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Australia’s Foxtel orders Ronde reality format ‘Billion Dollar Playground’ for Binge
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L-R: Alison Hurbert-Burns & Ben Davies
The Foxtel Group in Australia has commissioned docu-soap reality format Billion Dollar Playground for streaming service Binge.
The format, from Australian production house Ronde Media (Outback Ringer, Big Miracles), takes viewers into the exclusive world of uber-wealthy guests who pay a premium for high-end vacation homes, and ultimate holiday experiences, as world-class staff service their round the clock demands.
The 8 x 60-minute original series will commence production in Sydney this summer for broadcast in 2024.
Announcing the new commission at MIPCOM in Cannes, Alison Hurbert-Burns, executive director of Binge and commissioning & content for the Foxtel Group, said that the format brings together “the popularity of workplace reality series, luxe living, and a tantalising slice of Australian life.”
She added: “We are looking for reality formats that are original and transport our audiences into realms that are fascinating and immersively entertaining. Billion Dollar Playground has that in diamond-encrusted spades.”
Ronde founder, Ben Davies, commented: “The fascination with rich people and how they spend their money is endless, which is why we’re taking audiences inside some of the most luxurious properties on earth to witness the upstairs-downstairs dynamic between uber-wealthy jet-setters and the staff who service their every need.”
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