Shine sells Clash of the Choirs into Ukraine

Shine International has shopped its Clash of the Choirs (pictured) format into Ukraine.

The deal took effect earlier this year and local free-to-air commercial broadcaster 1+1 has just launched its local version of the singing competition series.

The local Clash of the Choirs started last Sunday (November 10).

Other international broadcasters that have taken the format, in which choirs battle against each other, include CCTV in China, TF1 in France, Network Seven in Australia, Show TV in Turkey and TV4 in Sweden. In the US it was on broadcast network NBC.

It was originally developed by Shine-owned Swedish producer Friday TV.