EspañolThe hit show, created by Abot Hameiri, achieves its 9th international sale following a series of ratings successes on RTL Germany, TV Record Brazil, MNET South Africa Channel 10 Israel , RTL Hungary and more
Follows commissioning of a second season by TV Record Brazil
Dori Media Group (“DMG”, “the Company”) announces that the popular “Power Couple” reality show format, owned and created by Abot Hameiri, has been sold to RTL Croatia. The first season of 20 episodes will air in 2017.
Nadav Palti, CEO & President of Dori Media Group commented: “The success of Power Couple demonstrates that it has all the ingredients needed to be a hit show, and indeed the show’s popularity is gaining momentum. We are delighted that RTL Croatia have committed to a 20 episode series and due to the format’s adaptability, we know it will prove to be a success for them as it has appealed to a broad range of audiences from Latin America to Europe and Asia – as indicated by feedback received by local partners and reviewers globally, which we are delighted to share with you below.”
“Power Couple” provides ten couples with extreme challenges to test how well they really know each other. In this game, couples can convert the closeness of their relationships and their knowledge of each other into big cash prizes. The format has been taken to over 10 territories internationally including: Brazil, Slovenia, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, USA, China, India and more.
The scale of the show’s success can be summarized as follows:
- The show has achieved hit status in Israel, where it improved the rating of its 9.00 PM timeslot by 81% on average.
- The most recent debut of the format, on RTL Germany, secured a winning timeslot among those aged between 14 and 49.
- In Hungary, it achieved an audience share of 27.2% in the very competitive 7:00 pm slot;
- In Brazil, the show increased its timeslot ratings by 38% and a second season has been commissioned; and
- In Slovenia, the show has achieved a 27% viewing share on its channel.
Endorsements gathered from the market includes:
Péter Kolosi’s Deputy CEO, Director of Programming at RTL Hungary: “We are really delighted with the success of Power Couple which gives an amazing boost to the start of our Autumn season. The show has become a firm favorite with the Hungarian audience and makes our prime time leadership even stronger with the show peaking at a 27.2% share in the very competitive 7 pm slot. I am sure that there is a great international future ahead of the format.”
Marcelo Silva, Artistic Vice President, TV Record Brazil: “Power Couple reality show was one of Record´s successes in 2016. The TV show, a produced by Floresta production, was hosted by Roberto Justus. According Kantar IBOPE Grande SP, more than 62 million people watched the reality show. It was also a success on social networks, trending on multiple sites when it aired. Furthermore, TV critics wrote on the innovative nature of the format. A second season is scheduled for 2017.
Frank Rendez, Press reviewer, RTL Television: “Das Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare”, the local version of Power Couple, clearly and consistently achieved the highest market share with an average rate of 13.8% in the target group of 14-49 year-olds. On social media the show was the number one trending topic on Twitter in Germany every Wednesday night while the show was running.”