Turkey experiences a Wipeout
- Published: 30 June 2008 11:28
- Author: Robin Parker
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- Last Updated: 30 June 2008 12:25
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Endemol has expanded into Turkey, where its first commission will be a local version of gameshow format Wipeout.
Endemol Turkey will be based in Istanbul and will produce all Endemol formats for the territory. The business will be headed up by managing director Ansi Elagoz, who joins the company from Turkish broadcaster Kanal D this week.
Production begins next January on Wipeout, which will be screened on Turkish broadcaster Show TV. The format has now been sold to 10 countries, and recently made its international debut in the US on ABC, where it attracted 10 million viewers.
Endemol shows such as Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover and 1 vs 100 have already been screened on Turkish TV and versions of reality show Fear Factor and entertainment show M/F are part of Star TV's summer line-up.
"Endemol's shows have been pulling in big audiences here for a long time now and I'm confident that Wipeout will prove to be the latest smash hit," said Elagoz. "Turkey has a vibrant and rapidly growing TV market and I'm very excited about further establishing Endemol as a major player here."
