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  • Tresor TV to produce German adaptation of Nippon TV’s “Silent Library”

    Tresor TV to produce German adaptation of Nippon TV’s “Silent Library”

    Mumbai: Having announced a deal with Rabbit Films of Finland for Silent Library last year, Nippon TV, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, has announced that Tresor TV, one of the largest production companies in Germany that creates entertainment programs for national and international markets, has finalised the production of the German-language version of Nippon TV’s global hit unscripted gameshow format Silent Library. The German version features popular reality personalities David Helmut, Lena Meckel and Co, Cosimo Citiolo, Christina Dimitriou, Kate Merlan as well as TikTok stars Maria Ziffy, Rick Azas and Clemens Brock among others, and is set to start streaming on RTL+ from 18 January 2024.

    In the German adaptation, a team of five people competes in each of the eight 15-minute shows. Ready to face the merciless challenges of Silent Library, they tackle tasks that are fast, funny, nasty and vary from episode to episode. Some teams test their speed, strength, or dexterity, while others struggle with icky or painful tasks. Anyone who makes noises, laughs, or screams and exceeds the noise level, loses.

    Since its launch as an international format in 2007, local versions of Silent Library have been created in more than 20 countries around the world. Most notable is the hit U.S. version that launched on MTV in 2009 and became a global phenomenon; other versions have been produced in the U.K., Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia, France in 2022, and Finland in 2023, showing the long-term success of this format that works today when rebooted formats continue to prove themselves successful.

    NIPPON TV – SILENT LIBRARY – GERMANY

    Originally first airing in 2001 on Nippon TV, Silent Library has been a primetime, family-oriented television sensation in Japan and is one of the most influential comedy shows in Asia. Created by the legendary Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto from the famed duo DOWNTOWN, and produced by Nippon TV in association with Yoshimoto Kogyo, Silent Library has been a hugely successful segment on Nippon TV’s long-running Sunday night entertainment show where contestants must always keep silent no matter what happens.

    Nippon TV format sales and licensing, global business Sayako Aoki: “Axel Kuehn and the fantastic team at Tresor TV have created another hysterically hilarious version of Silent Library. The new adaptation will definitely bring the biggest laughter of the new year in 2024, with RTL+ audiences witnessing dynamics they’ve never seen before, featuring familiar celebrities and reality show stars while enjoying the craziest pranks that have entertained global audiences for decades.”

    Tresor TV MD Axel Kuehn: “Silent Library is one of the global hit formats, that everybody in the industry knows. Being able to bring a ‘classic hit’ like this on the screen, is making us proud and happy and we are very thankful that RTL+ and Nippon TV gave us this opportunity. We are sure the German viewers will laugh a lot and ask for more”.

  • MediaLane and All Right Media announce three format deals in Europe

    MediaLane and All Right Media announce three format deals in Europe

    Mumbai: Iris van den Ende, founder & CEO of MediaLane, an independent production company with their main focus on creating high entertainment content accessible for a general audience, announces that one of their latest formats Stars on Stage, is optioned by several countries and the first episode is scheduled to air on RTL4 in The Netherlands in January ‘24.

    The format, introduced last MIPCOM in partnership with Dutch distributor All Right Media, has been picked up by three major European territories already:  Germany (Tresor TV), Spain and Italy.

    Stars on Stage is an original shiny floor family prime-time entertainment format that will first premiere on Friday 5 January on commercial leading broadcaster RTL4 in The Netherlands.

    The format follows eight celebrities competing to become a real musical theatre star and perform well-known Broadway and West End hits, live on stage. Each week one of the celebrities, who all have a different professional occupation and are all performing outside their comfort zone, will be eliminated until the best 3 remain for the ultimate final. The show promises a mixture of the most famous musical hit songs, dazzling performances and two great hosts who will guide celebrities throughout the entire show — a guaranteed night of family entertainment.

    MediaLane’s CEO Iris van den Ende stated: “We are very proud to have found such amazing partners in Germany, Italy and Spain already and we are very excited to see how quickly Stars on Stage is taking off. The amount of interest has been overwhelming and we look forward to seeing the show on air in The Netherlands and hopefully soon also in other parts of the world.”

    All Right Media’s Tanja van der Goes stated: “For me Stars on Stage is pure magical family prime-time entertainment that brings joy and happiness to the screen which is something we all need right now. Every little detail is right, and I can’t wait to bring it to many more screens in the near future.”

    “Stars on Stage is both a simple and brilliant idea. Letting celebrities compete in a musical challenge, where they need to sing, dance and act is that kind of warm hearted and emotional entertainment format the viewers are looking for.” said Tresor TV (Germany) MD Axel Kühn.