What’s the secret to 10 successful seasons? Not letting things get stale, says Proper TV’s Guy O’Sullivan.
Production has started in the second season of the series, which will be shot in and around the Greater Toronto Area.
Film and television distribution deals this week include international sales for Proper’s Don’t Drive Here and the acquisition of Omar by Mongrel Media.
The broadcaster looks to cook up a sizeable post-football game audience for the popular format.
Peace Point sells three to Scripps Networks International (Bake with Anna Olson pictured), while Pacific Northwest Pictures picks up Canadian rights to Le Week-end.
Ahead of MIPCOM, Proper Television’s distribution arm sold its original series, including Don’t Drive Here, Vegas Rat Rods and Last Car Standing internationally.
Proper Television is producing the homegrown format of the competition cooking series, which is led by a trio of Canadian chef judges, announced today.
Playback talks to Proper Television exec producer Cathie James about the logistics of nationwide casting for the upcoming food competition series.
As the industry reacts to the surprise announcement, the indie producer argues that Canada is “the perfect place from which to attack the world.”
The reality show premieres Aug. 29 on OLN with a rebroadcast on City, and a sneak peek premiere at Fan Expo on Aug. 24.
The move comes as the Toronto-based factual producer expands into content distribution.
Proper Television is producing the 36 half-hour episode series, now in production, for OLN from the format licensed by FremantleMedia.