Turkish Deal for SevenOne’s Successor

MUNICH, April 9: Turkish
broadcaster Star TV has inked a deal with SevenOne International for its own
version of the Uri Geller format The Successor for launch April 17.

Star TV will run the show
every Thursday, live, in prime time, under the title Fenomen. Geller will be the judge and the show will be
hosted by Sinan Cetin.

Jens
Richter, the managing director of SevenOne International, noted: "The
talent show The Successor will
be airing already in the fourth country this year. So far it has achieved
spectacular ratings everywhere. In Hungary, the show has gotten off to a super
start, reaching market shares of 30.8 percent. We can't wait for the show to
conquer audiences in Turkey and many other countries as well."

Fasih Saylan, the director
of projects and deputy general management at Star TV, added: “We're glad to
realize this project for Turkey. It's going to be the hit show of the year, as
it is a brand new and innovative show for the Turkish audience."

SevenOne International has
sold The Successor to seven
countries so far. It is continuing to pitch the format at MIPTV this week with
Geller on hand at the company’s stand yesterday.

—By Mansha Daswani