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Phil Gurin
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Singing Bee returning to old haunts
Much-travelled karaoke format The Singing Bee is heading back into Romania and Indonesia after almost…
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FRAPA membership grows 35% in a year
Formats industry body FRAPA has grown its membership 35% in the past year. This spike…
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Salling, Gurin replace Absolutely’s Geneste at FRAPA
The Format Recognition and Protection Association has replaced Patty Geneste as chair, with Nordic World…
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CBC forges formats deal with Gurin
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has partnered with US producer The Gurin Company to develop new…
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Gurin takes US rights to Wanna Bet?
ZDF Enterprises is working with LA-based prodco The Gurin Company to adapt German entertainment show…
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ZDF plans Anne Frank miniseries
German pubcaster ZDF has commissioned a two-part miniseries about famous teenage World War II diarist…
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News brief: Mattel and Gurin making gameshow based on Uno card game
Toy company Mattel and gameshow producer Phil Gurin (pictured) are teaming to make Uno: The…
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East meets West as Japan opens its Treasure Box
The double whammy effect of not importing formats and lengthy primetimes filled with original shows…
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Gurin teams up with Japanese broadcaster Fuji for formats
US producer The Gurin Company has joined forces with Japanese free-to-air broadcaster Fuji TV to…