Banijay Strikes First International Deal For ‘Let’s Play Ball’ With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Streamer Crave

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has struck its first world woody for buzzy beingness drama gameshow Let’s Play Ball.

Heated Rivalry streamer Crave has picked up nan format for French Canada and will make a bumper 10 x 60-minute type of nan show that sees celebrities push elephantine balls crossed various terrains.

Produced by Sphere Media, nan Canadian type will recreation crossed Montreal, from constrictive metropolis streets and unfastened countryside to flowing rivers.

Let’s Play Ball, a former Deadline Global Breakout, started life connected YouTube earlier being scaled up by EndemolShine Nederland and section broadcaster SBS6. ITV is processing a version successful nan UK pinch Last One Laughing UK producers Initial and Zeppotron, while successful nan U.S. Bunim/Murray Productions is taking nan show to market.

Banijay Rights Canada SVP Jane Rimer said: “Let’s Play Ball is simply a bold, highly visual. format pinch cosmopolitan appeal, combining larger-than-life, laugh-out-loud drama pinch ahealthy dose of competition. Securing our first world woody for Let’s Play Ball with Bell Media present successful Quebec is simply a awesome milestone, and we cannot hold to partner pinch Bell Media again to bring this uniquely entertaining format to life for French-Canadian audiences.”

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