During the past few months, several formats from NBCUniversal International have stormed their way to Asian households and have been enjoying high ratings since their launch. For instance, Minute To Win It, originally developed by Friday TV (part of the Shine Group) and launched on NBC in 2010, has already been a success across six continents. The Vietnam adaptation—Minute To Win It Vietnam—the format’s fourth Asian version after successful local productions in Malaysia, India … [Read more...] about Formats that are truly Universal
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Pit Stop – Singapore
Q: Tell us your feelings about being nominated so many times for the Emmys? A: Well, the nominations are always a tremendous honour for us. Everybody works so hard and it’s not my nomination, it’s everybody’s. People all over the world associated with the show, all over Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, Russia. Every time the show gets nominated, I get texts from people all over the world: “Yeah! we got nominated, we got nominated!” So you bring all these people … [Read more...] about Pit Stop – Singapore
Simon’s Got Talent
Cowell’s track record of producing hit talent shows is undeniable, and he’s got the stats to prove that. This year, Got Talent tops Eurodata TV Worldwide’s “Most-watched reality shows in international markets” list – for the second year running. Data from the audience measurement firm suggests that the franchise is currently the most popular entertainment format in the world and has travelled to more territories as a format than any other talent show in … [Read more...] about Simon’s Got Talent
VikiPedia
Q: When it comes to Viki, you work with many broadcasters. What conversations did you have with them in order for them to part with their content? A: I come from both the content side and the fan side. You know, growing up in Cairo, I watched Bollywood content and didn’t even know what they were saying. So we tried to build a model that works for the fans and for the content owners alike. Conversation for them is ‘if you get the content in front of all the fans and you let them … [Read more...] about VikiPedia
Taking Asia – One Format at a Time
Frontrunner Even though many Israeli producers are already selling their content internationally, formats distributor Armoza Formats is generally acknowledged to be the frontrunner. “We were the pioneers who brought Israeli formats out of the local market to the international market because we believe in the creativity that exists within the Israeli market and saw the potential, by buying many international formats and creating a strong distribution platform that can take this content to … [Read more...] about Taking Asia – One Format at a Time
The “Brown” Effect
Maria is late. She apologises, and tells me the flight she was on had just touched down, and that she needed a quick freshening before rushing over. She steadies herself with a cup of hot green tea, compliments of the in-house café that this part TV studio, part retail store, part kitchen called AFC Studio offers. In the hour I was there, I saw all but two patrons. While it is hard to imagine a TV studio in a mall in downtown Singapore, it is even harder to imagine two people starting a … [Read more...] about The “Brown” Effect