Exclusive: TF1 is France’s largest commercial broadcaster with an unscripted output that includes the local versions of Survivor, The Masked Singer and Dancing With The Stars. Locally, it has formats including Star Academy, Master of the Game and The Parisian Agency, which is on Netflix globally.

The next turn of the wheel in unscripted is all about ‘gamification’, Julien Degroote, EVP and Head of Content Development at the broadcaster tells Deadline in an exclusive interview. That applies across any quiz, shiny floor and reality shows, and defines what TF1 wants in its unscripted fare, he goes on to explain.

“What feeds our thoughts is a big trend of what we call ‘gamification,'” Degroote says. “For us, that’s the trend that is driving the entire industry and fueling all our thinking.”

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