STV Productions, TV3 and GME commission The Lie

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STV Group PLC

31 October 2013

 



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STV Productions, TV3 Studios and GroupM Entertainment commissioned to make brand new quiz show

31^st October 2013

STV Productions, TV3 Studios and GroupM Entertainment are to co-produce a brand new quiz show, The Lie, to be broadcast on STV and TV3.

The 16 x 30" episodes (ten for TV3 and six for STV) will air in 2014 with studio filming starting this December in TV3's brand new Sony HD studio in Dublin.

The Lie, a new format from STV Productions and TV3 Studios, from an original concept by Grant Keen, is a general knowledge quiz with a difference - there are no questions. Instead, two teams of contestants will compete to win a cash prize by identifying the one lie from a set of otherwise true statements.

Comedian Susan Calman will host the Scottish version of the programme with the host of the Irish version to be announced in the coming weeks.

The series will be Executive Produced by Gary Chippington for STV Productions, Andrew Byrne for TV3 Studios and Abigail Adams and Richard Foster for GroupM Entertainment.

Alan Clements, Director of Content for STV Productions, said: "It is fantastic to be bringing this new format to peak time audiences on STV and TV3. This is the first opportunity we have had to work with TV3 and we are looking forward to filming starting in Ireland before the end of the year. This commission further strengthens STV Productions' credentials in the entertainment genre, which currently include commissions for Catchphrase for ITV and Fake Reaction for ITV2."

Jeff Ford, TV3 Group Director of Content, said: "This is TV3 Studios first co-production and first venture into big shiny floor studio quiz shows. We are delighted to be partnering with STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment and look forward, in particular, to production getting underway in our new Sony HD studio. The format of The Lie is fast paced and addictive - a show we hope resonates with viewers not just in Scotland and Ireland but potentially worldwide."

Richard Foster, MD GME said: "We're delighted to be working again with Jeff Ford in his new role at TV3 and continuing our relationship with STV Productions by supporting the series for both broadcasters."

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For further information, please contact the STV press office:-  

Eleanor Marshall

0141 300 3670 / 07803 970 143

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Anna Hendry

0141 300 3830 / 07921 494 654

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Notes to editors

About STV Productions  

STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses, with ambitious plans for growth and expansion in the UK and overseas. The company has a record of success across a range of genres including drama, factual and entertainment, producing a wide range of programmes for a variety of networks. Recent commissions include Feature Documentary film Fire in the Night for BBC Scotland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. In the entertainment genre, STV Productions has produced Catchphrase and Fake Reaction for ITV1 and ITV2, and Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy for UKTV Gold. Further commissions include ratings success Antiques Road Trip, including a celebrity version, for BBC One and Two and drama The Poison Tree for ITV1. STV Productions also works in partnership with US production company, Kinetic Content, licensing original formats in their respective companies and developing new formats, such as the Perez Hilton Super Fan entertainment series for ITV2.

About TV3 / TV3 Studios

Launched in 1998, TV3 is the largest commercial channel in Ireland with an 11% market share for Adults 15+, reaching over 2.6 million individuals each week and over 3.6 million individuals each month. TV3 has a bigger market share for Adults 15+ than BBC1, UTV, Channel 4 and Sky 1 combined. Today, TV3 Group has firmly established itself as the leader in TV entertainment in Ireland.

The development of the brand new Sony HD Studio has allowed for the production of bigger formats and even better content for distribution - giving scope for greater impact in the international market.  

Recent commissions include Tonight with Vincent Browne, Celebrity Apprentice: You're Fired!, Factomania (360 Productions - a BBC Worldwide format), the new ShowPal™ commercial, Keith Barry: Brain Hacker and Tyrone Production's School Around The Corner. Further commissions in the Sony HD Studio include new shiny floor game shows The Lie and Pressure Point. TV3 are also currently in discussions with a number of production companies in relation to a proposed new soap opera planned for 2015.

About GroupM Entertainment

The primary role of GroupM Entertainment is to produce, finance and distribute entertainment properties for a wide range of international (TV and digital) markets. The company's primary business interests extend across all media platforms and a variety of genres.

 

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