{"id":8329,"date":"2021-07-19T10:52:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-germanys-rtl\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T11:52:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:52:34","slug":"top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/","title":{"rendered":"RTL to Adapt Top Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A+E Networks Global Content Sales has secured a deal with RTL in Germany for the canine competition format <em>Top Dog<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>RTL has commissioned a six-part <em>Top Dog<\/em> series, produced by RTL Studios and premiering on July 23. In <em>Top Dog Germany<\/em> (<em>Der Beste Hund Deutschlands<\/em>), dogs and their owners compete on a super-sized canine obstacle course. The teams are tested on their speed, agility and teamwork by completing a series of challenges against the clock.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Big Fish Entertainment, <em>Top Dog<\/em> first aired on A&amp;E\u2019s domestic channel as<em> America\u2019s Top Dog<\/em>. It returned for a second season on A&amp;E on June 29, hosted by Curt Menefee.<\/p>\n<p>Robyn Hurd, VP of content sales for EMEA at A+E Networks, said: \u201cA+E Networks is thrilled that this edge-of-your-seat, feel-good series will make its way to Germany. The success of <em>Top Dog<\/em> truly speaks to our strong track record producing regionally replicable formats that appeal to viewers across the globe. Everywhere people love dogs\u2014so, truly everywhere\u2014there is an audience for <em>Top Dog<\/em>, and we couldn\u2019t be happier to be partnering with RTL on this iteration of the format.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A+E Networks Global Content Sales has secured a deal with RTL in Germany for the canine competition format Top Dog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":8330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2290,531,2291],"class_list":["post-8329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-ae-networks-global-content-sales","tag-rtl","tag-top-dog","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RTL to Adapt Top Dog - 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\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RTL to Adapt Top Dog - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A+E Networks Global Content Sales has secured a deal with RTL in Germany for the canine competition format Top Dog.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-19T14:52:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-19T15:52:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/07\/top-dog-germany-ae-networks-721.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\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\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/\",\"name\":\"RTL to Adapt Top Dog - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-19T14:52:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-19T15:52:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/top-dog-debuts-on-germanys-rtl\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"RTL to Adapt Top Dog\"}]},{\"@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\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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