News

2 April 2008

ENDEMOL REVEALS INTERNATIONAL FORMAT DEALS AHEAD OF MIP

Endemol International today announced it has completed a slate of deals around the world for some of its top formats in the run up to Mip TV.

Game show blockbuster 1 vs. 100 has been picked up in three new territories bringing the total to over 30 worldwide. RTL in Germany has commissioned a run of sixty access prime time episodes that will go to air this May. In Austria a first series is now due to launch on ORF in April for a run of ten prime time episodes while in Switzerland the format has just been snapped up by SF.

These latest deals follow the news that Hunan Television has commissioned 1 vs. 100 for a 16x60 minute prime time run - Endemol's first ever format deal in China.

Endemol's latest entertainment hit The One and Only... has been bought up by TV Globo in Brazil. A first series of the new talent show is now due to launch in April. TV Globo has also bagged factual entertainment format Celebrity Daycare Center, which is due to launch in May.

Global entertainment hit Circus Of The Celebrities has been picked up by Polsat in Poland as well as securing a recommission from Channel 1 in Russia. The show also looks set to return for a second series TV Globo in Brazil following the success of series one. This follows the recent news that NBC in the USA has commissioned the format for a first run of six weekly prime time episodes launching in June.

International comedy hit 8 out of 10 Cats has been commissioned by TVE in Spain and is due to premier soon. Also in Spain, game show hit Show Me The Money has been recommissioned for a fifth series on Cuatro for a daily run of 65 episodes in access prime time.