BBC Worldwide Australasia licenses UK MasterChef package to Foxtel’s LifeStyle channels

Louise Duffy | 14-12-2012

BBC Worldwide Australasia has completed an exclusive deal with Foxtel’s LifeStyle channels, with more of the original British MasterChef to air next year on LifeStyle FOOD.

The LifeStyle channels have licensed MasterChef (Series 9 & 10), Celebrity MasterChef (Series 7 & 8), MasterChef The Professionals (Series 5, 6 & 7) and Junior MasterChef (Series 2).

Kicking off in early 2013 with MasterChef the Professionals, this series sees Michelin-starred chef Michel Roux Jr joined by his sous chef Monica Galetti and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace in a search to find the professional kitchen stars of the future.

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace return in the new series of MasterChef, as they once again search for Britain’s best amateur cook.

Celebrity MasterChef hosts a new batch of celebrities who battle it out in the kitchen to see who will be crowned the Celebrity MasterChef champion.

Finally, a group of young would-be chefs don the MasterChef aprons and compete to be named Junior MasterChef.

Annette Kollek, BBC Worldwide Australasia’s Sales Manager, said: “This deal is a testament to our longstanding relationship with the LifeStyle channels and we are delighted that once again, MasterChef UK has found a home on LifeStyle FOOD.”

Hannah Barnes, LifeStyle channels Head of Commissioning and Programming, said: “We are thrilled to have secured Masterchef UK for the LifeStyle channels and to continue our great working relationship with BBCWW. Masterchef UK is a huge brand that our passionate foody viewers love.”