About

Founded in 2005 by Tim and Colleen Crescenti, Small World International has built a global reputation for discovering and distributing the most unique and entertaining television formats from untapped territories around the world.

With over 35 years of international television experience across more than 195 shows produced in 76+ countries, Small World has placed seven format titles on major US networks alone. The company has pioneered the introduction of formats from previously overlooked markets including South Korea, Romania, Finland, Thailand, Japan, and South Africa to global audiences.

Named by Broadcast magazine as a ‘Top Dealmaker’ in international television, Tim Crescenti has brought the world breakthrough hits including Better Late Than Never (aka Grandpas Over Flowers) – the first South Korean format ever produced in the United States. The show launched to#1 ratings on NBC in 2016, aired for two seasons with an unprecedented 73% completion rate (the highest of any unscripted NBC show at that time), and has since been adapted in 18 territories worldwide.

Other landmark achievements include Dragons’ Den (aka Shark Tank) – which Tim discovered during his Sony days and has now been adapted in over 50 countries – as well as the Rose d’Orwinning I Survived a Japanese Game Show on ABC, Silent Library, Got What It Takes (the first Romanian format sold to the UK, completing six seasons on BBC Children’s channel), and numerous other format successes.

Prior to launching Small World, Tim served as VP of International Production for Fox World, overseeing the worldwide rollout of formats including Joe Millionaire and Simple Life. Before that, he was VP of International Formats for Sony Pictures Television International, where he introduced winning formats including BBC mega-hit Dragons’ Den.

Tim’s producing credits also include the 1994 inaugural concert festival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia featuring Mohammed Wardi, and the ESPN documentary Dreamfield, which chronicled lifechanging stories at the iconic “Field of Dreams” movie location.

Small World International continues to seek out exceptional entertainment properties from every corner of the globe, transforming local gems into worldwide television phenomena.