{"id":5896,"date":"2017-10-11T10:24:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T14:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/mgm-worldwide-television-distribution-redseven-formats-pact\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T17:41:57","slug":"mgm-worldwide-television-distribution-redseven-in-formats-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/mgm-worldwide-television-distribution-redseven-in-formats-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM Worldwide Television Distribution & RedSeven in Formats Pact"},"content":{"rendered":"
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Worldwide Television Distribution and RedSeven Entertainment have entered into a multiyear joint venture to co-produce and distribute local versions of MGM\u2019s unscripted formats in Germany.<\/p>\n
MGM and RedSeven Entertainment, part of Red Arrow Entertainment Group, will take formats to German broadcasters. This includes Steve Harvey\u2019s FUNDERDOME<\/em>, the seed-funding competition series; American Gladiators<\/em>, the ultimate David and Goliath battle where men and women are pitted against trained gladiators; Minor Renovations<\/em>, where junior designers compete to renovate home spaces in need of a makeover; and Signed<\/em>, which features aspiring musicians who compete for the opportunity to be signed to a major record label.<\/p>\n \u201cWith MGM\u2019s proven track record of inventive formats and RedSeven\u2019s versatile production expertise, this venture gives MGM the ability to offer German broadcasters a turn-key format and production package, allowing them to bring quality programming to viewers,\u201d said Chris Ottinger, the president of worldwide television distribution and acquisitions at MGM.<\/p>\n Jobst Benthues, the managing director of RedSeven Entertainment, added: \u201cOur joint venture with MGM will secure us with additional attractive content for many years to come, allowing us to continue to expand our production output in Germany. I can\u2019t wait to get our partnership started and I am delighted that we will bring together the MGM format brands to Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Worldwide Television Distribution and RedSeven Entertainment have entered into a multiyear joint venture to co-produce and distribute local versions of MGM\u2019s unscripted formats in Germany.<\/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":[1171,998],"class_list":["post-5896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-mgm-worldwide-television-distribution","tag-redseven-entertainment","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n