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Broadcast International Mipcom 2026 Hot Picks: Formats

2026-10-08T10:39:00Z

Including a hotly anticipated game adaptation, a Japanese culinary-dating combo, a gameshow tackling assumptions and a zombie apocalypse-inspired show

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Caught In The Middle

2026-10-08T10:09:00Z

‘Changing just one answer can alter the course of the game. That unpredictability is a key element’

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Wordle

2026-10-08T10:02:00Z

‘It’s Wordle through and through – just intensified and made bigger for television’

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Love On The Menu

2026-10-08T09:50:00Z

‘It’s the sweet spot between authentic slowburn dating and gamified challenges’

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Neo Match Up

2026-10-08T09:39:00Z

‘The format is built on something universally human: we all think we can read people, and we all enjoy being proved wrong’

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Formats

2024-10-17T07:17:00Z

I Was Actually There; Crossing Land, Sea and Air; The Anonymous

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Crossing Land, Sea and Air

2024-10-17T06:52:00Z

‘Crossing Land, Sea and Air is joyful and heartwarming content. It’s the perfect antidote to dark nights and dark news’

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The Anonymous

2024-10-17T06:30:00Z

‘Straddling two realities, the contestants have to play the ultimate game of perception and deception’

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Banged Up

2023-10-11T10:47:00Z

‘This is quite full on – the celebrities have to be tough to even agree to do this’

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Snake Oil

2023-10-11T10:39:00Z

‘This is a light and fun show that dials down the intensity and really focuses on the humour’

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Mipcom Hot Picks: Formats

2022-10-12T12:10:00Z

Competition & romance are en vogue, but the common thread among these shows is irreverence. TV should be fun & these shows embody this

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Loaded In Paradise

2022-10-12T12:02:00Z

‘We wanted something that had all the sunshine and aspiration of a great dating show, but wasn’t about dating’

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Love For The Ages

2022-10-12T10:20:00Z

‘It’s fun and frothy, with just the right amount of controversy to make it a hit’

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Undressed

2022-10-12T10:08:00Z

‘It has classic makeover and transformation show elements, where you get the big reveal, but it also goes deeper’

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A Cut Above

2022-10-11T16:00:00Z

‘The series is pretty universal in the structure but still has a Canadian feel’

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Barmaggedon

2022-10-11T15:49:00Z

‘It’s light and the talent really helps it to cut through the competition’

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Mipcom Hot Picks: Formats

2021-10-04T13:23:00Z

‘Drag culture offers colour, energy, fun and escapism – all things that we can never have enough of’

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Race Against The Tide

2021-10-04T13:17:00Z

‘At its simplest, watching these artists is mesmerising’

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Handmade: Good With Wood

2021-10-04T12:05:00Z

‘All countries have traditions of woodworking, so we see this as a very strong format pitch’

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Single Parents Cruising

2019-10-10T00:02:00Z

‘This show addresses the fact that divorce isn’t the end of the world. It’s not a hook-up show, but it’s about finding true love’