Endemol Preps Obstacle Course for Format

HILVERSUM, April 29:
Endemol International plans to build the world’s largest TV obstacle course in
Argentina for its format Wipeout,
which will be used for back-to-back productions for international broadcasters.

The new location will copy
that of Endemol USA’s version of the show for ABC in the U.S. Details on
additional broadcasters for the obstacle course-based game show are expected to
be released in the near future.

Mike Morley, the senior executive
director of commercial and creative affairs at Endemol International,
commented: “Wipeout’s obstacle
course is a visual feast, designed to create both high drama and pure
slapstick. The scale of this undertaking is almost unprecedented, but it will
allow us to deliver very significant cost-efficiency savings to broadcasters
around the world.”

—By Kristin Brzoznowski