Heartbreak High indie to work with Fremantle Netherlands on new format 

Fremantle partners up for music game show 

heartbreak high

Fremantle has tied with Dutch label NewBe and toy company Jumbo Group to turn the latter’s best-selling music party game Hitster into a game show. The game asks players to guess if a song was released before or after other songs in their music timeline and the player with the most cards on the correct timeline is the winner. Fremantle Netherlands and NewBe will lead the creative development of the format together with Jumbo Group, while Fremantle will handle global distribution. NewBe is behind Netflix teen series Heartbreak High and upcoming ob doc series Yolanthe.

Broadcaster John Stapleton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis 

Morning Live - John Stapleton - Credit BBC Studios

John Stapleton on Morning Live (Photo: BBC Studios)

News journalist John Stapleton has revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis. He discussed the challenges of his diagnosis with his son Nick exlusively on BBC1’s Morning Live today (21 October), in a film in which the pair also explored how to approach the difficult conversations around the diagnosis as a family. The 78-year-old Stapleton has presented programmes such as Newsnight, Panorama and Good Morning Britain in his 50 year career. He has also presented BBC1 consumer programme Watchdog, and ITV’s live morning talk show The Time, The Place and My Favourite Hymns. He later presented ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak, which then became Good Morning Britain where he remained until July 2015.

SXSW London invites session proposals 

SXSW London is to begin accepting submissions for session proposals from 28 October. Creatives, thought leaders and industry professionals are encouraged to submit their ideas for the inaugural London conference, taking place in Shoreditch between June 2-7, via the SXSW London submission portal. Submissions will close in January, and from 9-17 December the community will be able to view and vote for sessions they want to see. Director of programming for SXSW London Katy Arnander said: “Convergence in tech and creativity is often where we see the most exciting discoveries emerge, and we can’t wait to see the submissions we’ll receive for this theme.” The event will build on the legacy of SXSW in Austin.  

Topics