CAN’T STOP media is a leading independent entertainment content boutique based in London and Paris. It develops, produces and distributes both formats and finished programs targeting a global audience. Its expertise ranges from gameshows or primetime family entertainment to blue-chip docu-drama series.
CAN’T STOP media most successful titles include gameshows Let’s make a deal (already adapted in 23 countries with 3,000 episodes on CBS and recently relaunched to record-breaking ratings in France), Guess my Age (sold in over 19 countries with more than 2,500 episodes produced globally), Couple or not (licensed in 4 countries), Hold on to your seat and Slam (respectively France 2 and France 3’s #1 quiz shows), talk-show format The A Talks (21 international adaptations in just 3 years), political factual entertainment format Facing the classroom (adapted in 12 countries), TF1’s hit shiny floor Mystery Duets (produced in Korea and in Brazil), The Secret Song (6 seasons in France, 3 seasons in Finland, 2 seasons in Greece), factual entertainment show Mum of the Week (8 local adaptations), the satirical puppet show The Guignols (adapted for Fox in the US under the title Let’s be Real), and high end docu-drama series Air Cocaine or Legends of the Pharaohs (Canal+, Smithsonian Channel in the US and History Channel in the UK).
CAN’T STOP media was founded by Matthieu Porte, Arnaud Renard and Damien Porte in 2011. After 4 years of successful operations forging strong relationships with leading global players and licensing shows across the five continents, it was acquired by Vivendi (owner of Canal+) and transformed into Vivendi Entertainment, Vivendi’s unit specialized in the creation, production and global distribution of non-scripted content.
In April 2020, CAN’T STOP Media was relaunched by its founders in order to catch all the market opportunities, while maintaining a strong business relationship with Vivendi and Canal+ as the company was appointed as international distributor of IPs formerly handled by Vivendi Entertainment.
