Global Agency has acquired the worldwide format rights (excluding the United States and Canada) for the hit game show Catch 21 from Merrill Heatter, creator of The Hollywood Squares. The fast-paced game show combines the card game “21” with pop-culture trivia questions, featuring three contestants facing off against each other to start a blackjack hand from an oversized, but otherwise standard, 52-card deck. High pressured and edgy, with plenty of laughs, players can … [Read more...] about Global Agency acquires international rights for “Catch 21”
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ITV Studios Nordic to produce formats for Finland, Denmark and Norway
YLE in Finland has commissioned The Big Reunion (8 x 60’ + 1 x 90’). The entertainment format from ITV Studios division Potato reunites chart-topping pop groups in an unmissable TV event. The series delves into the lives of former pop bands, exploring what happened after they slipped out of the charts and bringing them back together. Each band will go through an intense training period before they step back onto the stage to perform once again in front of thousands of fans. … [Read more...] about ITV Studios Nordic to produce formats for Finland, Denmark and Norway
Network Ten commissions new version of “Family Feud”
Network Ten announced on June 2 the commissioning of a new version of one of the world’s most popular game shows, Family Feud, hosted by Grant Denyer. With filming set to commence in Melbourne, the revamped Family Feud will provide a great family alternative for 6pm weeknights. Best known for hosting hit shows such as Australia’s Got Talent and It Takes Two, as well as presenting the weather on Sunrise for 10 years, Denyer is one of Australia’s most diverse, dynamic and … [Read more...] about Network Ten commissions new version of “Family Feud”
“The Package” commissioned in Africa
MTG Africa, part of the international entertainment group Modern Times Group (MTG) has licensed Armoza’s long-running factual entertainment format, The Package, to be their first format in Ghana and Tanzania. MTG-owned Modern Africa Productions (MAP) will be entering into production for both countries with 13 episodes of 60 minutes commissioned for each territory. In Ghana, the adaptation will be aired on VIASAT1 in English, while the Tanzanian adaptation will air on TV1 in Swahili. Aired … [Read more...] about “The Package” commissioned in Africa
CCTV picks up Red Arrow International’s “Schiller Street”
Munich – China’s largest TV channel, CCTV1, has picked up the format rights for Red Arrow International’s improv comedy Schiller Street. Set to premiere on June 6 under the local title Joy Street, the show will also be accessible through online streaming and free online VOD on major Chinese internet platforms. Having already been sold to 20 countries across Europe and Africa, (including France, Russia, and South Africa), Schiller Street is now … [Read more...] about CCTV picks up Red Arrow International’s “Schiller Street”
“That’s My House!” to go to France and Russia
Russian commercial channel REN TV has commissioned new factual entertainment format That’s My House! from Armoza Formats and are now starting to work on producing the pilot. France’s Resevoir-Prod Groupe has also picked up the rights to the new format, marking Armoza’s sixth deal in France since this MIPTV. That’s My House! is the winner of Formagination 2013, the Armoza-led annual Format Pitch Competition, which serves as an international launching … [Read more...] about “That’s My House!” to go to France and Russia