Granada International sends 'Nanny 911' to the rescue

The hit reality format, 'Nanny 911', has been picked up in the Middle East by MBC and in Turkey by Kanal D, it was announced today by Nadine Nohr, Managing Director.
'Nanny 911' is a format devised by Granada America for Fox Network in the US.
The brand new series of the successful format will be produced by MBC’s in-house production team for a pan regional audience across the Middle East. The 8 x 1 hour episodes will feature top flight nannies from a number of different Middle Eastern countries to give a truly pan-regional feel to the series.
Production will start in early December and the series, under a local title yet to be confirmed, will be transmitted on MBC early in the new year in a primetime slot.
In addition, 'Nanny 911' has been called to Turkey. The 13 x 1 hour series will appear on one of Turkey’s main commercial channels, Kanal D and will be produced by ANS, Kanal D’s in-house production company, early in the New Year. The series will be broadcast in a primetime slot later in 2006.
Laura Burrell, Head of Formats at Granada International commented: “I am delighted that this engrossing format is starting to role out successfully internationally. These two deals follow hot on the heels of the incredible success of the Italian version of Nanny 911, demonstrating that the format can be easily adapted to fulfil the needs of all types of broadcaster.”
(CD)