ALL3MEDIA Strikes Format Deal in Turkey

LONDON: A local version of the ALL3MEDIA International format Family Connections is headed to Star TV in Turkey, with four prime-time episodes to be created by Sinevizyon.

The studio-based entertainment show features a celebrity panel who are faced with two mixed up families and two living rooms. The challenge is to find out which family members go with whom. The panel can set revealing tasks and assignments and ask outrageous questions. The format, from Dutch outfit White Smoke Media, has also been optioned in Italy, France, Denmark, Finland and Romania.

“We’re very happy with this commission and expect that Family Connections will be broadcast in many other countries soon,” commented Etienne de Jong, the creative director at White Smoke Media. “Family Connections has a universal appeal and is easily adaptable to local tastes in humour and to the specific cultural aspects of family life in each country. I’ve just returned from the recording of the first episode in Istanbul and have to say it was hilarious. The show will be very amusing." 

Stephanie Hartog, the executive VP of formats at ALL3MEDIA International, said, “The team at White Smoke Media have a fantastic pedigree in developing international hit formats and we have received strong interest in the innovative game show Family Connections since its launch. It is an easily adaptable idea for markets around the world, offering great entertainment value and wide audience appeal and we are delighted to see the show going into production for Star TV’s prime-time schedule.”