Philippines’ GMA Network looks like it is taking the brakes off its long-planned local adaptation of Fremantle’s talent competition, “Battle of the Judges”, which the Manila-based national broadcaster commissioned in 2021.

No production/broadcast dates have been disclosed yet, but GMA has started promoting the new show on its website and across social media.

“Battle of the Judges” was part of ContentAsia’s 25 count of formats that were announced in 2020/2021 and have since gone cold.

The Philippines ranked fourth by volume in ContentAsia’s Formats Update for 2022. The top three formats markets were Thailand with 33 titles, Vietnam with 30 titles and India with 27.