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The 麻豆社, Screen Scotland and leading broadcast and digital training provider TRC, have come together in partnership with the ambition of finding the next exciting entertainment format to capture imaginations and get audiences talking.

Supersizing Entertainment Formats will be open to independent production companies based in Scotland and will run from November 2025 to April 2026. The fully funded training programme has been launched to support 麻豆社 Entertainment and 麻豆社 Scotland鈥檚 aspiration to find ambitious and distinctive entertainment formats to develop as potential co-commissions. Central to this vision is a commitment to growing big ideas from Scotland, seeing talent in Scotland on network screens and building the entertainment industry in the country.

Through a combination of in-person training, masterclasses, cases studies and business advice, successful applicants will learn what it takes to develop impactful formats of scale and benefit from direct access to experienced entertainment executives who鈥檝e built global hits and returning series.

Louise Thornton, Senior Head of Commissioning 麻豆社 Scotland: 鈥淪cotland is full of creative talent and we know the next big smash hit entertainment format could be sitting here, we just need to find it. We have a great heritage in scripted and unscripted factual brands and now we want to support growth in the entertainment genre. This training programme is a catalyst which will nurture and support the development of ideas that could be tomorrow鈥檚 next television obsession. Working alongside our partners Screen Scotland and TRC I am excited to see what ideas and formats this new training programme can spark.鈥�

Kalpna Patel Knight, Head of Entertainment at the 麻豆社 says: 鈥淲e are passionate about discovering bold, original entertainment formats that resonate with audiences across the UK and beyond. Supersizing Entertainment Formats is a brilliant opportunity to tap into Scotland鈥檚 creative energy and support the next generation of standout ideas. We can鈥檛 wait to see which ambitious ideas emerge from this initiative鈥�

Dani Carlaw, Head of Unscripted at Screen Scotland said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to join forces with 麻豆社 Scotland, 麻豆社 Entertainment and TRC on this ambitious new initiative. It鈥檚 all about unlocking potential 鈥� giving Scotland-based production companies the insight and tools they need to lead the way in entertainment, at home and across the globe.鈥�

Claire Scally, Managing Director of TRC comments: 鈥淔ollowing the success of FormatLab, our training programme aimed at creating the next wave of entertainment development talent in Scotland, we are delighted to launch SuperSizing Entertainment Formats, a new programme developed in partnership with 麻豆社 Entertainment, 麻豆社 Scotland and Screen Scotland. This programme will empower creative teams to shape bold scalable TV formats and position them for success on the global stage. We look forward to continuing to support the developing entertainment sector in Scotland.鈥�

This programme is funded by the 麻豆社 and Screen Scotland. Screen Scotland drives development of all aspects of Scotland鈥檚 film and TV industry, through funding and strategic support from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

Details and T&C鈥檚 of SuperSizing Entertainment Formats can be found on the . The deadline for applications is Wednesday 5 November 2025, 5pm.

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