Mediacorp Old Enough for Nippon format

Nippon TV’s Old Enough!

ATF: Singapore-based broadcaster Mediacorp has agreed its first format deal with Japanese commercial network Nippon TV, picking up a veteran primetime show.

A Singaporean version of Old Enough! will be worked up for next year, following the announcement of the deal at the ATF market in the country today.

Old Enough! has aired on Nippon TV in Japan for 27 years and has been successfully localised in the UK, China, Italy and Vietnam. The format films preschoolers as they venture out to run errands on their own for the first time.

In Singapore, the family-friendly franchise will be adapted as a four-part special for On the Red Dot, a current affairs programme investigating issues close to home.

The half-hour show is slated to air on Fridays from January 4 on Mediacorp Channel 5 and will also be available to stream on Toggle.