{"id":5742,"date":"2017-08-14T12:06:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wall-secures-local-treatment\/"},"modified":"2017-08-14T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T16:15:09","slug":"the-wall-secures-local-treatment-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/the-wall-secures-local-treatment-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wall Secures Local Treatment Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endemol Shine Group and Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS) have inked their first series deal for the game show format <em>The Wall<\/em> in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>In each episode of <em>The Wall<\/em>, questions must be answered correctly and balls must bounce in the correct order for contestants to win a cash prize. Endemol Shine Australia has been commissioned by Seven to produce a local version of the hit format, which was originally made for NBC in the U.S. by Glassman Media and SpringHill Entertainment in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Meredith Ahr, the president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, said: \u201cWhen we were envisioning the type of show we would want to develop with the launch of UTAS, we sought a dynamic, engaging and universally appealing format that could resonate across the world. <em>The Wall<\/em> has proven to be just that and we are thrilled that Australian audiences will get to experience this high-energy and completely original game show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Endemol Shine Australia CEO Mark Fennessy noted: \u201c<em>The Wall<\/em> is a wildly unpredictable, fast and simple game show where fortunes are won and lost on the bounce of a ball. At four stories high, it\u2019s big-time event television at its finest. We&#8217;re delighted to partner with Seven in bringing this huge international hit to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Perrin, the CEO of creative networks, commented: \u201c<em>The Wall<\/em> represents Endemol Shine Group at its best, working with creative teams around the world in bringing high-quality entertainment to global audiences. I\u2019m thrilled to see this incredible format has now moved into Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maverick Carter, the CEO of SpringHill Entertainment and creator\/executive producer of <em>The Wall<\/em>, stated: \u201cWe\u2019re proud to see our original format for <em>The Wall<\/em> making its way around the globe and being embraced by families in every corner of the world. For us it\u2019s about creating a life-changing experience that can keep every member of the family on the edge of their seats, rooting together for good people with incredible stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glassman Media&#8217;s Andrew Glassman, creator\/executive producer of <em>The Wall<\/em>, added: \u201cWhen we created <em>The Wall<\/em>, it was always our dream to see it played and enjoyed by people all over the world. At the core of the series is a life-changing opportunity and the story of good things happening to good people. We are thrilled to be working with Brad and the team at Channel Seven in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endemol Shine Group and Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS) have inked their first series deal for the game show format The Wall in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":5743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[687,1085,945,629],"class_list":["post-5742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-endemol-shine","tag-seven-australia","tag-the-wall","tag-universal-television-alternative-studio","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Wall Secures Local Treatment Down Under - TVFORMATS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/the-wall-secures-local-treatment-down-under\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Wall Secures Local Treatment Down Under - 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