BBC Studios Distribution announced today that it has licensed The Great Bake Off format to Algeria, marking the 40th territory license for the feel-good competition format from Love Productions which seeks to find the nation’s best amateur baker. Produced by NoFilter for satellite TV channel Echourouk TV, the 8 x 90’ series will go to air on 28th January 2023. The Algerian series will be presented by Mehdi Yadess and judged by Chef Mehdi Hadj … [Read more...] about The Great Bake Off format from Love Productions reaches show-stopping 40th territory milestone
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Israel gets the recipe for ‘The Great Bake Off’
BBC Worldwide announced a new deal for an Israeli version of The Great Bake Off ahead of launching its new formats slate at MipTV 2015. The Great Bake Off marks the first format deal between BBC Worldwide and Israel’s Keshet. The free-to-air broadcaster will produce 8 x 90’ episodes of the format, which will air in 2016. The deal takes the total sales to 16 for The Great Bake Off, with BBC Worldwide licensing the highly successful format to Australia (Nine Network), Belgium (VTM), … [Read more...] about Israel gets the recipe for ‘The Great Bake Off’
Bake-offs or Celebrity square-offs?
If pre-MIPTV deals and announcements are anything to go by, baking and celebrity challenges seem to be the next big thing this year. ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Banijay International are offering formats that challenge well-known personalities while BBC Worldwide’s The Great Bake Off has to date been licensed to Finland, The Netherlands, France, Australia, Poland, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden; with a further format licence to CBS in the U.S. “The Great Bake … [Read more...] about Bake-offs or Celebrity square-offs?
Australia gets ready to Bake Off
Australia is getting its own version of the baking series The Great Bake Off. BBC Worldwide announced it has licensed the Love Productions format to Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network. The Great Australian Bake Off will be produced in house for transmission in primetime. Nine Network’s series will see a selection of bakers from across Australia endeavouring to impress the judges with their creativity and baking expertise in a tense and dramatic competition which could see … [Read more...] about Australia gets ready to Bake Off
