It has been 30 years since Tresor TV Produktions was launched, and it has been producing a broad swath of entertainment programs for the German-speaking television market.<\/p>\n
In terms of what\u2019s hot today in the format landscape, Axel K\u00fchn, managing director, says: \u201cIt seems like everybody is waiting for the next \u2018next big thing\u2019! In the meantime, feel-good formats seem to be trending, and surprisingly, some \u201980s game shows have recently enjoyed a successful comeback. Many new formats on the market just seem to be mash-ups of existing formats without any real innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n
He adds that if the current global political and economic situation continues, the demand for feel-good shows that deliver some kind of escapism should remain high.<\/p>\n
\u201cTresor\u2019s success is based on spotting international hit formats before others and localizing them as much as necessary to make them successful,\u201d says K\u00fchn. \u201cThis worked well on formats like Supernanny<\/em> and Top Model<\/em> in the past and, most recently, I Can See Your Voice<\/em>. One of the biggest challenges we are facing when adapting a format is the German broadcasters\u2019 demand for prime-time shows of at least two hours. Not every format can easily be extended to that length or more.\u201d<\/p>\n And Tresor works with a wide range of broadcast partners. \u201cThere is no channel or platform we don\u2019t work with,\u201d says K\u00fchn, \u201cfrom the private channels and platforms of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, RTL Group and Discovery to the public channels, as well as all streamers.\u201d However, he does admit that non-scripted commissions with streamers in Germany are still rare.<\/p>\n In terms of localizing established formats, \u201cWe have an excellent relationship with many Asian producers and distributors, so after working with CJ ENM for three seasons of I Can See Your Voice<\/em> for RTL, we are working on bringing The Wall Duet<\/em> to German screens,\u201d says K\u00fchn. \u201cWe also work closely and very successfully with MGM. Being part of the Keshet International family means we get access to their catalog, too. We\u2019ve adapted Keshet\u2019s Masters of Dance<\/em> for ProSieben and Crackit Productions\u2019 The Good Girl\u2019s Guide to Kinky Sex<\/em> and Kan\u2019s Stockholm<\/em> for VOX. After the adaptation of Generation Gap<\/em> for WDR, we are the first territory to bring Wheels of Glory<\/em> to air, and I can tell you that we also got a commission for another MGM format away. With the commission of Gladiators<\/em> by the BBC, we are convinced that we will be able to sell a German version of this amazing format immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n In-house format development is also part of the Tresor business line. \u201cTogether with one of the major channels, we are working on a big spectacular prime-time game show that uses never-before-seen elements,\u201d K\u00fchn teases. \u201cWe\u2019ve already put more than two years of work into this format, and we expect to be in the studio soon. This format will definitely be recognized globally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Axel K\u00fchn, managing director of Tresor TV Produktions, talks about the strategies behind the Germany-based company’s success and what’s hot today in the format landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,69],"tags":[2612,2613],"class_list":["post-9177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-profiles","category-top-stories","tag-axel-kuhn","tag-tresor-tv-produktions","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n