This Week in Unscripted TV…

17/7/26

Commissions 💵

• Netflix confirms “Monopoly” reality show from Studio Lambert for 2027 🔗

• “STV Radio Football Takeover” commissioned for linear broadcast 🔗

• “Fred’s Ultimate Hotels” for Channel 4 from Waddell Media 🔗

• “Real Housewives of London” renewed for second series (Hayu, UTAS) 🔗

• Documentary about “The NaNaz” for BBC from One Wave Films 🔗

• “I’m a Celebrity…” Australia moved from Channel 10 to Seven Network (ITV Australia) 🔗

• “The Challenge” moves from MTV to Paramount+ (Bunim/Murray) 🔗

• Netflix takes “Physical 100” to France (Banijay France, Adventure Line Productions) 🔗

• “Force of Nature” for Channel 4 Digital with North Sails and Finite Films 🔗

Formats 📄

• TBS and A Smith & Co partner on “Dumb Luck” for the US 🔗

Deals 🤝

• Mythical Entertainment and Netflix partner for culinary content “Last Meals”, “Good Mythical Morning” and “Mythical Kitchen” 🔗

• Nick DiGiovanni strikes deal with Netflix 🔗

Reports 🚨

• Banijay and Mediawan eye Lionsgate takeover 🔗

• Netflix to spend $1bn on live shows in 2026 🔗

Moves 🧳

• Poppy Dixon named Head of Documentaries at BBC 🔗

• Roz Pound to depart Objective Media Group 🔗

• Shaun Alperin joins Peacock as Acquisitions VP 🔗

• Mark Hedgecoe joins STV Studios as Creative Director: Factual 🔗

• Purple Productions to shut down (All3Media) 🔗

• Phillipa Childs departing Bectu 🔗

Coming Soon 📺

• “Inside The Langham: Britain’s First Grand Hotel” for ITV from Pixie Productions and Silverlining

• “The Grand Tour” for Prime Video from Studio Lambert

• Bravo Launches unscripted micro series “Salon Confessionals”

Thank you so much for reading! See you next week 👋