social… & affordable
In a risk-averse time like the present, formats are a solid and comparatively cost-effective option…
The Wit Guide to Scripted Formats 2014 – exclusive white paper
Formats, genres, territories, distributors and social media: this exclusive Wit Guide to Scripted Formats offers a…
FRAPA TV Format Bible Generator to boost transfer of expertise
Conceived, developed and road-tested by The Format People — format broker and FRAPA board member…
Interview: Dick de Rijk, the formats maestro
– When you started out in this business, the word ‘formats’ was not on the…