{"id":8723,"date":"2022-02-18T10:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-masterchef\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:53:19","slug":"bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Secures Six-Year Deal for MasterChef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC and the Banijay UK company Shine TV have entered into a new six-year deal for <em>MasterChef<\/em> that will see the production move from London to Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the BBC\u2019s Across the UK plans, from 2024, all <em>MasterChef<\/em> series will be made at the brand-new Digbeth Loc. Studios complex in Birmingham. The <em>MasterChef<\/em> franchise includes BBC One\u2019s <em>MasterChef<\/em>, <em>MasterChef: The Professionals<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Celebrity MasterChef<\/em> and the recently announced <em>Young MasterChef<\/em> (w\/t) for BBC Three.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Davie, BBC\u2019s director-general, said: \u201cWe said we would create jobs and investment, bringing decision-making and productions to the West Midlands as part of our Across the UK plans. Moving one of our biggest program brands shows we are making that a reality. This is great news for Birmingham and the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kate Phillips, director of BBC Entertainment, said: \u201c<em>MasterChef<\/em> is one of the BBC\u2019s biggest entertainment shows, and today\u2019s announcement demonstrates our commitment to the brand and the city of Birmingham. It\u2019s an exciting new chapter, and its move to one of the U.K.\u2019s youngest and most diverse cities will provide many opportunities in the area to support an already thriving production sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucinda Hicks, CEO of Banijay UK, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be taking our incredible production to Birmingham. Not only is it one of the most creatively exciting and culinary diverse regions in the country, but it is also on the cusp of being a major TV production center again. Having a multi-series, returning show like <em>MasterChef<\/em> made in the Midlands will provide a multitude of local roles, training and development opportunities, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the TV industry of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jon Swain, managing director at Shine TV, said: \u201c<em>MasterChef<\/em> is a phenomenal brand which just goes from strength to strength\u2014a testament to the production team led by David Ambler and Katie Attwood, who continue to create a series that is so loved by viewers. Birmingham is a fantastic city with a great food scene. Moving production to the heart of one of the country\u2019s youngest and most diverse cities will allow us to further invigorate the programs and showcase even more exciting new culinary stars from every corner of the U.K.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steven Knight of Digbeth Loc. added: \u201cI am genuinely thrilled that <em>MasterChef<\/em> is coming to Birmingham and honored that Shine TV has chosen to locate such an iconic production at Digbeth Loc. We will work hard to ensure that this internationally renowned TV institution instantly feels at home in our creative environment, and we look forward to welcoming many more blue-chip brands into our rapidly expanding media neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andy Street, the mayor of the West Midlands, commented: \u201cWorking with the BBC\u2019s director-general, Tim Davie, we have secured a significant new commitment to the region, which includes production of prime-time shows and relocation of BBC departments. Today\u2019s announcement of this iconic international brand coming to the West Midlands is a real vote of confidence, and the first major step of this new renewed commitment to the region by the BBC. It is also a real statement of intent by the West Midlands as we begin to turbo-charge our creative sector, and one that will help drive opportunities and jobs for local talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ed Shedd, chair of Create Central, said: \u201cThe <em>MasterChef<\/em> family of programs coming to the West Midlands is wonderful news. Create Central\u2019s new long-term partnership with the BBC is all about attracting high-profile productions and investment to the region. This is just the start of the BBC\u2019s investment in the region, which generates a wider creative evolution, with the license fee acting as venture capital for our local creative economy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC and the Banijay UK company Shine TV have entered into a new six-year deal for MasterChef that will see the production move from London to Birmingham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":8724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1026,1193,2428],"class_list":["post-8723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc","tag-masterchef","tag-shine-tv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BBC Secures Six-Year Deal for MasterChef - 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\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BBC Secures Six-Year Deal for MasterChef - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The BBC and the Banijay UK company Shine TV have entered into a new six-year deal for MasterChef that will see the production move from London to Birmingham.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-18T15:29:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-18T16:53:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/07\/Dan-Lee-MasterChef-Tim-Davie-0222.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=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/\",\"name\":\"BBC Secures Six-Year Deal for MasterChef - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-18T15:29:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-18T16:53:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bbc-secures-six-year-deal-for-masterchef\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BBC Secures Six-Year Deal for MasterChef\"}]},{\"@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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