Research and Markets: The Global Trade in Television Formats

Research and Markets: The Global Trade in Television Formats

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17399 ) has announced the addition of The Global Trade in Television Formats to their offering.

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The Global Trade in Television Formats, a new report, has found that the number of formatted shows broadcast during the past 3 years has risen by over a third. Broadcasters' prime-time slots are increasingly being filled with formatted programmes and this trend shows no signs of letting up.

As well as the commercial side, the report also examines the legal aspects of the format business, including:

- The pitfalls faced by creatives from idea to on-air and beyond

- Examination of key cases and Supreme Court rulings on copyright protection for formats in Europe

- The latest developments in European format protection on the grounds of copyright and unfair competition

Main findings from the report:

- The global format business was worth €2.4bn in 2004

- The number of format hours broadcast has increased by 22 percent since 2002

- The USA is the single most important format market in terms of production value, followed by Germany and France

- The UK is the biggest exporter of formats: 32 percent of all format hours broadcast originate in the UK

- Endemol dominates the format business. It is the largest originator, distributor and producer of formats in the world

- Games shows represent 50 percent of global format airtime - Reality is the single most important genre in terms of production value

Topics covered in the report include:

- Market overview - Global market overview - History of the format business - International format trade - From simple idea to finished format - Format Distribution - The demand for formats - Format import or programme import? - Domestic television - Serial production for television - Interactive television - Imported television - Adaptation or innovation? - Licensing or plagiarising? - Format licence - Format protection

Companies mentioned:

FremantleMedia Granada Celador RDF Media Zeal Television Television Corporation 12 Yard Production Target Entertainment Hat Trick All3Media Endemol IdTV Eyeworks Woestijnvis Brainpool Tresor Entertainment First Entertainment D&D Film- und Fernsehproduktion Adventure Line Productions Calt GloboMedia Europroducciones Magnolia Scandinavia Zodiak Television Group (formerly MTV Mastiff) Strix Television Nordisk Film Endemol Neovision ATM Grupa Telepictures Productions Bunim/Murray Productions Rocket Science Laboratories Mark Burnett Productions Nash Entertainment Reveille Screentime Touchdown Television Distraction Formats BBC Worldwide RAI Trade Absolutely Independent ohm:tv Fox World Sony Pictures Television International CBS Paramount International Television Sparks Network

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17399

Laura Wood Senior Manager Research and Markets press@researchandmarkets.com Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets, press@researchandmarkets.com , or fax, +353-1-4100-980

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