Global TV Preps Local Version of Hit Endemol Game Show

TORONTO, October 23: Global Television has entered into an
agreement with Endemol USA to produce a Canadian version of Deal or No Deal, with five local episodes to be produced in Toronto
with U.S. host Howie Mandel in January.

Produced expressly for Global Television by Insight
Productions and Endemol USA, the five hour-long episodes will be broadcast on
Global Television in the spring of 2007.

Barbara Williams, the SVP of programming and production for
CanWest MediaWorks, noted, "Every aspect of the project and the
production—from the creation of the dynamic Deal or No Deal on-air signature look, to opening up an opportunity
for Canadians nationwide to get involved in the fun—is a challenge that
we are eager to take on, and one that's sure to generate buzz with audiences
and industry alike."

The American version of the game show, from NBC, airs on
Global on Thursday nights at 9 p.m.