EBU announced the winners in the annual event showcasing the best public service program formats across entertainment and factual genres for 2019.

Escape Room, a format by Latvian pubcaster LTV, won first prize as voted by the attendees at the EBU Creative Forum. The description of the show reads: “Tired of election discussions, interviews and statistics? Investigative journalists from Latvian Television put parties and politicians in an escape room to reveal their true face, communication skills, and knowledge about facts and history. For example, do they know what is the minimum wage and can they act fast and precisely in a stressful situation? Extraordinary, entertaining and surprisingly revealing television!”

Norway’s NRK grabbed second and third prize with Top Ten and Ridiculously Smart. Top Ten is a music gameshow, hosted by a pop star, in which two celebrity teams compete to uncover the top ten hits of a given year. Answers are revealed through a mix of questions and challenges that get harder and harder as the show progresses. The top ten hits are played throughout, culminating in a special performance of that years’ biggest hit by a special guest. In Ridiculously Smart, a Norwegian comedian has to learn a scientific topic by a top scientist. After just five days, she has to perform a stand-up show about this theme. The topic is a disease that is a great threat to all kinds of deer. All the reindeers in one mountain area have been killed by the government hunters - on the request of the scientist. The comedian must travel to the mountains - with the scientist - and perform her show among an angry local population, who are demanding answers.