{"id":6572,"date":"2018-11-05T11:56:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/zig-zag-cj-enm-imtv-bbc-studios-align-dating-detectives\/"},"modified":"2018-11-05T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T17:18:07","slug":"zig-zag-cj-enm-imtv-bbc-studios-align-for-dating-detectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/zig-zag-cj-enm-imtv-bbc-studios-align-for-dating-detectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Zig Zag, CJ ENM, IMTV &#038; BBC Studios Align for Dating Detectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zig Zag Productions, CJ ENM, IMTV and BBC Studios have entered into a co-production and distribution deal for <em>Dating Detectives<\/em>,\u00a0a new format that is part dating show and part crime procedural.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dating Detectives<\/em> sees real-life detectives help single contestants looking for love uncover their ideal partner using real-life investigation techniques. The detectives will use forensics, interrogation and psychological profiling methods to test daters\u2019 inherent goodness, ethics, kindness and generosity\u2014all shown through hidden-camera filming.<\/p>\n<p>Zig Zag originated the format and has co-developed the project with IMTV, with both a Korean and English-language broadcast pilot produced. IMTV produced the South Korean version for broadcast on CJ ENM\u2019s general entertainment channel tvN and received pilot production funding from the government-backed Korean cultural agency KOCCA. BBC Studios co-funded development and holds worldwide distribution rights to the format in all territories outside the U.K. and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Fenton, CEO of Zig Zag Productions, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be continuing our relationship with leading players in the South Korean broadcast industry. This is a unique format that we are confident will do well both in South Korea and the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaehyuk Lee, head of CJ ENM Factual Studios, said: \u201c<em>Dating Detectives<\/em> is the culmination of a truly international collaboration and emblematic of CJ ENM\u2019s initiative to advance the global format industry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zig Zag Productions, CJ ENM, IMTV and BBC Studios have entered into a co-production and distribution deal for Dating Detectives,\u00a0a new format that is part dating show and part crime procedural.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":6573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1337,1448,1532,177],"class_list":["post-6572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","tag-cj-enm","tag-imtv","tag-zig-zag-productions","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zig Zag, CJ ENM, IMTV &amp; 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