The Market Wall tracks new commissions, launches, recommissions and format deals, but not as trade news. Here, the question is always: What does this mean for developers? Each story is read as a signal. What are buyers asking for? What kind of protection does the idea carry? Is the market leaning into talent, IP, simplicity, scale, nostalgia, social experiment, game, reality, emotion or low-cost repeatability? The Market Wall is where commissions become clues.
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More outlets, fewer gatekeepers. The BBC and Channel 4 are talking about sharing the machinery behind their brands, Channel 4 has a new programme chief, and Paramount and WBD are now one company. Here’s what each means for your next pitch.
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Almost nothing going to MIPCOM 2026 is a paper format. The trends, the five to watch, and a long service medal for Tim Crescenti.
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Withholding the rules can work. Withholding the feedback doesn't. Hot or Cold vs The Box, and the rest of this week's new formats heading into MIPCOM.
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A UK-developed, Norwegian-commissioned reality show points to a new global model for launching television formats.
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Two brand new formats land this week, but the real story is five proven ones finding a new mechanic. Ruthless, I'm a Celebrity, and more.
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The BBC's Deepwatch and Showground YouTube briefs, explained. What they require and what they reveal about developing formats platform-first
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No new TV format concepts broke this week, just revivals. Deal or No Deal, The Traitors and The Grand Tour all came back with a twist. Here's what it means for development.
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What does a good BBC commissioning system actually look like? Not hit rate, but how cheaply it finds failure and what it's still creating five years on.
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The Top 20 returning TV formats of the last decade, ranked on renewals rather than ratings. The Rise of the Super Format The Top 20 returning TV formats of the last decade, ranked on renewals rather than ratings. TL;DR Ratings are not published everywhere. Revenue is almost never disclosed.
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Seven territory reports on the 2026 format market. What "downturn" really means in each, before Edinburgh and MIP.
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Sky's ITV takeover leaves ITV Studios standalone right as Banijay and All3Media merge. What it means for format creators pitching new shows.
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How to Make a living Creating Formats, or who pays your mortgage