{"id":5173,"date":"2016-10-06T10:40:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/ex-on-the-beach-set-for-russian-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2016-10-06T16:42:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T20:42:04","slug":"ex-on-the-beach-set-for-russian-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/ex-on-the-beach-set-for-russian-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex on the Beach Set for Russian Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has licensed three of MTV’s hit shows for new local versions, including a Russian deal on the dating series Ex on the Beach<\/em>.<\/p>\n Marking the first MTV format to be locally adapted by a third party in Russia, a deal has been signed with Friday TV for Ex on the Beach<\/em>. The local series, consisting of 16 90-minute episodes, will be produced by Friends Productions.<\/p>\n The experimental dating show Are You the One?<\/em> landed a pickup from Adventure Line Productions in France, to produce the French series for broadcaster NT1. The 50×40-minute local series, set to air in 2017, is the first time that the format has been adapted to air five nights a week. VIMN will also be locally adapting the series for MTV Latin America. The 10×1-hour series will air on MTV across Mexico, Colombia and Argentina and is confirmed to also air on Televisa\u2019s Canal 5 in Mexico from November.<\/p>\n Also, a first-ever local adaptation of the \u2018how-to\u2019 comedy reality format Guy Code<\/em> in Canada is in the works. The 21×30-minute version, titled Code G<\/em>, will be produced by Zone 3 and air in early 2017 on French-language broadcaster VRAK. As part of the deal, Zone 3 will also be producing a third season of MTV sister show Girl Code<\/em> (Code F<\/em>).<\/p>\n Laura Burrell, the head of formats for international program sales at VIMN, commented, \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that MTV formats are continuing to find new homes around the world with a range of broadcasters looking to utilize MTV\u2019s renowned expertise in reality and entertainment programming. We look forward to seeing Russia\u2019s take on the super-charged, super sexy Ex on the Beach<\/em>, as well as the forthcoming French version of Are You the One<\/em> for NT1, which follows NRJ12\u2019s adaptation of Ex on the Beach<\/em>, demonstrating the on-going appetite for high-quality reality content in France.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has licensed three of MTV’s hit shows for new local versions, including a Russian deal on the dating series Ex on the Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[624],"class_list":["post-5173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-ex-on-the-beach","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n