Author Archives: The Format Doctor

  GENRE EXPERTS TO BRING FRESH APPROACH TO 2020 EVENT Paris, 10 January 2020 – International formats consultancy group The Format People have been appointed to curate the MIPFormats event in 2020, it was announced today. MIPFormats is an international showcase for the very best in global [entertainment and factual entertainment] formats. Taking place over the weekend of 28-29 March 2020, […]

  Addressing the Challenges & Opportunities of the new media landscape Singapore:  Michel Rodrigue, CEO & Partner of TFP, chairs a fascinating ATF discussion about the future of formats in the new media landscape, with iQIYI SVP William Chan, ITV Executive VP Mike Beale, all3media Executive VP Asia Pacific Sabrina Duguet, and senior industry consultant […]

THE FORMAT PEOPLE ARRIVE IN CANNES WITH A RAFT OF NEW FORMATS October 2019:  CEO Michel Rodrigue and CCO Justin Scroggie of consultancy group The Format People, are in Cannes this week to present a raft of new formats to the international television industry. The new slate contains a range of genres, including reality, survival […]

THE FORMAT PEOPLE IN LONDON FOR PITCHES TO MAJOR DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCERS London October 2109: The Format People are in London this week to present a raft of new formats to distributors and producers in advance of MIPCOM next week. Meetings have been arranged with NBCU, Warners Bros, Sony Entertainment and the Motion Content group among […]

  TFP CEO & Partner Michel Rodrigue hosted this year’s Formats Pitch competition at the Asian Television Forum in Singapore in December. The ATF Formats Pitch is the premier formats pitching competition for creators and producers of new and original, unscripted (non-fiction) entertainment formats. This is a platform to flaunt the best of Asia and […]

CHEF IN YOUR EAR MONGOLIA – SEASON 4 TO LAUNCH The FOURTH season of The Mongolian adaptation of our hit format “Chef in your Ear”, launched November 23 2019 on prime time NTV. Hosted by director and screenwriter A.Miyegombo, the series features a mix of ordinary people and celebrities, as well as top Mongolian chefs […]

OYE AL CHEF! returns to Mexican screens for a second season! June 2019:  The Mexican adaptation of our hit format “Chef In Your Ear” returns for a second season this month. Carlos Arenas returns as host, and the series will feature a selection of renowned chefs including  Aquiles Chávez, Josefina Santacruz and Maritere Ramírez return, […]