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EXCLUSIVE: ITV is reinventing Family Fortunes for the coronavirus age, breathing new life into an entertainment show that was last on British television in 2015. Deadline can reveal that Fremantle-owned Britain’s Got Talent co-producer Thames is working with ITV to pilot a lockdown version of the much-loved format…

Blockbusters, based on the classic NBC gameshow, is heading back to the UK after Comedy Central picked up another local reboot. The UK arm of the Viacom-owned broadcaster has ordered two seasons of the cult quiz from Fremantle's Thames. The show, which was a student classic when it aired on ITV between 1983 and 1993…

EXCLUSIVE: Forget Baywatch, bring on Baewatch. Fremantle may have started discussing a reboot of the classic beach drama but in the meantime its UK production label Thames is putting its own spin on the title for its latest reality dating format. Channel 4's youth-skewing network E4 has commissioned eight-part series B…

Love Island star Samira Mighty is to host the British remake of Facebook Watch's interactive game-show Confetti. As Deadline revealed earlier this month The X Factor and Got Talent producer Thames is set to remake Facebook Watch's interactive game-show Confetti in the UK as the social media platform adapts the show in…

EXCLUSIVE: The X Factor and Got Talent producer Thames is set to remake Facebook Watch's interactive game-show Confetti in the UK as the social media platform adapts the show in five markets around the world. Fremantle has struck a deal with Facebook for a UK adaptation and local versions produced in India, Thailand…

Glee’s Matthew Morrison is to star in Simon Cowell's British entertainment format The Greatest Dancer. The American actor, who has starred in a number of Broadway hits including Finding Neverland, will present the series alongside former Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy and Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse…

Simon Cowell is finally heading to BBC One after the X Factor impresario secured his first deal with the British public broadcaster. The network has ordered The Greatest Dancer from Cowell's Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia's Thames. The broadcaster has ordered eight episodes of the entertainment format for…

BBC One is to pilot a new singing talent competition dubbed The Chart, hosted by Zoe Ball and Roman Kemp. It's produced by Thames, part of FremantleMedia. The Chart will create the first-ever music chart for undiscovered singers. Each week, singers from across the UK will upload their performances to an app and the…