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Formats in Australia: Why Gladiators and The Traitors flopped down under

After Aussie takes on two international hits fall flat, former ITV commissioner Asif Zubairy asks what’s next for the erstwhile format powerhouse?

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Rob Wade: Creativity, creativity, creativity

Fox chief exec wants scripted and unscripted worlds to get ‘a bit loose and creative’ and focus less on money

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I Kissed a Girl, BBC3

Executive producer Dan Gray on assembling the perfect team to turn a groundbreaking format into the UK’s first dating show for gay women

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Liz Tucker: Why are there still so few women on comedy panel shows?

Despite efforts to create gender balance, we’re still not there - and it’s not good enough to blame the unwelcoming atmosphere