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PILOT PRODUCTIONS
TRAVEL and adventure content specialist Pilot Productions is launching Tough Boats (6 x 52 mins) at MIPCOM. Currently in production and produced in HD, Tough Boats features journeys in tough and challenging environments, including a jungle river in Borneo, a paddle steamer in a Bangladeshi delta, an Amazon river expedition from Peru to Brazil and across one of Africa’s largest inland deltas on the River Niger.
ARMOZA FORMATS
ISRAEL’s Armoza Formats is launching a slate of formats and daily stripped shows at MIPCOM. Live From My Home is a 30-minute daily show in which four talented amateurs compete to win a singing competition. Each day, a contestant sets up a stage and rehearses in their homes. The performance is evaluated by their fellow artists, with the winner receiving a cash prize. Armoza also brings drama Zagouri Empire. The 60-minute episode series is an intense family comedy drama featuring a superstitious family in fear of their great-aunts’ curse. A third season has already been commissioned.
NOVOVISION
FRENCH producer Novovision brings animal hidden-camera programme Prank My Pet (26 x 22 mins) to MIPCOM. Following on from the human prank series X-Prank Series: Urgent Landing, this show features dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, parrots, rabbits and more exotic animals reacting to unpredictable situations. Prank My Pet heads a MIPCOM slate from the company that includes Crazy Hidden Camera, Mad Boys, Junior Hidden Camera, Gagsters, Crazy Xmas and Yalla Nadhak. The series has pre-sold to countries across Southeast Asia.
KABO INTERNATIONAL
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Live From My Home (Armoza Formats)
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KABO International brings the game-show format Who’s Who? to MIPCOM. Created by UK-based Rose Bay Media and Noel Gay Television, Who’s Who? sees three contestants face six guests. Given a list of their genuine occupations or hobbies the contestants must work out who’s who by posing questions and asking the guests to perform challenges or tell stories. Produced in 10 countries so far, the most recent version aired on NRK Norway.