TV FORMATS CREATION AND INNOVATION

TV FORMATS CREATION AND INNOVATION

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https://creates.univ-cotedazur.fr/actualites/diplome-formats-tv

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Résumé

Run by the EUR Arts and Humanities d'Université Côte d'Azur, this unique and innovative course provides French and international students with vital skills and knowledge in creating new and original TV formats. Read more

Objectifs

Initial training / Executive Education Program / Accessible for resumption of studies /
Diplôme d'université
6 months
Ecole Universitaire de Recherche Arts et Humanités
Cannes
English

Details

Course Strenghts

Six-month training course exclusively dedicated to the creation, development and sale of TV programmes in partnership with Banijay.

Certification delivered by Banijay.

Support and masterclasses delivered directly by experienced Banijay executives and Université Côte d'Azur researchers, ensuring a fully immersive experience.

International training: International training: courses taught in English.

Professional training: practical case studies, project management and optional internships.


 
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Introduction

The audiovisual market comprises linear television channels and streaming platforms on one hand, and producers on the other, with the latter creating, selling, and producing, content. The productivity of a producer’s content pipeline relies heavily on the talent of its creatives, who are tasked with developing new formats and selling them to buyers (broadcasters or streamers).

Currently, the TV format market represents, alongside scripted, half of the production sector and this course is exclusively dedicated to the creation of TV formats in France. The sole aim is to develop the academic (creativity, project management, marketing, legal skills) and professional skills (knowledge of the international content market, awareness around formats, ability to respond to a creative brief, mastery of the pitch, creation of trailers, etc.) necessary for the creation, development, and marketing, of unscripted formats to broadcasters.
 

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Georges Méliès Campus
214 Avenue Francis Tonner -06150 Cannes la Bocca
 

Admission

Prerequisite

Graduate level

1st Cycle (contact us) 
The audiovisual market comprises linear television channels and streaming platforms on one hand, and producers on the other, with the latter creating, selling, and producing, content. The productivity of a producer’s content pipeline relies heavily on the talent of its creatives, who are tasked with developing new formats and selling them to buyers (broadcasters or streamers).

Currently, the TV format market represents, alongside scripted, half of the production sector and this course is exclusively dedicated to the creation of TV formats in France. The sole aim is to develop the academic (creativity, project management, marketing, legal skills) and professional skills (knowledge of the international content market, awareness around formats, ability to respond to a creative brief, mastery of the pitch, creation of trailers, etc.) necessary for the creation, development, and marketing, of unscripted formats to broadcasters.

Conditions of applications

Application requirements
 

Languages and Applicant Profiles

Application requirements : Proof of a B2 level in English. Attention is paid to creative profiles.

Application dates

Du 15 juin au 30 novembre 2026 sur ecandidat 


Admission requirements / Selection process
 

Application documents
  • Transcripts from previous studies
  • Copy of the highest diploma obtained
  • CV in English
  • Cover letter in English
  • Portfolio
Selection process
  • Application review
  • Interview

Program

The modules will be delivered by a mix of university teacher-researchers and professional trainers and executives attached to Banijay.

The innovative and multi-faceted academic program balances teachings and approaches to ensure students leave equipped with a full understanding of the content environment and its various disciplines including creative writing and marketing. Co-created with Banijay, each course has been designed to reflect the skills required by the TV industry at-large.

Exit level :
University degree
Certification issued by Banijay

What's next ?

Year of highschool graduation

3eme cycle (>bac+5)

Level of education obtained after completion

Degree equivalent to 4 or 5 years' higher education (Bac +4 & Bac +5)

Graduates will be encouraged to apply for a Development Executive role within a content company in the industry.

Business sector or job

Sectors of activity or type of employment

Jobs related to Creation/Development and formats : 

- Development Executive

- Research & Insights Executive

- Acquisition Officer / Format Acquisition Executive

- Format Coordinator

- Development manager

- Creative manager

- Creative and Development Manager

- Format Manager

- Flying producer or "Global Development Producer”

Jobs related to production:

- Producer Assistant

- Artistic Advisor

- Producer
 

Jobs related to broadcasters / platforms:

- Assistant or in charge of studies and international monitoring

- Advisor to the flow programmes

- Programme director

Submission

Full fee: €2,000
Université Côte d’Azur students or applicants with a gross household income (EU tax household) below €60,000: €500
Continuing education: €4,000