Toronto, February 19, 2015 – Media Headquarters today announces a partnership with multimedia studio Electus and Barracuda Television Productions to produce its hit format Canada’s Smartest Person in the US market.

The factual entertainment format, originally developed in Canada for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, is a prime time competitive reality series in which competitors prove their smarts in unique challenges that go beyond trivia or IQ tests.

“The successful rollout of Canada’s Smartest Person proves that entertaining and accessible Canadian formats have a great chance for success beyond our borders. We’re thrilled to be working with Electus and Barracuda to bring this popular series to the US, and around the world,” said Robert Cohen, President of Media Headquarters.

Barracuda’s Barry Poznick will serve as Executive Producer. Poznick has created and produced dozens of hit TV shows airing in more than 150 countries around the world including Are You Smarter Than Fifth Grader?, Buckwild, and Family Game Night. The American adaptation of the format is currently being shopped to US networks.

“I love this format because it’s revolutionizing the way we judge who is smart. IQ scores don’t mean anything anymore… this is the new way to test intelligence. And it’s fun, physical, fast-paced and filled with surprising outcomes,” said Poznick.

Electus has licensed Canada’s Smartest Person to Turkey’s TRT and Sera Film for production, and has secured deals in France, Norway, Sweden and Portugal.

The program debuted on CBC in September 2014 and was Canada’s number one new series of the Fall television season. Canada’s Smartest Person also features a groundbreaking interactive component that allows viewers to play along on mobile devices. It is one of the most popular interactive experiences ever produced in Canada, with over 180,000 app downloads and one million intelligence tests completed.

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About Media Headquarters

Media Headquarters is a leading Canadian television and digital media production company founded in 1999 by Executive Producer Robert Cohen. The company is widely recognized for producing popular series and original formats for worldwide markets. Media Headquarters has won numerous Canadian and international awards and consistently makes the Realscreen ‘Global 100’ List celebrating the world’s best non-fiction producers. Media Headquarters’ slate includes factual entertainment, documentary, dramatic and children’s programming. For more information visit www.mediahqs.net.

About Electus

Electus is the first integrated multimedia entertainment studio to unite producers, creators, advertisers and distributors under one roof and produce all forms of content for distribution across a variety of platforms around the world, including: broadcast, cable, digital, OTT and various emerging technologies. The company connects advertisers, distributors and content creators early on in the development process, enabling marketers and advertisers to be true partners in campaigns and content creation. Electus International, the global distribution arm of Electus, is responsible for all international sales and distribution for Electus’ programming and its studio partners as well as programs and formats from other well-known 3rd party providers. Electus is an operating business of IAC [NASDAQ: IACI]. For more information on Electus, visit www.electus.com

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