"Soccer Dreams"
International formats and factual entertainment distribution company TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE), launched by US format veteran Phil Gurin, has signed representation agreements with two award-winning production companies: Dubai based Different Productions, and Colombia’s Miracol Media.
The deals, which expand TGC GE’s global formats network across the MENA region, Mexico and Latin America, kick off with Miracol’s reality football competition "Soccer Dreams", originally produced as a 10-part series for RCN Colombia. "Soccer Dreams" is a talent-search format in which a football legend sets out to scout and train young amateur players with the potential to reach the top of the world’s most popular and brutally competitive sport.
TGC GE has also added two new shows to its slate from Different Productions - "The Mall" and "The Star". In "The Mall", 14 participants are divided into two teams who then live throughout the entire production inside a fully functioning shopping mall. Instead of enjoying the retail therapy and going home, the participants are subjected to a range of challenges to exist and survive without money, phones, or social media.
"The Star" was Saudi Arabia’s first ever singing format where contestants drawn from a nationwide search, audition to open a door that introduces them to the judges, or be sent straight through the opposite door to elimination. Blind duet battles then decide the final 12 participants through to the live episodes round.
Phil Gurin, president and CEO of TGC GE, said: “Different and Miracol join our fast-growing network of partners, which now circles the globe, from Europe — North, West, South and East — through Asia to Australia and New Zealand. And it’s not just TGC GE that benefits from this pool of local and regional knowledge, experience and contacts: as these option deals for 'Soccer Dreams' and 'Fridge Wars' demonstrate, there’s also huge potential for the cross-pollination of ideas and business within the TGC GE family. In many ways, our international network is a microcosm of the global formats industry, which is to ensure that world-class entertainment from the world’s best creatives continues to made, sold and enjoyed by audiences around the world.”
Pedro Davila, executive producer at Miracol, said: “This collaboration with TGC GE allows us to showcase 'Soccer Dreams' to eager football audiences — and aspiring football stars — around the world. We believe this strategic alliance will create exciting opportunities in the non-scripted space and further solidify our commitment to delivering compelling content that resonates with viewers everywhere.”
Jess Khanom who oversees sales and acquisitions in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and MENA for the distributor said: "This is a very exciting time to be in partnership with Mazen and his team at Different. The company is one of the driving forces of the television industry in the region, with top 10 series both on traditional television networks and streaming services. I have no doubt this new relationship will bring lucrative opportunities for both parties"
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