HRT Closes Multi Format And Multi Series Deal With ITV Studios

Public broadcaster HRT in Croatia has announced that it has closed a multi format and multi series deal with ITV Studios, which includes a new commission for the multi award-winning quiz Beat the Chasers, in addition, global hit format The Voice is returning to HRT, along with The Voice Kids for the first time.

A Year to Remember - the show that through clips, questions and games, takes the audience back to a specific year, has also been commissioned. I Love My Country, a format dedicated to celebrating every memorable aspect of Croatia, will return for an impressive 11th series, a decade after it first aired.

HRT is bringing back The Voice for two new seasons, with production soon to get underway on series four, which will air at the end of the year and series five slated for 2025. The Voice Kids, commissioned in over 45 territories globally, is set to launch next year.

Arjan Pomper, MD of Global Entertainment, ITV Studios, said: "We are excited that HRT is bringing multiple ITV Studios formats to Croatia, showing the breadth of our catalogue in big entertainment formats such as The Voice Kids, A Year to Remember and Beat the Chasers!"

Mr. Mario Sedmak, Head of Entertainment Dept of Croatian Television, HRT said: "We are very happy with the continuous cooperation between ITV Studios and HRT. We are thrilled to bring back The Voice to HRT for the 4th season and excited for the first season of The Voice Kids. As all of the ITV Studios shows at HRT are well received by the audiences, we are confident that this will be the same for the brand-new commissioned formats A Year to Remember and Beat the Chasers. We can’t wait to bring these shows to Croatia."