Banijay Rights and TBS have expanded their Ninja Warrior alliance beyond the format-licensing deal announced last October, with the distribution powerhouse now taking on finished-program sales for the sports entertainment franchise.

As Hell’s Kitchen marks its landmark 25th season on FOX, reality TV icon Arthur Smith, chairman and CEO of A. Smith & Co. Productions and chairman of Tinopolis Group U.S., joins ScreenMDM Talks to weigh in on building brands that last and spotting compelling ideas in the global market.

Five years after the end of its run on Nine Network, Australian Ninja Warrior is returning in 2027, with Network 10 on board as the new local broadcaster.