U.S. Deal for Fuji TV Format

BURBANK, August 29: Buena Vista Productions is working with
Fujisankei Communications International to develop and produce an American
version of Fuji Television’s reality game show Run for Money.

Reality entertainment veteran Scott Messick has been tapped
as executive producer for the show, which is billed as a “high-tech game of
hide-and-seek featuring celebrities on the run from a pack of menacing
‘hunters.’” The show originally aired on Fuji in 2004 and 2006 as a series of
late-night specials.

“The current marketplace calls for shows that will be talked
about, and Run for Money makes a lot of noise,” said Gwynne Thomas, the executive VP of BVP. “It
is a huge spectacle in a high-energy environment with lots at stake. We are
always looking for long-living franchises, and believe Run for Money will be just that.”

The American version will be licensed worldwide by Buena
Vista International Television, which will also distribute the show as a
format.