MGM Television Strikes First-Look Deal With ‘Better Late Than Never’ Formats Firm Small World IFT
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deadline.comPeter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: MGM Television is searching out international formats with U.S. potential after striking a deal with Small World IFT, the company behind NBC’s Better Late Than Never.Small World IFT was founded by former Sony exec Tim Crescenti, the man who discovered the Japanese format that became ABC’s Shark Tank and BBC’s Dragon’s Den.MGM Television’s Unscripted & Alternative Television and Orion Television division, led by Barry Poznick, will work closely with Crescenti to discover global formats to bring to U.S.
screens.Small World IFT repped Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers, from CJ E&M, which became NBC’s Better Late Than Never, featuring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, George Foreman and Terry Bradshaw.
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