Bet on Your Baby


News brief: Asian nets Bet on Your Baby

Electus International format Bet On Your Baby has again been commissioned in Asia. The show has gone to TVAD – VTV in Vietnam and in Thailand, while the Philippines’ ABS-CBN has ordered a second season. Meanwhile, The Goddesses’ New Clothes, a localised version of the Fashion Star format for Dragon TV in China, has been […]

News brief: South African net bags Electus shows

South African pay TV operator M-Net has acquired 75 hours of US cable programming from IAC-owned LA studio Electus. The deal hands M-Net David Blaine: Real or Magic, Bet on Your Baby seasons one and two, Food Fighters, The Hero, 72 Hours, Mob Wives Chicago, Big Ang, Miami Monkey, G-Thing and The 3. “Sharing similar […]

Ukrainian net serves up family cook off show

Ukrainian channel 1+1 has acquired Global Agency’s cookery format Rivals-in-Law. Furthermore, producer iMagic has optioned the format for the Middle East and North Africa from Turkish distributor Global, which also sells formats such as Blind Taste. The format, which launched at MIPTV last month, sees wives and their mothers-in-law simultaneously prepare and cook identical dishes, […]

ABC orders Ben Silverman’s Bet On Your Baby

US network ABC has ordered Bet on Your Baby, a new gameshow from Ben Silverman’s Electus and 5×5 Media. In the hour-long show, which will be hosted by US comedian Melissa Peterman, parents try to predict their child’s next move in an effort to win US$50,000 towards their child’s education. The eight-episode series will premiere […]