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  1. MasterChef: Dessert Masters Hits Sweet Spot for Brazil with First Adaptation

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    Content powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, today announces Endemol Shine Brasil, a Banijay Entertainment company, will produce MasterChef: Dessert Masters for Brazilian broadcaster, Band. The commisson marks the first international adaptation of the Endemol Shine Australia-created spin-off format. It will air in the market on 19 November 2024. 

    Behind hit shows including MasterChef Australia and Married at First Sight Australia, Endemol Shine Australia’s MasterChef: Dessert Masters is the ninth spin-off of the global hit format. Launching on Network 10 in November 2023, it has already been recommissioned for a second season. Known locally in Brazil as MasterChef Confeitaria, it will premiere on Band in the same year MasterChef Brasil celebrates a decade on-air. The series will be hosted by Ana Paula Padrão with Henrique Fogaça, Helena Rizzo, Diego Lozano, and Erick Jacquin confirmed as judges. 

     MasterChef: Dessert Masters sees the country’s top pastry and dessert chefs go head-to-head in a range of challenging tasks, with the series concluding in the Grand Finale where the final three battle it out to be crowned champion. Promising excellence and high-calibre cuisine, the show blends precision and creativity to serve up drama as a host of professionals put their reputations on the line. 

    Nani Freitas, Chief Executive Officer, Endemol Shine Brasil, says: “Bringing this format to Brazil in the same year we celebrate ten years of MasterChef is a fantastic way to pay tribute to the success of the show here. We look forward to delighting the palate of our viewers with this new adaptation of the much-loved programme.” 

    Lucas Green, Chief Content Officer, Operations, Banijay adds: “Travelling beyond its home-territory of Australia, the MasterChef: Dessert Masters brand is growing its reputation as the home for elite culinary artists in this specialised medium. A celebration of excellence and innovation, this is a great addition to the MasterChef portfolio in Brazil, and we are eager to see the country’s top pastry chefs and chocolatiers in action.” 

    MasterChef: Dessert Masters now joins Banijay Entertainment’s vast catalogue of travelling formats, alongside recent hits like Good Luck Guys, Love Triangle, The Summit and The Fifty; and superbrands MasterChef, Big Brother and Survivor. 

    Represented internationally by Banijay Entertainment, MasterChef is the world’s most successful cookery television format (Guinness World Records) and was crowned Spin-Off Superstar in last year’s K7 report. Now commissioned across 70 markets, the life-changing show has aired over 700 seasons and more than 16,000 episodes to-date. Created by Franc Roddam and first launched in 1990, the superbrand is known and enjoyed across the globe. 

    Endemol Shine Brasil is behind many of the region’s top unscripted and scripted series including The Wall (Globo, Telefe, Chilevisión, Canal 10, Caracol Televisión), All Together Now (Record TV and Caracol Televisión), Deal or No Deal (SBT), Family Food Fight (SBT and Amazon Prime), The Four (Record TV), and Dancing With The Stars (Record TV). 

  2. Brazil Stirs Up MasterChef Senior for Band

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    Endemol Shine Brasil, a Banijay company, today announces that brand new iteration, MasterChef Senior, known locally as MasterChef+, is set for Band. The commission follows the success of the MasterChef Senior specials, produced by Shine Iberia for La 1.

    The latest MasterChef spin-off showcases the culinary skills of the older generation, and is a celebration of their experience, resilience, and knowledge. The novice chefs aged 60 and above take to the infamous MasterChef kitchen to battle it out and create food to impress even the harshest critics. This commission follows the recently announced new iteration MasterChef: Young Talent, coming soon to Denmark and Norway.

    Nani Freitas, CEO Endemol Shine Brasil adds: “The older generation will be able to show all their knowledge and passion for gastronomy, in addition to proving that the quality of their cuisine is extremely high. Only time will tell who will take home the MasterChef+ trophy. I’m very excited that Brazil will now have four different versions of MasterChef!”

    Lucas Green, Global Head of Content Operations at Banijay comments: “Originally created by Shine Iberia at a time where we saw significant isolation in older generations due to the global pandemic, MasterChef Senior is a warm and wonderful celebration of family and cooking. MasterChef is an inclusive format that champions accessibility and talent from budding chefs old or young, and the addition of MasterChef Senior to our growing portfolio is testament to our innovative creatives who constantly explore new ways to expand the brand.”

    Originally created by Franc Roddam, MasterChef is the most successful cookery television format (Guinness World Records), with 64 local versions to-date. MasterChef consistently attracts phenomenal audiences globally; most recently in Brazil the MasterChef season nine premiere was watched by over three million people and the hashtag #MasterChefbr was used 173 million times.

    Originally airing as standalone specials in 2020 and 2021, MasterChef Senior in Spain, exceeded the slot average by over 60%.

    The MasterChef format and finished programmes are represented internationally by Banijay.

  3. Banijay Tunes in to Family Entertainment

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    Banijay today announces the addition of Name That Tune to its burgeoning 100,000-hour catalogue, having secured the format’s global distribution rights. Given the title’s previous commissions, the deal excludes the USA, Canada, Australia, Russia and Poland.

     

    Born in the 1950s, this long-running, family-friendly show is still an audience favourite, combining music and competition. Battling it out over an assortment of games, two contestants try to prove they possess more musical knowledge than the other. A key element of this format is the band. They perform live resulting in an electric atmosphere within the studio. In truth, the questions will span any decade and any genre, so the contestants must be able to tell their Elvis from their Kanye. However, defeating their opponent is not the sole goal. To be in with a chance of taking home the top cash prize, the victorious contestant has to get to the final round and correctly identify seven songs within 30 seconds.

     

    To date, Name That Tune has been adapted in twenty-six markets including the UK, Australia and Brazil. In line with the format take-up, Banijay Italia has confirmed it will bring the highly-anticipated second series to TV8 this spring. This follows the format’s successful return to Fox in the USA on the 6th January 2021, where it exceeded expectations among 18 – 49-year olds.

     

    Carlotta Rossi Spencer, Head of Format Acquisitions comments: Name That Tune has already proven popular with an international audience and we have no doubt we can extend its reach into new territories given its notoriety in the market as a highly entertaining, relevant, family show. A testament to the power of music and our love of gameshows, this format is perfect especially at a time when we are all after some light-hearted, comforting fun!”

     

    Banijay Rights will handle distribution for those territories outside the existing Banijay footprint.