ITV Studios’ May the Best House Win Heads to Canada, Europe

CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has won multiple commissions for its reality entertainment format May the Best House Win, with sales into Canada and Europe. 

Canada’s Shaw Television is on board for 13 episodes, to be produced by Proper Television. The show will debut on HGTV Canada in late 2012. Belgium’s VTM signed up for two seasons of four episodes each. Endemol will produce the show locally, to start airing this fall. ITV Studios France recently wrapped production on a pilot for France 2. 

Paul Buccieri, the managing director of ITV Studios International, said: “We have a strong history of launching daytime formats in the U.K. and rolling them out internationally. Shows like Come Dine With Me and Four Weddings have not only been produced around the world, in many instances they have graduated from daytime to prime time and gone on to become returning hits for local broadcasters. May the Best House Win is equally versatile and we hope this fantastic show will become another high volume staple for our broadcast clients.”