Three broadcasters in Asia have acquired Keshet International’s Rising Star U.S.for local audiences. MediaCorp Singapore has acquired the 10 episode series for its free to air channel, Channel 5 (Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor), Bangkok Entertainment Company has acquired the show for one of its suite of DTT Channels (to be confirmed) and Sohu Video (Ellen Degeneres Show, Saturday Night Live, House of Cards) in China, a subsidiary of Sohu.com, has acquired VoD … [Read more...] about “Rising Star” goes to Asia
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“Master Class” Hungary is the most watched show in Hungary
Master Class Hungary is powering through its second season on leading commercial broadcaster TV2, attracting more viewers than any other show over the last four weeks. It has garnered average audience shares of up to 34%, equating to some 2.4 million viewers, and has enjoyed a lead of up to 130% on the country’s second most popular show. Master Class airs on Sundays at 7pm or 8pm in Hungary and sees children singing old classics with only positive reviews and no eliminations. A critically … [Read more...] about “Master Class” Hungary is the most watched show in Hungary
MIPTV: Keshet International formats enter Asia
Cannes – Keshet International has sold its interactive talent format Rising Star and its high-rating children’s singing format Master Class into Asia. The deals mark a first for each format in terms of geographical reach. Rising Star will air on Indonesian private broadcaster RCTI (Indonesian Idol, Masterchef) which reaches a gigantic potential audience of 180 million viewers. An initial 24 x 120’ episodes have been commissioned and will be produced by RCTI to air in late … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet International formats enter Asia
MIPTV: Spain acquires “Boom!”
Cannes – In a deal that successfully closed on April 8, Keshet International’s Boom! has sold to Spanish network Atresmedia. The news follows two sales to the U.S. (FOX) and France (TF1) in as many days. Boom! achieved outstanding ratings when it made its debut on Keshet Broadcasting, Channel 2 Israel following its launch on April 3 at 9pm, becoming the highest-rated game show launch ever in Israel. Vastly outshining all other shows in its timeslot, Boom! scored a staggering 41.2% … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Spain acquires “Boom!”
MIPTV: FOX and Keshet DCP brings “Boom!” to the U.S.
Cannes – Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has picked up Keshet DCP’s explosive game show format Boom!, marking Keshet DCP’s second project sold to series. Boom! fuses the drama, intensity and thrill of a blockbuster action movie with the high-octane fun of a video game. Full of comedy, colour and excitement, Boom!’s fresh approach rolls the intellectual and physical challenges of existing game shows into one can’t-miss event for viewers of all ages. A squad of four … [Read more...] about MIPTV: FOX and Keshet DCP brings “Boom!” to the U.S.
MIPTV: Keshet unveils new interactive prime time format
Following the international success of its trailblazing talent show Rising Star, Keshet International has unveiled its plans to launch an innovative real time interactive format Elevator Pitch. The high concept show sees entrepreneurs stepping into an elevator to deliver a pitch of a lifetime to business tycoons and the entire live viewing audience, in the hope of securing funding to take their passion projects to the next level. Elevator Pitch is a live interactive viewing event which directly … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Keshet unveils new interactive prime time format
