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June 26, 2024
White Smoke for The Political Assembly in the Netherlands
The Political Assembly’ is created and produced by Bargoens, led by well-known and renowned TV-maker Eric Goens.
Netherlands - Be-Entertainment has finalised its first
international commission for ‘The Political Assembly’ with RTL in the
Netherlands. The Dutch commercial channel secures the rights to broadcast a
local series in due course. The commission follows the huge success of ‘The
Political Assembly’ (local title: ‘Het Conclaaf’) on VTM in Belgium
where it reached a phenomenal average market share of 49.6% (18-44,
consolidated) in the weeks before the national elections.
The reality show with
substance also broke records on channel platform ‘VTM GO’, where both the
linear episodes, the full duels and the personal confessions were made
available. Aside from the strong numbers and generating a huge buzz on social
media, the format was highlighted more than 650 times in the national and
international press.
‘The Political
Assembly’ challenges the key
politicians in the country to convene in a castle together for a full weekend
of group debates, one-on-one duels and personal confessions. They discuss their
political viewpoints and confront each other on opposing opinions and policy.
Without the presence of spin doctors, the show gets beyond the political
one-liners and watch the politicians show their true colors, both as passionate
professionals, but also as real people.
“It’s a sign of the
times,” says Be-Entertainment MD Gepke Nederlof. “More than 50 nations are
holding elections this year. Political unrest is at an all-time high, and
there’s never been more at stake for voters. All the more reason to secure the
rights to ‘The Political Assembly’ and not miss out on one of Belgium’s
most talked about and informative titles ever.”
