Thinking of pitching your TV ideas? Here's a few tips I gave ATF as to why getting out there and pitching publicly is good for you!

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It had to happen sometime. I was working on an adventure reality game, a co-production between Colombia and Spain. The Spanish team were...

With the annual MIPCOM market approaching, and expected to be the Great Return, it is a good time to tackle the tricky topic of...

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Last Saturday night saw the launch of ITV’s new primetime game show Moneyball. It features a succession of hyped contestants, a Ball,...

When BBC celebrity gameshow format “The Wheel” lands on NBC, British creator and host Michael Macintyre will be presenting the US...

How can you cut through the noise and get noticed when content trades receive hundreds of press releases daily, and only publish a...

With the return of Revenge Prank on MTV, and streamers exploring the genre, Gary Carpenter considers what makes a prank format work - or not

TV industry veteran Michel Rodrigue reveals how to get the right partners - and the fairest deals - to take your format from idea to...

David J. Bodycombe argues that for interactive TV to really come of age it must connect viewers to each other as well as to the content.

Game-show guru David J. Bodycombe reveals the techniques for keeping a big money quiz show within its prize budget.

DECISIONS As The Format Doctor, I examine the health of new-born formats. And one vital sign I always check is the number of its Decision...

Daniel Ravner, CEO of Ravner – Marketing Innovation, The Perspective and Format People consultant - argues that the TV Format industry...

Nothing prepared me for the transformation of Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings from Freeform to Disney+

One of the tools I’ve developed for consulting on reality formats is The List of Opposites. Imagine 2 columns. In the left-hand column...

The Format People have been designing, organising and judging pitch competitions around the world for many years.