Fremantle & Kansai TV Co-Developing New Game Show

As part of their co-development deal initially revealed at MIPCOM, Fremantle and Kansai TV are launching the new entertainment format Quiz Pong.

Quiz Pong is a fast-paced game show in which teams compete against each other in a fun tournament testing their mental, physical and strategy skills. The teams go head-to-head by throwing balls into moving baskets on a supersized set and answering general-knowledge questions to score points.

Quiz Pong debuted in Japan last month. Fremantle will handle the production and global distribution of the format.

Vasha Wallace, executive VP of global acquisitions and development at Fremantle, said: “After enjoying a strong performance on Kansai TV, the Quiz Pong format is ready to go global. This is an exciting deal for Fremantle. We have really enjoyed collaborating with Kansai TV’s talented production team on this addictive new game show. Quiz Pong is all about agility, brain power and having fun on a really iconic set that is bound to keep family viewers entertained and wanting to play Quiz Pong themselves. We look forward to bringing the exhilarating game show to a global audience.”

Miho Okada, executive managing director at Kansai TV, said: “We’re delighted to launch Quiz Pong to the global market. Thanks to the innovative idea from our producers and creative support from Fremantle, Quiz Pong developed into a fun, exciting and relatable format for an audience of all generations. We’re very happy with the Japanese episodes that we broadcast on our channel, and hope this format will travel to many countries and become another internationally successful game show format from Japan.”