ITV Studios Nordics sees no obstacle to format deal for The League of Extraordinary

ITV Studios Nordics (ITVSN) has optioned the format for obstacle course competition/social experiment show The League of Extraordinary… for Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The deal was announced by Phil Gurin’s LA-based distribution company TGC Global Entertainment, which shopped the title to global buyers at last year’s Mipcom. The format takes teams of strangers and […]
CBC ANNOUNCES THE 20 PLAYERS COMPETING IN SEASON THREE OF CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE

The high stakes reality competition series hosted by Brandon Gonez returns February 27 with stops in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia Download photos of the Players here Watch Canada’s Ultimate Challenge Season Three trailer here January 23, 2025 – CBC today announced the 20 Players who will compete on the third season of CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE (7×60), the […]
Format execs on what to expect from 2025

What were the biggest changes in the international TV business in 2024? The continuing consolidation of the global entertainment giants – the GEGs – coupled with the rapidly shifting viewing habits of the younger generations has led to the swift reallocation of ad dollars and the shrinking of the overall need for content. We simply don’t […]
TGC GE seals format representation deals with Japan’s Kansai TV, TV Tokyo

L.A.-based international distributor TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE), launched last year by U.S. format veteran Phil Gurin to represent premium formatted content, has expanded its partnership network in Asia to … Click here to read the full article
TGC GE format deals in Middle East, LatAm

Phil Gurin’s LA-based distributor TGC Global Entertainment (TGC) is expanding its international network into MENA and Latin America by signing representation deals with Dubai-based Different Productions and Colombia’s Miracol Media. Under the terms of the agreements, TGC will sell titles from both prodcos internationally, including Miracol’s reality football competition Soccer Dreams. The 10-part series, originally […]
Never Underestimate the Underdog! Team Wildcard Wins Canada’s Ultimate Challenge in Thrilling Two Part Season Finale

Download the Press Release Here June 3, 2024 – After six weeks of intense competition filled with twists and turns, Team Wildcard shocked the country, upsetting Team Red in the final obstacle course to win season two of CANADA’s ULTIMATE CHALLENGE last night on CBC. Standing on the shores of Vancouver Island, host Brandon Gonez […]