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The Great Escape season four Korean formats have been some of the most successful globetrotters in recent years, and in the case of South Korean producer/distributor CJ ENM, it’s behind one of the biggies: I Can See Your Voice (pictured). First airing in Korea in 2015, it’s a “music mystery” show in which celebrity judges need to identify good or bad singers without hearing them sing a note, and has been broadcast in 18 countries thus far, including the U.S. via Fox and the UK, on the BBC. The British version, produced by Naked and Thames, is off to a strong start, with 3.4 million tuning in for the third episode. ....
European producer/distributor Off the Fence has appointed a new head of natural history to its staff. Debbie Hinnigan, formerly with the BBC, will lead the company’s natural history production team, which creates content in the genre for a wide range of international broadcasters and platforms including National Geographic, Discovery, Love Nature, ZDF and Arte. Hinnigan has worked in television for more than 25 years. She started in news and current affairs at the BBC in London, before working on flagship children’s shows such as Going Live! and Blue Peter. She later joined the BBC’s Natural History Unit in Bristol, and has since created and worked on short-form and long-form programs for domestic and international broadcasters. ....