ITV Studios has launched a new development label with Patrick Carr and Bob Fletcher, and inked a first-look pact with Afro-Mic Productions, as it scales up its unscripted development pipeline.

Ahead of unveiling a lineup that includes the supersized reality concept The Neighbourhood and the social experiment Apocalypse, Mike Beale, managing director of ITV Studios’ Creative Network, offers his thoughts on trends reshaping entertainment formats.

ITV Studios and Vincent TV have joined forces for the new reality format Try Before You Buy.