Keshet Hidden-Camera Game Show to Be Adapted for Germany

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has licensed the Keshet format Deal with It! to Shine Germany for ZDFneo, which placed an order for 50 episodes.

KAPA in Greece also went for the format and will produce 13 episodes to air in prime time on Antenna. Zodiak previously sold the format to KNTV for both French- and Flemish-speaking Belgium and Direct Target for Kanal D in Romania. Additional format options have been secured with Pulso in Spain; ARTI Film in Turkey; Shine in France; Northern Alliance Group for Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway and Mir Reality for Russia. Deal with It! is also in production for TV Channel Ukraine for broadcast later this year. The format originally launched on Keshet’s Channel 2 in May 2010.

Barnaby Shingleton, the head of entertainment for Zodiak Rights, comments: “Deal with It! remains Zodiak Rights’ fastest-selling format in 2010 and the show continues to gain momentum in the market. This game show/hidden camera hybrid is a no-brainer for broadcasters seeking broad-appeal, cost-efficient programming. We are excited to be adding ZDFneo to the Deal with It! portfolio and increasing its international reach.”