Channel 10 and Peter Abbott know how to make reality TV
--------
I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! to air Live from Africa
By David Knox on October 23, 2014 / Filed Under
News 8

TEN is gambling on upcoming Reality series
I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! to underpin its 2015 launch.
The show will replace
The Biggest Loser in the calendar, tipped to air from late January to March against
My Kitchen Rules and
The Block.
Boldly, it will air 5 nights a week Live from Africa -that puts it one foot in front of Big Brother which airs Live predominantly on Eviction nights.
Casting is currently underway for its participants, with celebs appearing for a minimum of 2 weeks. The show will have two hosts similar to the UK version hosted by Ant and Dec. The massive production will have up to 280 crew to keep it ticking over.
Members of the Australian production crew recently went to Murwillumbah, local base for the UK production. In attendance were executive producer Stephen Tate from TEN, ITV EPs Peter Abbott and Lara Hopkins, as well as ITV’s Head of Entertainment Hilary Innes, Head of Production Donna Foster and series producer Phil Cullen.
ITV will need to keep a close eye on the growing Ebola Virus in west African countries Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and hope it doesn’t impact interest of potential cast.
Thankfully the production will be based in South Africa, at an isolated site 30km from locals.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs advises South Africa has, for some time, blocked its borders to travellers from Ebola-affected countries while South African residents returning are given strict health checks.
A spokesperson from ITV Australia told
TV Tonight, “
I’m A Celebrity is still filming in Africa…..it’s being shot in South Africa and is proceeding as planned.”
http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here-to-air-live-from-africa.html
-----------
LIVE - 5 days a week.