Red Arrow Studios International & TV Asahi in Co-Dev Pact
Red Arrow Studios International and TV Asahi have entered into a co-development partnership for new entertainment formats.
The first project in development is
Crazy Elevator (working title), a comedic game show in which players try to reach the top of a tower to claim the treasure that awaits them. However, each floor presents a different challenge they must successfully complete and make it back inside the elevator before the doors close.
TV Asahi will distribute the format in Asia, while Red Arrow Studios International will handle distribution rights for the rest of the world.
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Unique Format Mechanics in Beat the Channel & Stealing the Show!
Red Arrow Studios International’s
Beat the Channel is a high-energy, prime-time entertainment format that sees two popular presenters get the chance to win a 15-minute live broadcast slot, where anything goes. The format is based on the hit German series
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben, produced by Florida Entertainment for ProSieben.
“It’s a genuinely original concept that sees a broadcaster go head-to-head with two of its stars in a series of challenges, ranging from quizzes to races, big physical games or innovative mental challenges,” explains Tim Gerhartz, president and managing director of Red Arrow Studios International. “If the stars win an episode, the prize is 15 minutes of live, prime-time TV on the channel to do whatever they want with; if the broadcaster wins the episode, they get to set the presenters a forfeit of their choosing.”
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Blankety Blank Returning to BBC One
The classic game show
Blankety Blank is returning to Saturday nights on BBC One, once again to be presented by Bradley Walsh.
Blankety Blank‘s return for a 10×35-minute season follows the Christmas special that aired in 2020. The comedy game show originally ran from 1979 to 1990.
The format sees celebrities helping contestants by filling in the missing blanks. Last year’s Christmas special celebrity panel included Jimmy Carr, Danny Jones, Emilia Fox, Anita Rani, Sue Perkins and Amir Khan.
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The show is made by Thames.
Walsh said: “I struggle to remember the last time I laughed as much as when I was filming
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Survivor Returning in Brazil
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Family Food Fight Adaptations for Sweden, Poland
Family Food Fight.
Banijay’s Meter Television is prepping a local treatment for SVT in Sweden, while Endemol Shine Poland is working on the Polsat TV version. Both local series are set to air later this year.
The format was first created by Endemol Shine Australia and has now been adapted in 11 markets, with remakes across Europe, as well as Brazil and the U.S.
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