| Rob Clark, FremantleMedia’s Senior Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Production, Worldwide Entertainment , said: “Broadcasters always want the next big hit, but at the moment we see they are focused on balancing the schedules. They need the blockbuster formats but they also want a variety of shows. They need to hit everyone’s sweet spot and be representative of their audience and their changing tastes. So this season’s slate has it all. We have big shows with blockbuster finales; family game shows with passion and prizes; reality formats with cut-throat competition, and gentler feel-good shows with positive role models. We have some truly great formats across all genres, boasting real global appeal”.
Password, commissioned by CBS in the USA, is the show where contestants can win big-money prizes with just one word. The format has the perfect mix of tension, drama, top celebrities and big money. Mixing celebrity and contestant involvement, the show has a unique edge against the competition, can be adapted to many markets and has huge global potential.
The Big Give is the breakout success for 2007 on ABC in the USA that has created a new reality genre. It involves a reality-based competition, where giving is everything. The more a contestant gives, the better their chance of winning. FremantleMedia has both tape and format rights to the show, which has tension, passion, drama and gives viewers a big feel-good factor.
One of the sure-fire ratings hits is Family Links, just acquired from Sweden’s Metronome Group. This show will be produced and rolled out worldwide. It is a highly adaptable, multigenerational family quiz show with major potential. It draws on strategy, suspense and also tests family dynamics, as teams work to answer questions and win dream prizes taken from their own personal wish list. With questions tapping into popular culture across the board, this game show format will be fresh and relevant to viewers across all cultures.
Already delivering amazing ratings for TV3 in Denmark, Your Price or Mine is the voyeur’s dream. We all love peeking inside other people’s houses and enjoy to knowing what they paid for everything. This quiz show allows its audience to do just that, letting contestants with contrasting tastes and backgrounds check out each others’ houses and guess how much their prized possessions are worth. Capturing many of the winning elements that made The Price is Right such a bankable winner, Your Price or Mine also adds elements of ‘taste’ to create a game show format that will be a great new platform for a wide range of audiences around the globe.
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