FAE Reveals New Series from International Unscripted Format Fund

FOX Alternative Entertainment (FAE) has unveiled two new series created under its International Unscripted Format Fund: Beat My Mini-Mes (w.t.) for France’s TF1 and Marriage Market (w.t.) for Germany’s ProSieben.

Beat My Mini-Mes is a celebrity competition in which famous singers face off while surrounded by talented children wearing the same outfits as they are. The dating social experiment series Marriage Market sees parents select their child’s spouse in a market where other parents have decorated booths based on their own kids’ personalities. Once selected, they all move in together.

Beat My Mini-Mes, co-produced by TF1 Production and FAE, is slated to premiere later this year. Marriage Market, co-produced by ProSieben and Cheerio Entertainment, is set to debut in the second half of the year on ProSieben and Joyn.

Created and financed by FOX, both the Beat My Mini-Mes and Marriage Market formats are owned and distributed by FOX Alternative Entertainment.

“We specifically designed this Format Fund to partner with international buyers to identify, develop and introduce new programs that expand FAE’s slate of owned content and, in success, serve as a platform for future success on FOX in the U.S.,” said Allison Wallach, president of unscripted programming at FOX Entertainment. “In Beat My Mini-Mes and TF1, and Marriage Market and ProSieben, we have the perfect combination of what we’re striving for with this initiative—unique formats with unlimited potential on a global scale and great partners with an impressive track record of innovation.”

Julien Degroote, executive VP of content development at TF1 Group, said, “We are thrilled to bring Beat My Mini-Mes to our viewers. I am totally convinced this fresh and original show has a perfect family co-viewing purpose for our entertainment prime-time slots. And what a great collaboration with FOX! Pooling our creative resources has allowed us to produce a rarely seen, amazing and impressive show.”

Hannes Hiller, senior VP for content development at ProSieben and SAT.1, added, “Marriage Market gives the dating genre a fresh, special twist: the idea of having parents or family members look for partners for their children is as provocative as it is exciting. We are proud to produce the new FOX Alternative Entertainment reality show Marriage Market in an unprecedented partnership for Joyn and ProSieben. This great creative exchange with the U.S. colleagues offers completely new possibilities for the formats market.”