Endemol USA pacts with Foursquare for TV series

Exclusive: Endemol USA has become the programming mayor of Foursquare.

Under a new exclusive development deal, Endemol will look to develop a TV series that will somehow incorporate the social networking site.

Foursquare has become a popular platform for users -- nearly 5 million at last count -- to "check in" at restaurants, attractions, landmarks and other sites via their mobile phones.

Those reports are then shared via users' social networking sites, such as Twitter or Facebook. Frequent users can become the "mayor" of a location when they've checked in more than anyone else.

Endemol is still mulling an exact format for the Foursquare show -- but the show seems likely to have an "Amazing Race"-style competitive element, in which participants travel to various sites.

"Our partnership with Foursquare will help us continue to evolve the content experience for our audiences everywhere," said Endemol North America chairman David Goldberg.

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