‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Set To Expand Into International Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comEJ Panaligan editorThe long-running U.S. game show “Let’s Make a Deal” will expand into eight new international territories in a new deal brokered by Marcus/Glass Productions and Can’t Stop Media, an international sales group.The gamer, which is hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by Fremantle for CBS in the U.S., is aiming to expand to Germany, Indonesia, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Ireland and Poland under new deals.
Each territory has a prior history and following with the show, and local broadcasters and production companies will facilitate airings in their respective countries.Marcus/Glass Productions is a joint production venture between Marcus Entertainment chairman Marcus Lemonis and Glass Entertainment Group CEO Nancy Glass.
The pair acquired the intellectual property for the show in August of last year. “The continued expansion of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ into further international territories shows that audiences have a strong appetite to be entertained by game shows,” Lemonis said. “At a time when there is so much uncertainty and strife in the world, it’s great to be able to bring audiences together around fun and uplifting content.”In Germany, SAT1 revived “Geh aufs Ganze” (Go All Out), the country’s adaptation of the game show; it as been renewed for a second season and will be produced by Fremantle’s UFA Show & Factual.
In Indonesia, the local version of the show (“Super Deal)” returned to a daily strip on GTV starting June 25. It is produced by Fremantle Indonesia (PT Dunia).Hungary’s TV2 commissioned the format as “Zsákbamacska,” having previously aired in the 1990s.
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