SF moves quiz production abroad
Swiss television wants to become more flexible and try out more new formats - without always having to invest large sums in preparation. For this reason, a production will be moved abroad for the first time this year.
The summer quiz "Die Millionen-Falle" will be different from previous quiz formats on Swiss television: The candidates are from Switzerland and host René Rindlisbacher will present in Swiss German. However, the studio is not in Zurich-Leutschenbach, but at ZDF in Cologne. Candidates and presenter travel to Germany for a week at the end of June and record six episodes there, which are then broadcast on SF1 during the summer months. Schweizer Fernsehen rents ZDF's infrastructure for this purpose.
Christoph Gebel, head of the entertainment department, explained the reason for outsourcing to Germany in Zurich on Tuesday: "We want to be able to try out more things and be more flexible. "Instead of us preparing and developing for a long time ourselves, we're now going where the infrastructure is already in place." If the show fails with the audience, Swiss TV can thus overturn it without major losses. "If the quiz catches on, we could also imagine it on Saturday night." Schweizer Fernsehen also plans to record other formats abroad at some point. (SDA)
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