{"id":7462,"date":"2020-01-17T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-maldives\/"},"modified":"2020-01-17T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:30:13","slug":"endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"MasterChef Heads to the Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Endemol Shine has inked a deal with PSM in the Maldives for its global mega-format <em>MasterChef<\/em>, which is set to launch in prime time in the island nation later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-episode order sees the Maldives become the 63rd country to produce a local version of the worldwide culinary hit. 2019 was the most successful year to date for <em>MasterChef<\/em>, with 53 confirmed productions across 35 markets. The format made a comeback in India on Star and celebrated its 10th anniversary and 200th episode in the U.S., as well as drawing in audiences in major markets including the U.K., Brazil, Australia, Italy and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>MasterChef<\/em> format launched in 1990 in the U.K. and aired for over a decade on the BBC. In 2005, the show was revived for the BBC, and four years later, Australia became the first country to adapt the format outside of the U.K., with <em>MasterChef Australia<\/em> launching in 2009 as the highest-rated show in Australian history. <em>MasterChef<\/em> was created by Franc Roddam.<\/p>\n<p>Rashmi Bajpai, executive director for Asia at Endemol Shine, said: \u201c<em>MasterChef<\/em> remains one of our smash-hit performers and the deal with PSM further proves how viewers in Asia love to see their own culture reflected in a local version. I can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s in store for the Maldives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PSM Managing Director Ali Khalid added: \u201cThere is a tremendous array of culinary talent here in the Maldives and we are excited to see how these inspired, youthful, amateur chefs fare with the television audience. The Maldives being a popular hotel destination around the world is proud to bring a show packed with extraordinary cookery showdowns, <em>MasterChef<\/em> is renowned for its excellent ratings and we are delighted to have this long-running global hit franchise on our network.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Endemol Shine has inked a deal with PSM in the Maldives for its global mega-format MasterChef, which is set to launch in the island nation later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":7463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[687,1193,1988],"class_list":["post-7462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-endemol-shine","tag-masterchef","tag-psm","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MasterChef Heads to the Maldives - 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\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MasterChef Heads to the Maldives - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Endemol Shine has inked a deal with PSM in the Maldives for its global mega-format MasterChef, which is set to launch in the island nation later this year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-17T15:12:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-17T15:30:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/07\/MasterChef10-619.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/\",\"name\":\"MasterChef Heads to the Maldives - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-17T15:12:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-17T15:30:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/endemol-shines-masterchef-heads-to-the-maldives\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MasterChef Heads to the Maldives\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\",\"name\":\"TVFORMATS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\",\"name\":\"Alison Skilton\",\"description\":\"Alison Skilton is an associate editor of World Screen. 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