FORMATS100: From 60 buyers to eight – Phil Gurin on TV’s indie squeeze
Veteran US unscripted producer Phil Gurin unpacks how the shrinking buyer pool has forced indies to become more agile and embrace new platforms while finding innovative ways to do what they have always done: follow the money. When Phil Gurin was finding his feet as an independent producer in the late 1990s and early 2000s, […]
AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood on the end of humanity, STD comparisons and her upcoming movie; Phil Gurin on the future of the TV formats business
AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood talks about warnings that the tech might wipe out humanity, how it’s set to transform film and television, her creator’s comparisons with sexually transmitted diseases, upcoming movie and more [01:17]; plus The Gurin Company’s Phil Gurin on the other threats and opportunities facing TV formats [20:38]. Listen to the full episode […]
Velvet Hammer’s Jen O’Connell, Rebecca Quinn talk Age of Attraction; Bell’s Justin Stockman, Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford on Heated Rivalry halo; TGC Global’s Phil Gurin
Velvet Hammer Media’s Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn on new Netflix dating show Age of Attraction and Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros Discovery buy-out [02:16]; Bell Media’s Justin Stockman on Heated Rivalry’s success [22:22] and Boat Rocker Studios’ Jon Rutherford on the halo effect for Canadian TV [28:52]; TGC Global Entertainment’s Phil Gurin on the present […]
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Road to London: Phil Gurin
Ahead of TGC Global Entertainment hosting its first-ever London TV Screenings showcase this week, Phil Gurin weighs in on entertainment format trends, risk aversion, and more. Gurin launched TGC as an independent format distributor almost three years ago to represent his own formats as well as third-party acquisitions. “We’re a producer-led distribution company,” he tells […]
Phil Gurin on how to thrive and not just survive
The US format veteran frankly dismisses many of the industry’s recent ‘survival’ strategies – such as ‘begging brands for sponsorship’ – and instead turns his thoughts to how you can thrive in the new content economy, including new modes of production and distribution. In a world that seems to be spinning hopelessly out of control, […]
TGC GE hires Zee TV’s Sunita Uchil, sells Code Red: The Lighthouse to Germany, France
Former Zee TV executive Sunita Uchil has been appointed to the role of sales agent for India and South Asia at Los Angeles-based TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE), the format distribution company launched by US veteran Phil Gurin. Uchil has more than 30 years of experience in TV, radio and print media, and will now […]
Mipcom 2025 preview; International Format Awards gold winner Phil Gurin; BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock; Waiting for the Out scribe Dennis Kelly
C21’s Clive Whittingham, Jordan Pinto and Karolina Kaminska look ahead to Mipcom and MipJunior 2025, outgoing Frapa chair Phil Gurin reflects on receiving the International Format Awards Gold Award and more; BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock embraces AI; and scribe Dennis Kelly on penning Waiting for the Out for Sister and the BBC. Click here to […]
L.A. Wildfires: How The International Industry Responded & What Happened Next
Shark Tank EP Phil Gurin, who runs an international TV sales outfit, speaks to Deadline during a two-hour long commute that he says has more than doubled since the wildfires. The native New Yorker says he always anticipated earthquakes in L.A. but was totally unprepared for fires and the accompanying trauma, which set in immediately. […]
Season 3 Announcement for Canada’s Ultimate Challenge
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Insight Productions and The Gurin Company are thrilled to announce that production has begun on Season Three of CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. The format was completely reinvented for Season Two, and was greenlit for a third cycle even before the series finished airing. More twists, more challenges, and more excitement await this […]