Tresor, one of Germany’s leading production companies, has signed an exclusive first-look deal with MGM Television’s Global Formats division for non-scripted formats in Germany. 

The one-year agreement, effective from this month, will give Tresor an exclusive window on all new non-scripted formats in MGM’s Global Formats catalogue. 

This formal partnership between the two television companies deepens an already successful working relationship established earlier this year when they collaborated to bring MGM’s Generation Gapto German TV screens.  

Known locally as Das Ist Mein Zeit – Die Generationenshow (This is My Time – The Generation Show), Tresor produced the 4 x 60’ German adaptation of MGM’s family gameshow for WDR, the free-to-air TV network operating in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 

Tresor’s Axel Kuhn says, “Following the success of Generation Gap, we are thrilled to have secured this first-look deal with MGM which gives us an exclusive window on their new non-scripted formats. This will ensure Tresor continues to have access to an ongoing supply of fresh and high-quality ideas, including paper formats, for us to develop for our broadcast partners here in Germany.” 

MGM’s Executive Vice President of Global Formats and Unscripted Content Scot Cru added, “MGM has enjoyed a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Tresor. Axel and his team are innovators and exactly the kind of producers we like to be in business with. We’re looking forward to working more closely with them.” 

In addition, Tresor has also renewed its current first-look deal with South Korea’s media group CJ ENM for non-scripted formats for a further 12-month term. 

Tresor TV and CJ ENM have worked together to adapt two formats for the German market to date. The first was the award-winning 300: War of United Voices, which Tresor produced for Sat1 in March 2020 and was known locally as United Voices – Das größte Fanduell der Welt. The second is CJ ENM’s hit music mystery show I Can See Your Voice, of which Tresor has produced two successful seasons for RTL so far, with the second season scoring a market share of up to 14.3% and repeatedly winning its primetime slot. 

CJ ENM’s Head of Format Sales Diane Min says, “We are very thrilled to announce the extension of our first-look deal with Tresor. CJ ENM and Tresor have been great partners in recent years with the successful launch of our key titles such as 300: War of United Voices, and I Can See Your Voice. We will continue to collaborate closely with Tresor and introduce the best of our formats to German audiences.” 

Tresor’s Axel Kuhn says, “With two successful local adaptations under our belt, extending our current first-look deal with CJ ENM for a subsequent term was a no-brainer. I Can See Your Voice has been a big success for Tresor and RTL here in Germany and the interest in Korean formats shows no sign of slowing.” 

Part of Keshet International’s global network of production hubs, Tresor produces high-quality content for the German-speaking market, specialising in primetime entertainment formats such as I Can See Your Voice, Masters of Dance and Curvy Supermodel, as well as high-end comedies and dramas such as Unter Freunden Stirbt Man Nicht (You Don’t Die Among Friends), which are produced by its scripted arm Keshet Tresor Fiction.