TV Formats
Formatted TV shows like Big Brother are part of a global industry worth billions of pounds. Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of selling TV formats around the world.
Successful TV formats like Big Brother, Pop Idol, X-Factor and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are sold and broadcast all round the world, netting their creators billions of pounds. But how can you protect such a valuable asset? And are too many copycat versions saturating the market and crushing original ideas? Evan Davis finds out from those at the top of the lucrative global industry of TV formats.
Guests:
Charlie Parsons, Creator of Survivor and CEO, Castaway Television Productions
Louise Pedersen, Managing Director, all3media international
Ricardo Pereira, TV Globo Director for Europe
Producer: Sally Abrahams.
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Evan Davis
Charlie Parsons
Louise Pedersen
Ricardo Pereira
Broadcasts
- Thu 13 Feb 2014 20:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 15 Feb 2014 17:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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The Bottom Line
The definitive business podcast from the 大象传媒. Hosted by Evan Davis.
