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Britain’s Foreign Format Furore: Why The Growing Embrace Of Imported Hits Is Causing Alarm
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have recently greenlit 14 unscripted series from overseas, including 'Stranded on Honeymoon Island' and 'The Summit.'
The series (think Married at First Sight meets Survivor) was one of the buzziest new formats at Cannes’ MIPCOM television market last week — and the poster, which adorned the walls of a Palais stand, said much about the interconnected nature of the business. Furthermore, Deadline understands that ITV has made a significant play for The Summit, a survival format in which a group of contestants must carry $1M up a mountain within 14 days to keep the cash. In a set-piece Royal Television Society speech, the director general said the BBC must “back British storytelling” or risk diminishing the UK’s “unique cultural identity and its remarkable influence and export value worldwide.”
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