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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 10

Formatted TV shows like Big Brother are part of a global industry worth billions of pounds. Evan Davis talks to those at the top of the business about how fortunes are made.

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:
Louise Pedersen, Managing Director, all3media international
Ricardo Pereira, TV Globo Director for Europe
Charlie Parsons, creator of Survivor and CEO, Castaway Productions TV.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Feb 201401:30GMT

Contributors

Contributors
Charlie Parsons, Creator of Survivor and CEO, Castaway Television Productions; Louise Pedersen, Managing Director, all3media international; Ricardo Pereira, TV Globo Director for Europe

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterEvan Davis
Interviewed GuestLouise Pedersen
Interviewed GuestRicardo Pereira
Interviewed GuestCharlie Parsons
ProducerSally Abrahams

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Feb 201405:30GMT
  • Sun 16 Feb 201401:30GMT
  • Sun 16 Feb 201420:30GMT
  • Mon 17 Feb 201401:30GMT