Granada Sells Formats into Spain

LONDON, April 10: Granada International has licensed three of its
entertainment formats to broadcasters in Spain, including Help…I’m A Teen
Mum.

Magnolia is making a Spanish version of Help…I’m
A Teen Mum for Cuatro.
The show, which watches a professional nanny transform a group of young mothers
into better parents and happier teenagers, is currently in production and will
air in May. This follows on the success of Magnolia-produced My Teen’s a
Nightmare, I’m Moving Out, which is currently on air in its second season on Cuatro. The
show’s first season was a ratings success for Cuatro, launching with a
10.5-percent share, up on the channel’s monthly share average. My Teen’s a
Nightmare, I’m Moving Out comes to the rescue of exhausted parents everywhere, with a
live-in behavior expert working to transform households with temperamental
teenagers.

ETB, the
public Basque regional channel, is creating its own seven-episode version of
the ITV entertainment series Favourite View, marking the first time a Granada
format will be made locally by producers in the Basque region. Additional
regional broadcasters are interested in making their own local productions of
the series as well. The show takes a look at some of the best-loved views in a
country, from rural and urban to coastal and historical. Each episode portrays
a famous personality’s favorite place, with a journey around that part of the
country, and ending with the view that encapsulates everything. Each week the
public vote on the winning view, which then goes through to a live finale to
decide on the ultimate winner.

Lucy Hellier,
the sales executive who brokered each of the Spanish deals, commented, “Spanish
broadcasters are keen to secure the very best entertainment series for their
viewers and we’re delighted that they are creating brand new, localized
versions of our hit shows which we know work well for them. From the national
channel Cuatro to the regional public broadcaster of ETB—it is gratifying
to see that our original series have such wide appeal.”

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski