NATPE Europe Spotlight: Endemol Shine International

PRAGUE: The cooking format MasterChef is known around the world, and Endemol Shine International (ESI) is looking to extend the reach of the franchise even further at NATPE Europe.

“The brand is already well established across the CEE region as a format, but we also have a high volume of English-language finished versions to complement the local productions,” says Lisette Schlippe, a regional senior sales director at ESI. This includes treatments from the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa.

ESI is also launching BBC One’s new Sunday night drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s fantasy book of the same name. Meanwhile, Kingdom is a gritty family saga set against the backdrop of mixed martial arts fighting.