Endemol nabs 'Canada Sings' format

LONDON -- Endemol has nabbed worldwide format privileges to Shaw Media's talent show "Canada Sings." The offer requires the entertainment giant selling the format worldwide and creating local versions from the show via its regional production modems. "Canada Sings" was initially created for Shaw Media network Global Television by Insight Production Company, which produced and is the owner of the format. Once the skein bowed in Canada last summer time it had been viewed by 6.5 million audiences, based on Endemol. Shaw Media a week ago greenlit another season of "Canada Sings," that takes regular folk from places of work nationwide and challenges these to form glee clubs with co-employees. The teams, trained by professionals, compete inside a countrywide talent contest using the champion giving the prize money to some nominated charitable organisation. Global mind of format purchases at Endemol Grant Ross stated: "It is really an unabashed feel great format full of adrenalin, bravado, working together, courage and risk. "The show's performance in Canada talks by itself and also the elements which have driven that success could be converted in a territory." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com