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SPARKS NETWORK – 13 OF THE WORLD’S LEADING PRODUCERS

The Sparks Network members represent some of the most skilled developers and

producers in the market. The combined resources within the network are giving rise

to an impressive number of new formats that are developed, piloted and produced

every year.

The joint development resources of 13 of the world’s leading producers have so far

resulted in more than 150 proven formats. In this catalogue, you find a selection

of 31 formats for the fall 2005.

Sparks Network is a unique and modern format exchange platform and is a new

and better way to distribute formats. Sparks Network offers you as a broadcaster a

strong catalogue of proven formats. Through the Sparks Network member in your

territory, you get a respected production partner with a working relationship with

the creator of the format.

Book a meeting with Fredrik af Malmborg or Nicola Söderlund from Sparks Network

at Miptv on phone +46 855 60 93 82 or e-mail [email protected]

MipCom stand R 28.02

www.sparksnetwork.com

ENTERTAINMENT CHAPEL OF LOVE Princess Productions 4

COMEDY CLUB Globomedia 5

DREAM POWER Promofilm 6

I FANCY YOU Globomedia 7

JOYA RUNS Zana Media 8

MOTHER IN LAW Moskito TV 9

OFFICE MONKEY Princess Productions 10

SPLUNGE Globomedia 11

THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECT Princess Productions 12

THE TUNNEL Triangle Production 13

TWO FAT GROUPIES Crea Video 14

FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT AMAZING STORIES Elephant & Cie 15

LIGHTS CAMERA AUCTION Princess Productions 16

ROOM 421 Elephant & Cie 17

UNEXPECTED VISIT STV Television 18

WE ARE DETECTIVES Princess Productions 19

FICTION AIDA Globomedia 20

FIRST LOVE ATM Grupa S.A. 21

LOS SERRANO Globomedia 22

NIEDRIG & KUHNT MME Moviement 23

TWO WITH KALWASS MME Moviement 24

GAME SHOWS AL DENTE Zana Media 25

CASH BATTLE ATM Grupa S.A. 26

CLUELESS ATM Grupa S.A. 27

HAZARD Triangle Production 28

HIT IT OR BEAT IT Globomedia 29

KITCHEN CLUB Zana Media 30

THE DEADLY KNOWLEDGE SHOW Princess Productions 31

ZULU BINGO STV Television 32

REALITY BUMP ‘N’ GRIND Princess Productions 33

PEKING EXPRESS Kanakna Productions 34

ON BOARD Promofilm 35

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GENRE: Entertainment

LENGTH: 60 minutes

BROADCASTER: Five (UK)

RIGHTS HOLDER: Princess

Productions

CONTACTS: Sebastian Scott

Princess Productions

Phone: +44 207 985 1902

E-mail: [email protected]

Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


If you ever wanted an invite to a Vegas-style wedding organised by the best wedding planners in town, then Chapel of Love is the show for you. Every day we transform a fully-licensed studio into a different wedding chapel – and the happy couple exchange their vows live on air.

In each show a different couple enjoy the biggest day of their lives – and we see all the preparations backstage. The chapel itself is a blank canvas that is transformed every day by our wedding planners and their team. At one end of the

chapel is a door leading to the bride’s quarters. At the other end is the groom’s backstage dressing-rooms.

Both sets of rooms are fully equipped for dress fittings, hairdressing, make-up and last minute rituals to conquer nerves. Behind the scenes our cameras cap-ture the whole carnival of emotion and nerves.

As the couple get ready, we hear great stories of how they met and their roman-tic love affair. Meanwhile, the guests are arriving and we meet all the extra char-acters – the difficult mother-in-law, the sister of the bride who’s getting friendly with the Best Man…

Prior to the big day we’ll have fi lmed all the pre-wedding preparations: everything from the bride deciding on what she’ll wear, to the style of her hair and the fl owers. We’ll also see how the groom prepares himself for his big day – he might be enjoying his stag night or writing his speech.

Then, back in the studio our participants say their wedding vows LIVE in front of the cameras and an audience of friends and family. Viewers will also be able to get lots of top tips and ideas that they can use for their own special wedding day. Weddings have always been huge ratings hits on TV, from soaps to royalty. The Chapel of Love is an intimate wedding show, but also an emotional journey, a make-over show and a fashion show rolled into one. It’s the ultimate wedding video.

ENTERTAINMENT

CHAPEL OF LOVEThe show where couples get married live on television

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COMEDY CLUBThe show that turns your favorite artist into a stand up comedian

GENRE: Stand up reality show

LENGTH: 127 x 45 minutes

BROADCASTER: Canal+,Telecinco,

Antena 3 & TVE (Spain)

RIGHTS HOLDER: Globomedia

CONTACTS: Pablo Guerenabarrena

Phone: +34 91 728 57 40


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Comedy Club is a reality make-over format that turns celebrities into stand up

comedians for a night. Four celebrities, with no previous experience in the art

of stand up comedy, will be trained to perform a stand up comedy act in a huge

theatre. Each celebrity is coached by an experienced stand up comedian and a

team of professional comedy script writers.

The documentary elements of the show takes the viewers through the first

attempts, training, fears and creative anxiety before the big final performance. An

entertaining journey through ambitions, challenges, failures and finally a great

performance in front of an enthusiastic, but demanding audience. Four celebrities

in each episode will get a chance to show a new side of their artistic careers: the

mastering of stand up comedy.

In the latest adaptation of the format, viewers are voting on the best performance

in the final episode.

Comedy Club has finished its 6th season in Spain with great success. After its

first season on pay tv Canal + in Spain, the format has in fact made seasons on

all free-TV stations in Spain; Telecinco, Antena 3 and TVE. As a spin off from the

TV series, live theatre versions of Comedy Club have been touring around the

country, seen by close to 2,000,000 people. The audio CD with the monologues

from Comedy Club has sold more than 100,000 copies in Spain.

Comedy Club is currently in development for Belgium and Italy and has also

made 2 seasons in Argentina.

A license of the format includes also scripts from 127 episodes including more

than 500 monologues. Experienced stand up comedy script writers are not

always easy to find, so the archive of previously used scripts will be a good asset

when launching the format in a new country.

ENTERTAINMENT

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DREAM POWERThe surprise of a lifetime

GENRE: Weekly Entertainment/Reality

Show

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Channel 13

(Argentina), Rated 1st in it´s primetime

slot for five seasons, RCTV (Venezuela)

36 % share

RIGHTS HOLDER: Promofilm

CONTACTS: Marcela Campos -

Promofilm

Phone: +54 114 779 66 37


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Take a dream, a fan and a plan... what do you get? The surprise of a lifetime.

Dream Power mixes the funniest elements of a hidden camera show with the

emotional punch of a wish come true. In this show everyday people are set-up by

their friends and family members to unknowingly meet their favorite celebrities.

The twist? The celebrity is involved in the set-up from the beginning. The con-

spirators trick the fan into thinking they are participating in an event, never real-

izing the celebrity is behind the set-up all along. As the plan plays out, the fan

is suddenly caught off guard when they find themselves face-to-face with their

favorite celebrity. Whether it’s Peter Frampton disguised as a fan’s driver, Sting

walking in on a fan’s audition, or a fan participating in a sports clinic only to learn

that his coach is none other than Shaq, the reaction is always the same... the

surprise of a lifetime. Shock, awe, fear, tears, joy…it’s all part of Dream Power.

Each show begins with our host introducing our participants: our fan, our conspir-

ators, and our star. We’ll find out why the conspirators think our fan is deserving

of meeting the celebrity. What qualifies them as a super fan? Do they have a

memorabilia collection worth a small fortune? However we learn that these fans

are not crazed celebrity stalkers but loyal and endearing fans who truly believe in

the talent of their favorite celebrity. Next the master plan is laid out. What will be

used as a decoy to get the fan to the location where the reveal will take place?

Will the celebrity be disguised? At what moment should the celebrity reveal

him/her self? Of course, there may be moments when the plan veers off course.

Fortunately our hidden cameras will be along for every step of the ride until the

moment where the celeb’s true identity is ultimately revealed.

Featured as a segment in the 2 hour weekly series “Sorpresa y ½”, Dream

Power has been on the air for over 5 years. Past celebrity participants include:

Peter Frampton, Thalia, Magic Johnson, David Copperfield, Luis Miguel, Celine

Dion, Enrique Iglesias, Whitney Houston, Sting, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Hanson.

ENTERTAINMENT

I Fancy You is the success of the summer on Spanish TV and from the start the

show has held a fi rm grip on the young target groups. The average share for the

15 -24 is 38% and the broadcaster Antena 3 has prolonged the series for an extra

month.

In this dating show three suitors compete for the heart of a guy or a girl by an-

swering compromising and funny questions in front of a studio audience. What

they don’t know, since a curtain separates both groups, is that their prospective

date has brought their mother or father with them to help determine who will win

the date.

The parents, the studio audience and the viewers, who submit their vote via SMS,

choose the suitor. Then the couple must endure one fi nal “trial by fi re” by having

dinner with the parents at their house.

What happens at the dinner is anyone’s guess and is revealed during the next

show. This uncomfortable set-up is embarrassing, nerve-racking, funny, and al-

ways entertaining.

I Fancy You is a real hit with young demographics – as many suitors have already

realized…

I FANCY YOUIt´s young, it´s funny and a formidable sucess

GENRE: Dating show

LENGTH: 60 minutes

BROADCASTER: Antena 3 (Spain)

RATINGS: 38 % share in 15-24,

channel´s average share 24,9 %


CONTACTS: Pablo Guerenabarrena

- Globomedia

Phone: +34 917 285 740


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


ENTERTAINMENT

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JOYA RUNSThe ultimate flirt and travel show

GENRE: Flirt and travel Show

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Sat.1 Switzerland, local

adaption in China.

RATINGS: 8% in 15-49 compared to

broadcaster average 6,7%

RIGHTS HOLDER: Zana Media

CONTACTS: Mathias Ruch – Zana

Media

Phone: +41 31 311 09 35


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


ENTERTAINMENT

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Joya Runs is a spontaneous, speedy and interactive fl irt-and-travel show, and a

big ratings-success amongst 15-24 year-olds. The host fi nds two same-sex singles

on the streets of a city, who then have 90 minutes to select one travel partner of

the opposite sex with whom they would both be happy to travel from a list of pre-

registered internet entrants. The singles must return to the Joya Runs Stage in the

city centre (the “home base”) with a third travelling partner within the time limit in

order for the game to continue – the quicker they return, the better holiday they

will complete for.

All three contestant must then prepare for the trip, again within a time limit. This

includes getting their passports, packing their bags and talking to their employ-

ers. The viewers follow how they explain this unexpected leave to their mothers,

bosses or teachers and take a voyeuristic look into their personal and professional

lives.

Provided that they make it back to the home base within the time limit, it is time for

the fi nal decision to be made. Only two of the three people can go on the holiday,

and the third, newly found internet-entrant must select one of the two original

singles with whom to go on the trip. This couple then immediately leave for the

airport and their fantastic vacation destination – the other single stays at home.

During their trip, cameras follow recording the vacation. How do they get along

with each other? Do they become more than just friends?

Joya Runs is the winner of the E-Rose of the prestigious Rose d’Or Festival for the

best internet-integrated format. The format is currently produced in a local version

in China.

Mother-in-Law is a dating-show format that combines the eternal need to fi nd

a mate with the eternal humour surrounding mothers-in-law. It is a new dating/

matchmaking show that harks back to the good old days when mothers had their

say about whom their child should (or could) marry.

The mother is introduced at the beginning of each episode and her spirit is ever-

present throughout the show. Which of our singles will be good enough for the

mother-in-law to be?

The mother, her son or daughter and three possible dates all nervously sit in the

studio, and a partner is selected through a series of tough questions. The child

seeking a partner makes their choice, and if the mother agrees they will get a fi rst-

class prize. If the mother disagrees, the prize is much more modest.

Mother-in-Law was nominated in the Rose D’Or 2005 (Game Show) category and

was on the list of the most viewed programs. It has won awards as the best new

format in Finland in 2005. Mother-in-Law was on air on Subtv Autumn 2004 an

Spring 2005, with good ratings on Subtv – a young urban TV-channel in Finland.

MOTHER IN LAWBringing back the power of the mother-in-law

GENRE: Dating Show


BROADCASTER: Subtv (Finland)

RIGHTS HOLDER: Moskito Television

CONTACTS: Roope Lehtinen - Moskito

Television

Phone: +35 841 590 007


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


ENTERTAINMENT

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OFFICE MONKEYThe world's funniest hidden camera show

GENRE: Comedy Show/Hidden camera

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: ITV (UK)


Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


The workplace clown is woefully under-appreciated by the world’s top dogs and

big cheeses. Office Monkey is the show that rewards on-the-job pranksters and

applauds their efforts to turn the workplace into one big joke.

THE SHOW

Each week two workers from the same company are signed up to be Office

Monkey. No one else in the workplace is aware of what’s going on (apart from

the company owner). As far as the regular staff is concerned, our two jokers are

on the fast track to getting sacked.

The workplace will be rigged up with secret cameras to ensure we don’t miss

any Office Monkey action. When a contestant turns up to work in a chicken outfit

we’ll be sure to catch everybody’s reaction.

HOW IT WORKS

Filming takes place over the course of one day. The contestants are assigned

tasks prior to the day of filming, such as bring your grandmother to work, practise

a dance routine on your desk or try and hypnotise a colleague. The winner is the

Monkey considered to have provoked the best reactions from his colleagues, and

is chosen by the office Managing Director.

We’ll see the most outrageous sights in the most unlikely of locations. The work-

place just got funnier…

ENTERTAINMENT

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SPLUNGEThe sketch show that breaks new ground

GENRE: Sketches

LENGTH: 16 x 45 minutes, second

series in production

BROADCASTER´S: TVE (Spain)

RATINGS: 21% share, (broadcaster’s

average 19%)


CONTACTS: Pablo Guerenabarrena -

Globomedia

Phone: +34 91 728 57 40


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Splunge is a comedy sketch and chat show, based on fabulous scripts and a

great cast. The 45 minutes of humour are divided into 30 minutes of sketches, no

longer than one minute each, and 15 minutes of studio based comedy chat.

Five well-known comedians are the cast together with one guest-artist per epi-

sode – perhaps a politician, sport star or artist. The guest-artist is not previously

known for being a comedy talent, but that will soon change after appearing in

Splunge.

Splunge is unrivalled sue to it’s universal humour, which works in most cultures,

being based on common, universal situations. A license of Splunge gives the for-

mat buyer more than 1200 sketches to use in a local adaptation.

Splunge is currently in production for a second series in Spain with a number of

local versions in preparation around the world.

ENTERTAINMENT

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This is the big studio entertainment show that’s hosted by a different celebrity

every week. It’s got great games, great comedy VTs and great prizes.

THE SHOW

The show begins as the four regular comedians meet their new Guest Host, who

then delivers a hilarious topical monologue. The four members of the team each

help the Guest Host with different segments throughout the show. There are

sketches, secret filming, reality TV spoofs and a weekly phone-in competition.

The show climaxes with a game show finale where one lucky audience member

can win a great prize. Each week the game has 3 rounds, all inspired by the

host. They involve lots of physical comedy, funny pictures, rude humour and more

special celebrity guest appearances live in the studio.

There’s also a different house band every week. They feature throughout the

show and also play their new single.

WHY WE LIKE IT

The Friday Night Project is a big, glamorous and confident Friday night show,

anchored by big-name celebrities. It’s a great platform for established comics, tal-

ented new comedians, as well as a chance to see famous stars from film, music

and TV having fun and performing out of their usual environment.

THE FRIDAY NIGHT PROJECTYour friday night starts here

GENRE: Live Studio Comedy

Entertainment Show

LENGTH: 8 x 60 minutes (Season 2

from Jan 2006)

BROADCASTERS: C4 (UK)


Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


ENTERTAINMENT

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THE TUNNELThe family dinner that turned out to be a hidden camera show



BROADCASTER: Raiuno (Italy)

DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS:

Triangle for Sparks’ territories

Raitrade for the rest of the world

CONTACTS: Cecilia Pagliani

Triangle Production

Phone: +39 06 375 16 442


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


What would you think if you discovered that your son’s girlfriend was a star?

The Tunnel is an amazing mix between fi ction and reality in which a boy invites

his family for dinner to introduce his new mysterious partner. To everyone’s sur-

prise the person who opens the apartment door is a famous celebrity. The family

members spend the evening in the house which is full of hidden cameras and

microphones with a person they are used to seeing in the gossip magazines. We

will study their reactions and comments, and listen to their opinions. The pub-

lic will witness this meeting of two apparently distant worlds. The unsuspecting

family will discover the phobias of the star, and our competitor will also have to

overcome a diffi cult mystery test…

All this will take place just a few metres away from a purposely-built state-of-the-

art television studio, from which a studio audience and celebrity guests are direc-

tly involved in all the events in the house, provoking unforgettable moments of

entertainment. The studio is connected to the house through a long tunnel, at the

end of which there is a hidden revolving door. Come through The Tunnel with us…

ENTERTAINMENT

TWO FAT GROUPIESThe daredevils of the pop world

Two Fat Groupies is a humorous reality/comedy series about a couple of ‘huge’

groupies and their adventurous trips around the world to meet international celeb-

rities. It is an entertaining format about two fat fans conquering the world to meet

some of the top 500 celebrities.

The main characters are two quite literally big girls who worship celebrities. Their

mission is to hunt down and meet international movie and music stars. Anything

or anyone goes as long as they are famous – or at least know someone who is

famous. They might not always know who they’re talking to, but it’s their ultimate

desire and quest to meet international celebrities.

In every episode their crazy journey culminates with them meeting a star who

might know a star, who was married to a star, and who used to act in a movie with

another star. Their mission is to meet all the celebrities in the world to become ulti-

mate groupies and “almost as famous” themselves – to be in the “the inner circle”.

Every time they manage to track down a star and collect a piece of evidence (such

as hair, a broken nail, a shoe lace, toilet paper from their hotel room etc) they are

one step closer to their ultimate nirvana. This celebrity evidence is carefully stored

at their home base, the altar of the celebrity hunting.

Two Fat Groupies is an entertaining scripted reality format. It is a unique and funny

way to present local and international celebrities. Get your celebrity hit, and learn

about the latest gossip and trends in a humorous and very different way with Two

Fat Groupies.

ENTERTAINMENT

GENRE: Pop TV

LENGTH: 24 minutes

RIGHTS HOLDER: Crea Video

CONTACTS: Mikko Räisänen or Vera

Olsson - Crea Video

Phone: +358 40 523 2927

E-mail: [email protected] or

[email protected]

Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


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FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

GENRE: Docu-fiction

LENGTH: 90 minutes (or 60 minutes

daily version)

BROADCASTERS: France 3 (France)

RATINGS: 14 % share

RIGHTS HOLDER: Elephant & Cie

CONTACTS: Thierry Bizot - Elephant &

Cie

Phone: +33 01 56 21 37 01


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


A man kills another guy but makes a mistake and puts his victim in the wrong car,

a car that could belong to you… One night, after a tough discussion, your wife

shoots you but saves your life because the “magic bullet” blows away an unknown

cancer in your stomach… True stories, incredible scenarios, weird situations…

Amazing Stories is based on more than 7000 stories gathered from all around the

world by Pierre Bellemare, who wrote more than thirty best-sellers and hosted

a radio show telling these incredible stories with enormous success, captivating

French audiences for forty years.

The idea behind Amazing Stories is to adapt the best of all these true stories for

TV and to produce them in the most effi cient way: docu-fi ction.

The format is clear and cost-effective; Pierre Bellemare starts telling a story from

his offi ce (with a huge archive, thousands of books and tabloid headlines…). Then

gradually he changes the story telling into a newscast as if he were an anchor-

man on the evening news. He starts the video tapes where the action is based

using several reconstructed key scenes, but most of the story is told through

eye-witness accounts from actors: the victims 20 years later, neighbours, work

colleagues, the police inspector in charge of the investigation, the journalist who

covered the story in the past…

Amazing Stories was on air on a daily basis in May 2005 on France 3 and became

an immediate success (14% share) on a very diffi cult time slot (previously 7%

average). The new season on a France 3 will be a weekly 90-minute show with

longer stories every Saturday afternoon. A new challenge for an “amazing format”.

AMAZING STORIES- 7000 of the world’s best stories that doubled the ratings

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LENGTH: 60 minutes

CHANNEL: Channel 4 (UK)


Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


THE SHOW

Lights Camera Auction taps into the incredible worldwide success of eBay. It’s

a celebrity chat show, but also a live auction. It appeals to both our interest in

celebrities and nostalgic memorabilia – viewers can pick up a bargain, or even

buy something from their favourite star.

HOW IT WORKS

Every day celebrities join our host in the studio for a live interview. Each star

brings three personal items to sell for charity (a dress, a meal cooked by a TV

chef, or a movie souvenir), and these items are the basis for the interview.

Everybody in the audience also brings something to sell. The viewers at home

call in during the show to place their bids for anything they see, and whoever

offers the most for an item by the end of the show gets to keep it.

Throughout the show there are updates on all our favourite items, and the co-

host gives estimates on how much each item is worth, as well as any extra use-

ful information on what to bid.

It’s an entertainment show so there is also lots of fun in the studio with games

and surprises for the audience, plus music from a house band (which changes

every week). After the countdown to the end of bidding, we speak to the winners

live on the phone.

It’s a new way of interviewing stars, and is a truly interactive format with a fully-

integrated web site. It raises money for charity (and people in the audience) and

features great entertainment for all ages.


LIGHTS CAMERA AUCTIONThe live interactive auction - that´s also a celebrity chat show

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ROOM 421Celebrity surprise interview program

GENRE: Talk show


BROADCASTER: Paris Première

(France) since October -04, VRT

(Belgium), piloted in Argentina.

RIGHTS HOLDER: Elephant & Cie

CONTACTS: Thierry Bizot – Elephant &

Cie

Phone: +33 1 56 212 37 01


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Celebrity interviews on TV all look alike, with the same questions and the same

answers. Spontaneity is hard to find these days....

Room 421 is completely different. A celebrity is placed in a luxury hotel suite in a

top city hotel, and four different people enter Room 421 to interview him/her, one

after the other. The celebrity has no idea on who will be entering next to ask the

questions.

The interviewers can be part of the celebrity’s personal or professional environ-

ment; a close friend, a family member, a star-struck fan or another celebrity that

she/he need not necessarily know, but whose provocative attitude is likely to

uncover some very interesting information.

After five hours of encounters and interviews, 52 minutes of the most interest-

ing moments are broadcast. Laughter, tears, reconciliation, seduction, childhood

memories, revelations, provocative questions - Room 421 has it all.

Each interviewer is introduced to the viewers and their relationship with the

celebrity guest identified as their arrival at the hotel is shown. Each interviewer

selects an interview topic which is particularly relevant or important to them,

and develops the interview in line with their personality: it could be provocative,

accommodating, seductive, or confrontational etc. The interviewers’ questions

are illustrated with archive footage such as film extracts, and clips from concerts.

We’ll see the many different sides to our celebrity guest from the very different

questions posed by our various interviewers.

Room 421 has been a hit on French TV and was voted best show on cable and

satellite in June 2005. It has attracted a lot of attention both amongst viewers and

in the press.


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GENRE: Factual

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Commissioned in

Denmark, pilot available

CONTACTS: Marianne Hansen - STV

Television

Phone: +45 70 27 53 00


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


The show where parted relatives suddenly get an unexpected visit from their

dearest one….. Unexpected Visit combines great characters, exotic locations and

strong emotions.

Take Hannibal. When he was 28 he packed his rucksack and left for China. Four

years have passed and he has not seen his dearly devoted grandmother since.

It’s a long way to China when you’re 82 and live in a small village in Denmark.

We will meet Hannibal in Beijing and learn about his amazing day-to-day life in

China where he is trying to blend with the Chinese culture and way of living. Four

days after our meeting with Hannibal, Grandma will be joining us in Beijing. To

Hannibal’s huge surprise his Grandma has made the journey of her lifetime and

comes on an unexpected visit.

It’s all happening in front of the viewers – we know it all, but the main character

is totally unprepared for the strong emotions involved. The meeting is carefully

planned to maximise the surprise effect.

We bring the past and present together when we invite their most beloved rela-

tive on an unexpected visit. Unexpected Visit is in production for Denmark to pre-

miere in January 2006.


UNEXPECTED VISITThe soul mate surprise show

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WE ARE DETECTIVESPrivate Eyes, Public service

GENRE: Factual Entertainment

LENGTH: 60 minutes

LCHANNEL: Channel 4 (UK)


Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


We Are Detectives is the show that sets up a free detective agency to solve cases

for the general public. We advertise for viewers to contact us if they need our help

– the only condition is that they let us fi lm the investigations…

Each show helps 3 members of the public. Maybe a builder has run off with a

family’s money, a village believes that a factory is poisoning their water supply,

or perhaps someone is trying to get in touch with a long-lost relative to let them

know they have inherited a huge sum of money. They’re the cases that the police

have allowed to slip onto the backburner, or given up on entirely.

Our team of young, talented Private Detectives won’t give up on them. They use

forensic techniques and high-tech surveillance equipment to get to the truth.

We’ll tap into the new resources and technology available that have made tracing

people so much easier.

Working in conjunction with a channel lawyer, the detectives deal with everything

from consumer issues and dishonest tradesmen, to difficult neighbours and fam-

ily problems. But there are also happy moments when people are reunited with

long-lost relatives. Each case is covered from start to finish so there are 3 resolu-

tions in each show.

It’s a consumer show, a public service show, and a reunion show. And it’s great

drama. We Are Detectives - Private Eyes, Public Service.


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AIDAThe sitcom that brings back your childhood home

GENRE: Sitcom


BROADCASTER: Telecinco (Spain)

RATINGS: 5.905.000 viewers - 30,8%

share


CONTACTS: Pablo Guerenabarena -

Globomedia

Phone: +34 91 728 57 40


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Aida is the latest comedy series success from Globomedia and at present the

most popular comedy series on Spanish TV.

Aída, divorced, ex alcoholic and not the belle of the ball, learns at the funeral

of her father that she is the heir of the family home where her mother now lives.

The day Aída was born was the day all the mothers’ artistic aspirations died and

she blames her daughter for all the family’s misfortunes.

Aída moves into the family home with her children. Jonathan, Aída’s teenage

son, has the face of an angel but the mind of the Devil. He’s a juvenile delinquent

capable of anything from the greatest acts of kindness to the most evil acts

known to mankind. And Lorena, the daughter, is obsessed by her television idols

and the gossip magazines and whose only ambition in life to become famous.

And if that wasn’t enough, making the most of the death of the father, Aída’s

younger brother, Luisma, a womaniser who likes the nightlife and lives off little

crooked deals and con jobs also moves in.

Returning to the homestead means a trip down memory lane with familiar faces

from her childhood, more surreal than real. Aída is a sitcom told from an ironic

and no holes barred point of view albeit realistic. With a 35% share (22% aver-

age of the broadcaster) Aída is the number one sitcom in Spain.

FICTION

FIRST LOVEThe most successful telenovela in Poland

GENRE: Daily Soap

LENGTH: 200 x 30 min, new episodes

still in production

BROADCASTER: Polsat (Poland)

RIGHTS HOLDER: ATM Grupa S.A.

CONTACTS: Corinne Zema – ATM

Grupa S.A.

Phone: + 48 71 78 55 300


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


The telenovela First Love from ATM in Poland has been a big hit since its launch

on Polsat, the largest commercial TV station in Poland. Now in its third series,

First Love is available as a format, but may also be adapted and co-produced

with ATM in state-of-the-art facilities cost-effectively in Poland.

Maria, an18-year-old high school graduate, lives in Wadlewo, a quiet village far

away from the every day rat-race. She decides to study medicine in Wroclaw’s

Medical Academy and moves in with Teresa, her aunt who is 20 years her senior.

Moving to the big city to study medicine is the only chance for Maria to change

her social standing, and most likely the only chance for a better life. Five years

earlier, Maria lost her mother who simply disappeared. The search found nothing.

In Wroclaw Maria finds her first love, Pawel - a sincere and straightforward young

man who had grown up in an orphanage. His big dream is to own his own flat.

Teresa’s daughter Kinga, who is also Maria’s age, has been brought up in a

totally different big city atmosphere. She lives from hand to mouth without worries

and with no real plans for the future, dating Arthur - the only son of one of the

richest local families.

The moment Maria moves to Wroclaw is very unfortunate for Teresa: her hus-

band, Marek had just left her for the much younger Sylwia. Teresa has to fight to

keep her marriage alive. She finds a new ally - Maria, with whom she has much

better rapport than with her own daughter, Kinga. However, Teresa has a secret

she tries to keep from Maria: her first, the only and true love was always Jan,

Maria’s father...

FICTION

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LOS SERRANOTop ratings for more than 3 years

GENRE: Comedy/Fiction series


BROADCASTER: TELECINCO (Spain),

in production in Portugal and Italy.

RATINGS: 38.1% share

(broadcaster’s average 22.1%)



Globomedia

Phone: +34 91 728 57 40


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Los Serrano has during the last years been at the very top of the ratings in

Spain. It was the most successful drama/comedy series 2004. With ratings of

nearly 7 million viewers, 30% market share and notably the highest ratings in the

age groups 13-24, the series has delivered top ratings for more than 3 years.

The series follows the lives of the members of a big urban family of seven. The

husband and wife come from totally different backgrounds; she is an educated

newly divorced middle-class woman and he is an owner of a small local bar and

a widower. The series starts with the couple’s wedding and continues to tell the

story about their common life under one roof.

The conflicts between generations, the concern for the children’s education and

the adolescents’ lifestyle, the domestic problems and the difference in back-

ground between the parents but also the children generates many of hilarious

situations and heartbreaking stories in this family comedy. Los Serrano is dynam-

ic, amusing and targeted towards the whole family. Distinctive elements are the

wealth of the scripts and the incorporation of typical humorous elements in the

plot. Los Serrano has also extended its brand to other areas; the actor Fran

Perea has recently had a big success as a singer and recording artist.

FICTION

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NIEDRIG & KUHNTReal policemen solving fictional cases

GENRE: Fiction


BROADCASTER: Sat.1 (Germany),

commissioned in Spain by TV4 and in

Poland by TVP for the fall of 2005.

RATINGS: 20,5% average, peaking on

27,5% (channel’s average 9,9%)

RIGHTS HOLDER: MME Moviement

Group

CONTACTS: Hamed Bahraynian or

Lars-Uwe Höltich - MME Moviement

Phone: +49 30 52 00 76 145

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


The creators of Niedrig & Kuhnt pioneered the concept of using non-professional

actors on TV when they launched Niedrig & Kuhnt in May 2003. The formula was

used for the first time in a daily late afternoon series and “Niedrig & Kuhnt” has

ever since been a huge success for Sat.1 in its daily weekday 5 to 5.30 slot.

Cornelia “Conny” Niedrig and Bernhard “Bernie” Kuhnt are real police officers

solving dramatic fictional cases. The show is shot both on location and in the stu-

dio, giving it a realistic, documentary-style look and feel. Viewers love the drama

and suspense of these “scripted documentaries”.

The use of real people in fiction series is a unique concept and has allowed the

producer to build up a contact base of over 50.000 amateur actors. The show

has reached a market share of up to 27.5%, making it the market leader in its

timeslot.

A license of the format Niedrig & Kuhnt also includes (apart from the format

itself), the script from over 300 episodes as well as the know-how on how to

successfully explore a genre with great potential. The format has been commis-

sioned in Spain and Poland in the last month with a pilot in production for France.

FICTION

Two With Kallwass is Germany’s fi rst and also most successful daily psychology

show, hosted by the famous and charismatic psychologist Angelika Kallwass.

Since its start in 2001 MME Moviement has produced more that 750 episodes.

Every weekday at 2 pm more than two million viewers watch the show on the

commercial channel Sat1.

In the show Angelika Kallwass helps people with their everyday problems. In

fi ctionalised but authentic cases she works with the confl icting parties and offers

them concrete solutions. Sometimes humorous, sometimes emotionally charged,

the cases bring psychology to a broad audience.

The creators behind Two with Kallwass have managed to create high quality

drama combined with an extremely effi cient production system. This groundbreak-

ing way to produce daily drama gives broadcasters the opportunity to air daily

drama with affordable budgets.

This unique concept created by MME Moviement's daughter company Filmpool

is highly successful and manages to achieve market share of up to 29% among

adults 14 to 49. This makes Two With Kallwass by far the most successful psychol-

ogy show on German television. In 2002 the show was nominated for the German

Television Award.

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GENRE: Fictional Court Show


BROADCASTER: Sat.1

RATINGS: 14-49 % average share,

broadcaster´s average 11,1 %

RIGHTS HOLDER: MME Moviement

CONTACTS: Hamed Bahraynian or

Lars-Uwe Höltich - MME Moviement

Phone: +49 30 52 00 76 145

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


FICTION

TWO WITH KALWASS- More than 750 episodes of psychological drama

AL DENTEThe cookery quiz with 40% share

GENRE: Cooking/Quiz

LENGTH: 60 minutes

BROADCASTER: SF 1 (Swiss Public

Broadcaster), and local version on

TSR1 (Swiss French language Public

Broadcaster).

RATINGS: 40% share compared to

broadcaster average 34% on SF 1


CONTACTS: Marc Görtz - Zana Media

Phone: +41 44 308 55 11


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


This primetime concept which combines quiz and cooking is a big ratings suc-

cess on SF1 in German-speaking Switzerland, with an average market share

of 40%. The local version of the format also premiered this summer in French

speaking Switzerland on TSR1 and almost doubled the broadcasters share in the

time slot.

With great charm and skill, the show’s presenter guides three contestants

through the program, testing their culinary knowledge and ability. Simultaneously

in the TV kitchen, two professional chefs prepare delicious meals for viewers to

try at home.

Three contestants compete in four competition rounds. The questions are test-

ing the contestants’ knowledge of food, cooking and the kitchen. It’s about skill,

speed and ability. Blindfolded contestants will also have to identify items of food.

The program’s two excellent chefs (one male and one female) conjure up culi-

nary wonders in the studio kitchen in each show. The recipes are easy to recre-

ate at home and are updated regularly on the Betty Bossi homepage.

“Al dente” is presented by “Betty Bossi Verlag”, Switzerland’s largest cookery

publisher. This offers great opportunities for crossmedia integration as well as an

ideal sponsoring platform. Amongst all the regular cookery books, Betty Bossi

has already published the second edition of the best selling “Al dente” cookery

book.

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CASH BATTLENo limits cash prizes

GENRE: Daily gameshow


BROADCASTER: Polsat (Poland), TVNZ

(New Zealand).


CONTACTS: Corinne Zema - ATM

Grupa S.A.

Phone: + 48 71 78 55 300


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Cash Battle is a general knowledge game show where there is no limit to how

much you can win. Contestants play as teams and stay on the show until they

are defeated, thus having the opportunity to win an unlimited amount of cash and

gift prizes.

The game consists of two parts. In part one, there are three rival teams with four

contestants each. The presenter randomly draws a category and then each team

bids money for the right to answer a question from that category. The bidding is

fierce for each category, and this round lasts until two out of the three teams run

out of money.

The second stage is a fight between the winners of part one and the winning

team from the previous episode, the reigning “Champions”. The principles of this

stage are similar to those of the first. The losing team has to leave the game. If a

team goes bankrupt during the bidding, they lose all the money they have won.

The show has been a hit since 2003. It has been on air on Polsat, the largest

commercial station in Poland, in the most competitive timeslot between 7 to 8

pm. The share has consistently been over 20% of the Polish TV audience. In

Poland more than 200 episodes have been produced.

Cash Battle is optioned in a large number of territories around the world and is

also produced and broadcast in New Zealand since July 2005 on TVNZ.

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CLUELESSWhat, did I win?

GENRE: Daily game show

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Polsat (Poland),

Commissioned in Italy and Ukraine for

2006.


CONTACTS: Corinne Zema – ATM

Grupa S.A.

Phone: + 48 71 78 55 300


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


In Clueless the contestants don’t know how much money they have won. In the

show, they will have to make decisions based on knowledge they don’t have.

They don’t even know how much their opponents have won or if their answers

are right or wrong. Frankly, they don’t know anything – they are clueless.

The show consists of two parts. In the first, the studio audience answers mul-

tiple choice questions about general knowledge. The person in the audience

that gives the fastest answer on his voting device advances to the second stage

of Clueless. In the second stage, the host and the player from the audience sit

at a table with a paper shredder in the middle. The player chooses 10 random

numbers from a board of 50. Each number represents a check with an unknown

value. The host places the 10 checks with the back to the contestant so he can-

not see the value written on the check, which may vary from 0 to 10,000.

Now, the contestant will answer 10 general knowledge questions. For each incor-

rect answer, the contestant has to shred one check. However, before he does

so, he is told how much the check is worth. For each correct answer, the player

keeps the check. At any time the host may tempt the player with a selected

amount of money to leave the game and forget about the overall cash prize.

Without knowing the amount that is left on the remaining checks, the choice is

very difficult for the contestant.

In this part, the player may also be encouraged to leave the show with a “golden

key” that opens a secret safe. There could be anything inside; an additional prize

(money or an item), a command to turn over all money to charity etc. “Clueless”

has been a smash hit on Polish TV and forced The Weakest Link off the air.

Clueless is commissioned for a second season on Polsat, Poland’s largest com-

mercial station and is also commissioned in Italy for two years.

GAME SHOW

Do you think you know everything that goes on in the world?

Do you think you are really up to date?

Then there’s a new game for you…

Three contestants bet on breaking news. They prepare by studying the last 48-

hours’ newspaper reports and newscasts. They must defend 250.000 euros from

their opponents’ attacks by measuring strategy, psychology and luck. Only one of

them will make it…

An image from the newscast will introduce each question. On the basis of this

clue only, the contestants must buy the right to answer. The host starts the auc-

tion. The highest bidding player will be awarded the right to answer.

If the answer is correct, his bid will be taken from the other contestants. But if the

answer is wrong, he will lose it from his own capital. But on Hazard things can

change at anytime. Twice during the show, the player with the least amount of

money has to answer the Hazard Question, a question with no clues. Only one

correct answer and the leaderboard could be turned on its head…

The competition continues until the contestant who has defended his capital the

best, eliminates his opponents and becomes the champion that night. In the final

game the champion bets everything, face to face with the host. His hard-earned

winnings are at stake; ten questions on the ten protagonists of the last 48 hours.

For the first question, it makes no difference if he guesses the right answer or

not. Everything is uncertain until the last second. Will he bring all his capital back

home or will he leave the studio with just a handful of euros? If it’s the latter,

never mind – each night’s winner enters the next episode of Hazard - the game

that hits the headlines.

Hazard has successfully been on air in Italy for two seasons on Raiuno and for

two seasons in France on France 2.

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HAZARD The game that hits the headlines

GENRE: Game show

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Raiuno (Italy), France

2 (France).

RIGHTS HOLDER: Triangle Production

or Raitrade outside Sparks’ territories

CONTACTS: Cecilia Pagliani - Triangle

Production

Phone: +39 06 375 16 442


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


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HIT IT OR BEAT ITThe battle of the sexes

GENRE: Daily quiz show


BROADCASTER´S: Tele Madrid, ETB,

Canal Sur (Spain).

RATINGS: Average share 32% (broad-

caster’s average 18%)



Globomedia

Phone: +34 91 728 57 40


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Hit it or Beat it (Date el Bote) is a fast and easy quiz show with a great sense

of humour. The show is easy to follow and the audience is invited to participate

from home; it’s a contest for everybody. One of the main reasons for the format’s

success is the easy questions based on general knowledge; you don’t have to be

Einstein to participate from home.

Hit it or Beat is a 50 minutes daily quiz show in which 10 contestants - five men

and five women compete in different rounds of general knowledge for a whole

week. On the Monday, it is the boys against the girls. The following days, the los-

ing gender is watching and commentating on the game from backstage while the

remaining team is eliminating each other until there is only one man or woman

left for the Friday finale. The contestants’ real thoughts and feelings are obvious

when they are eliminated and watching the show as backstage spectators while

the others continue playing.

In the week final, the remaining man or woman competes against the 5 con-

testants from the opposite gender that lost on the Monday. The mechanics of

the final round of the show are easy. The first person to answer five questions

correctly wins (either the finalist or someone from the losing team). The finalists

must choose one of three envelopes, each one with different questions for both

themselves and the opposite team. The finalist faces a real challenge when it

comes to winning the money. He must know more than all the five contestants of

the losing team; he has to be able to control his nerves and, of course, handle

the added tension that the host creates.

Hit it or Beat it (Date el Bote) has been running in Spain for more than 5 years

as the stable leader in the late lunch slot.

GAME SHOW

KITCHEN CLUBGuess who is coming for dinner?

GENRE: Cookery Show

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Sat.1 (switzerland)


CONTACTS: Mathias Ruch - Zana

Media

Phone: +41 313 110 935


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Kitchen Club is a fast and unconventional cookery show for cosmopolitan people

in the 15-49 age-range. Citizens get a spontaneous visit by the host and a chef

who will cook a delicious meal with the food that is found in their kitchen.

The show starts in the streets of a town, where the host and a cook knock on

doors to fi nd a suitable apartment with willing inhabitants. Once the location is

found, the cook creates a new meal using only what’s in the fridge while the host

snoops around in the apartment to discover intimate details.

The residents are actively involved in the process of cooking and get fi rst hand

tips, new ideas and inspiration from the well renowned cook. The residents will

also lead the host through the apartment answering all kinds of impudent ques-

tions revealing some domestic secrets. Finally the residents may invite some

guests to join for a spectacular dinner.

This show has a different mood, atmosphere and voyeuristic appeal to other cook-

ery shows, being on-site in their homes and showing how people live and cook.

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THE DEADLY KNOWLEDGE SHOWThe coolest quiz show on TV

GENRE: Daily Quiz

LENGTH: 30 minutes

BROADCASTER: Channel 4 (UK)

RIGHTS HOLDER: Princess Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


THE SHOW

Pop culture meets posh culture in this brand new quiz format with great youth

appeal. The Deadly Knowledge Show tests anything and everything that is inter-

esting, clever and amusing in a series of funny and fast-moving rounds. It’s got

great gameplay, new ways of asking questions and is full of twists.

HOW IT WORKS

Two teams of two contestants go head-to-head in a series of four rounds. Round

One is ‘Four Play’ where all four contestants play and each question has four

possible answers. Players can also nominate the opposition to answer questions

– if they get it wrong you receive some of their points, but if they answer correctly,

they’ll take some of yours.

Round Two is an exciting solo round called ‘Deadly Dilemma’ and one person

from each team plays. It’s like quick-fire multiple-choice where the answers stay

the same but each question is different.

These two rounds are then repeated but with extra twists: all points are doubled,

and in the second Four Play round the contestants’ buzzers are cheekily rewired.

The winning team plays the final prize round: The Masters of Deadly Knowledge.

In the final round, one contestant from the winning team faces six famous names

– the ‘Masters of Deadly Knowledge’. Some are famous intellectuals and others

are popular culture celebrities – for example, Shakespeare, Jennifer Aniston,

Einstein and David Beckham. The more questions on each Master the team gets

right, the better prize they win. It’s proof that knowledge is power…

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ZULU BINGOA new dimension to the classic game of numbers…

GENRE: Funky entertainment show


BROADCASTER: TV2 Zulu (Denmark),

pilot in the UK, in production for Spain.

RIGHTS HOLDER: STV Television

CONTACTS: Marianne Hansen – STV

Television

Phone: +45 70 27 53 00


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Zulu Bingo is a fast, furious and fun Bingo Show for young people. Zulu

Bingo brings a completely new dimension to the classic game of numbers.

Zulu Bingo is a live transmission where you can never be sure of what’s

going to happen next. It’s a huge success on TV 2 ZULU in Denmark.

The Bingo numbers are pulled out in unusual and amusing ways. How many

grams of horse manure will a tough man rub in his hair? How many cigarettes

can a beautiful woman stuff in her mouth? How long can a person stand wearing

a mask filled with worms?

The studio audience also participates in the competitions. Will someone in the

audience dare to lick a very old and stinking cheese that was brought into the

studio when the first program was aired - 40 weeks ago? In every program a

celebrity is invited to the studio, entering through the famous golden closet. The

guest then has to throw an item; two kilos of minced pork, a big fish or similar, at

a running tombola and in that way pick up the next number in the Bingo game.

Viewers can also join in the Bingo at home. The Bingo cards are available on

the Internet free of charge and once a viewer has completed a line they can call

the studio and participate in even more games to win hilarious prizes. A viewer

once won a jet plane that was transported to his backyard in front of his stunned

neighbours.

Zulu Bingo made 3 seasons in Denmark. A pilot has recently been produced for

ITV in the UK for a series in 2006. Watch Zulu Bingo and see the future in televi-

sion…

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BUMP ‘N’ GRINDDance talent search reality show

GENRE: Reality/Talent Search

LENGTH: 10 x 30 minutes and 60 min-

utes finale

CHANNEL: Trouble (UK), second sea-

son aired in 2005

RATINGS: Bump n Grind was the

No. 1 show with teens in the UK


Productions



Phone: +44 207 985 1902


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Bump n Grind is the hottest dance show for the teenage market. It’s a search

to fi nd the best young freestyle dancer in the country, who is rewarded with a

contract with a professional dance company and a place in a pop music video.

The search begins with two hour-long national auditions where we see all the

best and worst entries. The best dancers are invited to a studio elimination show,

where they are split into two rival camps: the Posh Camp and the Booty Camp.

The series then follows a reality format, as the rival camps live together and

perform different tasks every day to improve their dancing skills. By day they

practice – everything from ballet to break-dancing, tap-dance to Tai Chi – and

are toughened up by early starts and assault courses. By night they perform

– in nightclubs, bars, outdoor events or auditions. They also go head-to-head in

dance-offs and competitive events.

Under the constant eye of the cameras, the rival camps live under very different

conditions: the Posh camp live in luxury while the Booty Camp have to rough

it. One judge looks after each camp – and they won’t spare the criticism if the

dancers are not performing.

After 4 weeks of living together (10 shows), there is a live studio fi nal where the

public votes for one overall winner.

It’s packed with great characters making an emotional and dream-fulfi lling journey.

With cool moves, music and fashions, it has huge appeal with the teenage

market, beating Friends to make it the biggest show for 16-24s in its 5pm slot.

REALITY

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PEKING EXPRESSEight couples in the ultimate race from Moscow to Peking

GENRE: Weekly adventure reality show

LENGTH: 60 minutes

BROADCASTER: VT4 (Belgium), Net5

(Netherlands), RTL (Germany), In pro-

duction for France.

RATINGS: 22% share (VT4), 8% (Net5)

RIGHTS HOLDER: Kanakna

Productions

CONTACTS: Ludo Poppe – Kanakna

Productions

Phone: +32 27 05 10 10


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


Eight couples set off from Moscow’s Red Square through the unknown territories

of the Russian, Mongolian and Chinese mainland on a mission to reach Peking

as fast as possible. The couples are given a mere two Euros a day to survive,

yet despite their lack of funds the couples must travel, find food and places to

sleep – all in a country where hardly anybody speaks anything but Russian. The

contestants have no idea what awaits. They will have to cover a total of around

8000 km and the couple that reaches Beijing first wins.

The race is divided into ten stages, and each stage is a three-day journey. The

backdrop for each stage is spectacularly different; from the plateau of the Volga

river to the Ural mountains, from the endless green fields of Siberia to the sav-

age Altai Gorge, all the way to Tian’an Men Square in Beijing. Halfway through

each stage the contestants must face a grueling challenge, the winners of which

are fast-forwarded in the race. At the end of each stage, time is translated into

points and the last ranking couple is eliminated from the race. Upon arrival in

Beijing two couples will remain, but only one can be the winner…

Peking Express was created as an adventure reality series for the European

market. It is an affordable alternative to the US format ‘The Amazing Race’.

Focusing on the former Eastern Block, it is closer to the European heritage.

Peking Express makes sure that the countries crossed are a real part of the

show. The discovery of an unknown world is part of the format.

Peking Express has made 3 successful series in Holland and Belgium and

almost doubled the broadcaster’s share. M6 in France is currently producing an

altered local version going from Paris to Peking, RTL in Germany has also made

one season of the format. The routes used so far have been Moscow to Peking,

Peking to Bombay and a third season is in pre-production, taking the route up

the Mekong river in South East Asia.

REALITY

ON BOARD14 courageous participants...one great challenge...one amazing voyage

GENRE: Weekly Adventure/Reality

Show

LENGTH: 13 x 60 minutes, to be pro-

duced in 2006

RIGHTS HOLDER: Promofilm

CONTACTS: Marcela Campos -

Promofilm

Phone: +54 11 4779 6637


Or:

Sparks Network

Phone: +46 8 55 60 93 82


In this series, fourteen contestants board a 16th century galleon for a forty day

voyage where they will be tested with challenges and duties associated with living

on the high seas. Drawing on skills they did not even realize they had, they will

experience fi rst hand the triumphs and tragedies associated with being part of a

galleon’s crew.

Every four days, the ship will arrive at a new destination where the contestants

face a series of tests and challenges to determine which crew member will be

stranded and the next to leave the game.

As the end of the voyage approaches, the two remaining participants will face one

fi nal contest to determine the last crew member and ultimate winner of the show.

For forty days, the fourteen participants will live together at sea only disembarking

onto dry land to participate in the challenges leading to one contestant’s elimina-

tion.

On board, they will sleep, eat and carry out crewmember duties assigned by the

captain. In addition to living together under uncommon and adverse conditions,

the crew must learn to endure the demanding physical responsibilities of running

the ship, intense climate changes, abrupt and often uneasy motion of the sea, lim-

ited food supply and most importantly the mental games associated with playing

the game. These are only some of the challenges with living On Board.

Teamwork, endurance, determination, physical and mental strength. That is what it

takes to be a crewmember in On board, a show that recreates Ferdinand Magel-

lan’s amazing voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c Ocean.

REALITY

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GLOBOMEDIA SPAIN

Globomedia is the leading independent TV production company in Spain

with more than 1.500 hours of airtime per year including fiction series, news

magazines and entertainment formats. Globomedia productions have led the

Spanish television ratings for the past decade and have been successfully

adapted for the television markets in other European and American

countries. www.globomedia.es

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THE MEMBERS

ATM GRUPA S.A. POLAND

ATM Grupa is the largest TV production company in Poland and is since 2004

a public company on the Polish stock market. ATM Grupa produces television

programs, movies and works as a full service media and advertising house.

Since the company was founded, ATM Grupa has produced numerous TV series,

and soaps, reality shows and also developed a number of game shows that now

are licensed internationally. Read more at www.atmgrupa.pl

ELEPHANT & CIE FRANCE

Elephant & Cie, based in Paris, has had a remarkable development since it’s

launch five years ago. Main productions include the very prestigious weekly

magazine Sept á Huit on TF1 that ha s been on air since 1999 as well as the in

house developed format Room 421. Elephant is known for high profile journalistic

magazines and entertainment productions but is through Sparks diversifying in

more genres. The company was founded by Thierry Bizot and the well-known

presenter Emmanuel Chain.

CREA VIDEO & MOSKITO TELEVISION FINLAND

In Finland Sparks Network has two production companies, owned by the same

media group as members; Crea Video and Moskito Television. Crea Video is one

of the largest independent television production companies in Finland and part of

the Varesvuo Partners Group. Moskito Television is a highly successful producer

in Finland with a strong production record in both entertainment and fiction. Read

more at:Read more at: www.moskito-tv.fi and www.creavideo.fi

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KANAKNA PROD. BELGIUM & THE NETHERLANDS

Kanakna Productions in Brussels has been highly successful in producing

reality shows with local versions of Temptation Island, The Block, The Empire

and Bachelor for The Netherlands and Belgium. Kanakna’s own format Peking

Express has been a great success and is currently running for the third season in

Holland & Belgium, one season in Germany and in production for France.

www.kanakna.com

MME MOVIEMENT GROUP GERMANY

The MME MOVIEMENT Group is the result of MME Entertainment's acquisition

of the production companies Filmpool and AllMedia in 2004. The new entity is

the largest independent producer in Germany and a real powerhouse with offices

in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne and major assignments for all German

broadcasters. www.mme.de

PRINCESS PRODUCTIONS UK

Princess Productions is one of the ten biggest television productionscompanies in the UK. Over the last nine years Princess has created andproduced a wide range of innovative, must-see, award-winning and topratingprogrammes for all the major UK broadcasters as well as NBC, ABC andMTV in the United States. With a catalogue of successful shows includinglight entertainment, factual, reality and documentary, Princess has provided programmes for a variety of audiences. www.princesstv.com

OPTIMYSTIX INDIA

Optimystix is a full service production house for advertising films, documentaries

and television, with a solid track record in game shows, variety shows, children

programs and fiction. They have expertise in developing original formats as well

as adapting international formats to Indian tastes. Optimystix has excellent rela-

tionships with all major broadcasters in India and is so far the only production

company with marketing experience and representation of international formats.

Read more at www.optimystix.tv

PROMOFILM SOUTH AMERICA & HISPANIC US

Promofilm is an independent television production company specialized in

entertainment, reality and variety. With head offices in Argentina and the

United States and branches in Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil,

Promofilm has become one of the leading television production companies in

Latin America and the Hispanic US. Promofilm is, together with Globomedia, part

of Grupo Arbol, a Spanish holding company dedicated to the TV-industry.

www.promofilm.com

TRIANGLE PRODUCTION ITALY

Triangle Production, based in Rome, is one of the leading Italian independent

producers. Triangle is currently is in production with the local adaptation of

The Mole for Raidue several other entertainment shows but the company is

also known as a successful special event producer in Italy. The Triangle format

Hazard, aired on Raiuno, has been exported to France. Triangle is also distri-but-

ing a number of top formats from Italian broadcaster Rai. www.triangle.it

TITAN TELEVISION SWEDEN

Titan Television is one of the leading independent production company in

Sweden and has had a remarkable growth over the last year.

Established in 1996, the company mainly produces talk shows, factual pro-

grammes, reality shows and entertainment shows. This year Titan is in produc-

tion with 15 different series for all main Swedish broadcasters. Titan has also

successfully produced several international formats. www.titan.se

ZANA MEDIA SWITZERLAND

Zana Media is a joint venture between RingierTV and FaroTV. RingierTV is the

leading independent producer in the German speaking part of Switzerland and

is partnering together with FaroTV, an innovative format development company.

RingierTV and FaroTV are producing a large number of shows, in a number of

cases together with print publications.

Read more at: www.ringiertv.ch and www.farotv.ch

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STV TELEVISION DENMARK

STV Television is one of the most important production companies and also the

fastest growing and the most profitable one in Denmark with offices in Odense

and Copenhagen. STV is strong in factual entertainment, comedy, music produc-

tions, events and also in successfully producing foreign formats. The famous STV

format Zulu Bingo has gained a lot of international interest and is currently in

pre-production in several countries. www.stv.dk

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