The World S Leading Producers Catalogue Fall 2011

The Worlds Leading Producers Catalogue Fall 2011
SPARKS NETWORK THE WORLDS LEADING PRODUCERS

SPARKS NETWORK IS A GLOBAL DISTRIBUTOR OF TELEVISION SERIES AND FORMATS AND A PRODUCERS NETWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION. SPARKS HAS BUILT GLOBAL COVERAGE BASED ON A MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES ONE LEADING TELEVISION PRODUCTION COMPANY IN ALMOST EVERY TERRITORY OF THE WORLD.
Sparks markets the format and series rights of its members and is to an increasing extent also distributing formats and series from third party producers and broadcasters. The Sparks team has a unique global reach and has throughout the years developed close working relationships with TV channels in every territory of the world. Spark Network has the ideal organization to deliver the worlds best television programs and media brands.
ENTERTAINMENT
LADY BURLESQUE Europroduzione S.r.l. SPEED DANCING Elephant & C:ie WANTED Trio Orange BUCKET LIST OTW HIDE & SEEK TV Tokyo BATTLE OF THE BLADES Insight Productions EVERYDAY HEROES OTW CLASH OF THE NATIONS OTW LOVE FIGHTER Everyshow 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
FICTION
MOVIES BY AGAN IRMAK Most Production EZEL Ay Yapim THE RANCH ATM Grupa S.A. LAKIS Kapa Studios SECOND SPRING Most Production FIRST LOVE ATM Grupa S.A. 31 32 33 34 35 36
REALITY
JAILBIRDS Film.UA 37 38 39 40 41 42 FLAT LIVING south&browse HOLIDAY SPIES south&browse CELEBRITY BABY south&browse BACKYARD SAFARI CCCP JUST MARRIED Everyshow
FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
TOURIST GUIDES Susamuru DONT CALL US, WELL CALL YOU CCCP OUR RENOVATION Trio Orange HURRICANE Amygdala JOBS FROM HELL Asahi Broadcasting Corp. BACK IN WEDDING SHAPE BlazHoffski MURDER WOMEN Posh Productions COUNTRY WOMEN COOKING SF HOW TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE OTW MYSTICAL TALES Film.UA FEAR FIGHTERS Sputnik TV ROOM 421 Elephant & C:ie THE BEER TOUR Sputnik TV WORLDS BEST SPANISH RESTAURANT Zebra NO FRONTIERS Zebra Producciones AMAZING STORIES Elephant & C:ie 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
GAME SHOW
PHENOMENON Kuul TV STREET SMART Amygdala SUPERMARKET CHALLENGE Susamuru TRUE OR FALSE Lemon Production CLUELESS ATM Grupa S.A. CASH BATTLE ATM Grupa S.A. 43 44 45 46 47 48
KIDS
KIDS POP Sputnik TV BEDTIME STORIES Trio Orange 49 50
ADVENTURES OF BUCK & TOMMY Media Brothers 51 SHERLOCK Sputnik TV BOOH! Sputnik TV GO GO STOP Ambience Entertainment 52 53 54
5 5
Entertainment
Its striptease without nudity the next huge performance craze - so hot it can overheat your television set.
Lady Burlesque is a reality-based talent competition, featuring women with normal lives who have an interest in learning the performance art of burlesque. Out of a thousand applicants, ten are chosen to compete on the show. For ten weeks they live together and attend the burlesque school and absorb the culture, movements and fine details that go into performances. Everything from seduction tips and tricks to hair, make-up and accessories. Their everyday lives are followed in 30 minute daily updates revealing personal struggles and dreams of stardom. They learn to perform in front of a studio audience and compete against each other in a weekly, primetime show that will reveal the ultimate in femininity and sensuality and will wow audiences. The winner of the competition will be the countrys representative at the world burlesque championship in Las Vegas.
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
Sky Italia (Italy)

RIGHTS HOLDERS
Europroduzione S.r.l. Sky Italia

AVAILABLE AS
Format
Distributed worldwide by Sparks Network. For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
Entertainment
Dancing is a very powerful way to show your personality. So why not dance your way to your soul mate?
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
We follow the story of a single man or woman who is looking for love. To find it, they entrust a coach who will teach them how to dance. After an intensive coaching session, our singles will use their newly found knowledge on the dance floor and enjoy a unique experience. He or she will meet three candidates and dance with each of them. Dancing inevitably reveals a big part of peoples character, and could also show incompatibilities as well. By the end of the evening, they will reveal their feelings. Who will be the one out of three? If the attraction is mutual, the couple will win a dinner to a well-known restaurant. They will get to see if the excitement on the dance floor can be carried over to a real date, without all the dance moves
30 min
BROADCASTER
France 3 (France)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Elephant & C:ie

AVAILABLE AS
Format and ready mades (16 episodes x 26 min)
Format and ready mades distributed worldwide by Sparks Network. For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
Entertainment
When looking for love, why not draw your perfect match with the help of a police sketch artist! Can the Wanted poster bring in your dream partner?
Dark or blonde? Serious or playful? Tall or short? Now the searcher for love has the chance to custom order the partner of his or her dreams. The Wanted poster, together with a profile, is posted on the web and applicants can nominate themselves or friends if the they think they match the description and become suspects. In each episode, four handcuffed suspects are presented to the searcher. The searcher can eliminate a suspect by choosing not to release the handcuffs. During one-on-one encounters and group discussions, the searcher gets to know the suspects better and at the end of the show only one will be freed from the handcuffs and chosen as the perfect match. But there is a question that lingers is this really the perfect match?
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
30 min
BROADCASTER
TBA (in production)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Trio Orange
AVAILABLE AS
Format
Entertainment
Life is short and before it ends there are many things you have to do. In Bucket List, two comedians tackle their list of the 99 things they must do before they die.
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
We follow two well-known funny hosts as they travel around the world in order to check off the 99 things on their list of things you have to do before you die. The series start off with the comedians deciding on the things that should be included in the list. Everything goes in high and low. A piss in the Mississippi, rounding Cape of Good Hope in a rubber boat, becoming a superhero for a day, swimming with white sharks and much, much more is attempted while our heroes travel around the world. Along their way they meet exciting and funny people. Bucket List is a true success, beating all competitors in the target group 15-39. The creative team is now finalizing the second series for broadcast in spring 2012 with 99 more things to do. Bucket List - dont die before you have seen it!
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
TV6 (Sweden)
RIGHTS HOLDER
OTW
AVAILABLE AS
Format
Entertainment
This is the classic game of hide and seek where a family competes to hide their kids in their own home from a searching celebrity.
An ordinary family with small kids is helped by a carpenter and a tv host to prepare their house for the game of hide and seek. If the family manages to keep at least one family member hidden from the searching celebrity for 30 minutes, they will win a big cash prize. But the search is by no means easy. The family has planted unpleasant surprises throughout the house to delay the search: a room full of ping pong balls, floors covered with sticky fly paper, buckets of water strategically placed on half open doors all designed to make the search more difficult and entertain tv viewers. And the hideouts are pretty advanced as well: kids hidden under a false ceiling, a kid sewn into a teddy bear costume or hidden inside a fake tv set. Hide & Seek premieres in Ukraine in the Fall of 2011 as the first version outside of Japan with multiple countries in pre-production or option stages.
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
TV Tokyo (Japan), Jurnal TV (Republic of Moldova) 1+1 (Ukraine)

RIGHTS HOLDER
TV Tokyo
AVAILABLE AS
10
Format
Elite World and Olympic female figure skaters are partnered with rugged NHL legends to compete as pair skaters. See what happens when two worlds collide!
GENRE
Entertainment
Over eight weeks we follow the intense journeys of eight couples as they train, learn pair skating technique and choreograph new routines weekly, to compete live every Sunday night. A highly accomplished cast of international athletes, including Russian legends, put themselves on the line with an entire nation watching. The performances are dynamic and entertaining. Powerful hockey greats push their physical and emotional boundaries to become pair skaters. There is simply no other series like it. The first season of Battle of the Blades was a monster success for CBC in Canada and aired live for 7 weeks in the fall of 2009. The success continued in the second season and the third season airs in the fall of 2011 with a female hockey player joining the cast for the first time.
Diistributed worldwide by Sparks Network. For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
Entertainment
LENGTH
30 - 90 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
CBC (Canada)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Insight Battle of the Blades Ltd.

AVAILABLE AS
Format
11
Entertainment
In every country there are those who possess extraordinary courage and wont hesitate to risk their own life for someone else. These are the everyday heroes!
In Everyday Heroes newspaper, TV, web and mobile join in a multi-platform show to celebrate and reward the countrys most courageous individuals. A respected jury consisting of well known artists, athletes, politicians and professionals select eight exceptional individuals to be awarded for their extraordinary bravery. In a series of nomination TV shows, we present the winners and their stories via interviews and archive footage or reconstructions. Finally, in one glittering two hour gala, we celebrate and reward our heroes. These ordinary people are honored by the jury, celebrities, politicians and a grateful nation of viewers. This event, with only winners and no losers gives the audience an inspiring gala guaranteed to leave no one untouched, no one unmoved.
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
A series of nomination programs (4-8 ep x 30-60 min) + 120 min gala

TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
TV3 (Sweden), TV4 (Sweden), Star TV (Turkey)

RIGHTS HOLDER
OTW
12
AVAILABLE AS
Format
Which country is your traditional rival? Take your best former top athletes and Olympic champions, and challenge your countrys rival. This is Clash of the Nations!
Clash of the Nations is the ultimate sports reality show where two rivalling countries
GENRE
Entertainment
top athletes meet in spectacular and well-known athletic disciplines. 6 former athletes from each country battle it out in sports games as well as exciting constructed physical games. In every episode three games are played and at the end of the episode one athlete from each country - two former opponents - meet in a one on one duel. As the contestants live in two camps side by side, we get to follow them behind the scenes of the competitions. Here we see the highlights of their careers and meet them before and after competition as they share personal and very private matters. A show filled with excitement, fantastic sports moments and nostalgia. The format more than doubled the average share of the broadcaster in the spring of 2011. In female targets the share was up 300 percent!
Entertainment
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
TV3 (Sweden)
RIGHTS HOLDER
OTW
AVAILABLE AS
Format
13
Entertainment
Is there a problem in your relationship? Turn it into serious entertainment in the Love Fighter arena - complete with a boxing ring, a referee and two comedian seconds!
A young couple comes armed with a list of relationship complaints and the stage is set for no-holds-barred fun. The love fighters use a microphone as a talking stick, throwing it down like a gauntlet to pass the word while doing their best to outsmart their lover-cum-foe and render him or her speechless. When they succeed their opponent gets a warning - after three warnings they can distribute an amusing penalty. The first fighter to cause their opponent five warnings wins the fight and the right to deliver a final penalty in the award ceremony. Love Fighter is relationship counseling and primetime entertainment all in one, with the aim to ease tension and laugh at our mishaps. Love Fighter brings on a fistful of romance a true hit for the young audience!
GENRE
Entertainment
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
MNET (Korea), Pilot produced in UK in 2010

RIGHTS HOLDER
MNET
AVAILABLE AS
Format
14
Factual Entertainment
Tourist Guides is a hit television series that chronicles the everyday life of tour guides and their guests in a popular holiday resort.
GENRE
LENGTH
The main characters are the tourist guides, a team of good-looking and hard-working people who manage hundreds of questions every week. Their holiday resort is the ground for great drama and warm comedy; guests who may be on their first trip abroad, others who constantly get way too drunk, or just normal cute couples on their honeymoon. The storytelling of Tourist Guides follows a soap structure. Each episode begins in the morning and wraps up in the evening. The show almost tripled the normal average share of the broadcaster with a 2025% share and retained the same high ratings for the second season. This format is extremely cost effective, easy to pre-finance, and a sure ratings winner. Several licenses are already sold and Tourist Guides is conquering the world.
30 min
TIME SLOT
Weekdays, Access primetime

BROADCASTERS
Nelonen (Finland), France 3 (France), TV Norge (Norway)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Susamuru
AVAILABLE AS
Format
15
Heres the show that is the ultimate dream of every boss: job applicants are secretly filmed while trying the job for the first time.
Interviews are not the best way to get to know job applicants, or for the applicants to get to know bosses. Candidates say things they dont mean or are so nervous that they wish they had stayed at home. Also for bosses its a difficult situation as many candidates embellish their CVs and give answers they think the boss wants to hear. In short, job interviews are useless. So here is the solution: Two job seekers are tested for the job and secretly filmed to find out if they are as good as they say. Unwittingly, their true natures are revealed giving their boss a birds eye view of their strength and weaknesses. Then, the unaware candidates are asked to return for a second interview and there they are faced with their candid performances. Who will be the winner and get the job?
GENRE
LENGTH
30 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
Ned3 the TV Lab project (Netherlands)

RIGHTS HOLDER
CCCP
AVAILABLE AS
Format
16
Renovating a home without professionals could be a nightmare. And when not so skilled couples give it a try, renovation becomes the ultimate test of love and patience.
Our Renovation presents true stories of average homeowners confronted with all
GENRE
the trials and tribulations of home renovation. And as everybody knows, renovating isnt easy! Technical challenges, budget overruns, stress and anxiety. The couples chosen for our series arent experts! The concept of Our Renovation is both innovative and web-enabled! Each couple hosts a blog on the shows website, where viewers can follow each stage of the construction and also give their advice. The renovators-to-be must create their own video reports on the state of their renovations in order to document their work and their state of mind. Watch tempers flare as arguments spiral out of control. We get up close and personal with the couples during the ups and downs of their renovation. And yes, if the problems are getting out of hand, they get help from an expert
LENGTH
30 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
CASA (Canada)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Trio Orange
AVAILABLE AS
Format
17
Is the worst punishment of all to be sent to jail for a crime you did not commit? Hurricane follows the stories of innocent people and their heartbreaking fight for freedom...
These are true stories of innocent people who were wrongfully thrown into jail for crimes they did not commit. Stories of people who, suddenly one day, found their life turned upside down because of a judicial error, a life that never went back to what it used to be, even when freedom was achieved. Every episode tells one story, through dramatic re-enactments and interviews, beginning with the day when the main characters life was disrupted, the steps of the judicial error, and the almost impossible fight back to freedom. The shows name comes from the case of Rubin Hurricane Carter, an American boxer who was wrongfully accused of a triple homicide in 1966. It wasnt until 1985, 19 years later, that he was freed. What is it like to pay a horrendous price for a crime you didnt commit?
GENRE
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
In Production
RIGHTS HOLDER
Amygdala
AVAILABLE AS
Format
18
Imagine celebrities who are used to their cushy lifestyle trying some of the worlds most dangerous jobs.
In each episode, two celebrities are sent out on a mission to a remote place on earth
GENRE
LENGTH
to try the worlds most dangerous jobs. Anything from washing windows of Shanghais skyscrapers to working as a guide for a great white shark safari in South Africa. At each destination the two celebrities, who havent got a clue what to expect, must learn and try that special job. They will be trained by the local workmen and then sent out to fulfill the assignment. The locals will scrutinize their endeavors and most likely one or two laughs will follow. At the end of the test period the celebrities are judged. Who was the best? Would they qualify for the job? And then as a reward they will get paid for the job in local currency and at the same salary as the locals Jobs From Hell is a fascinating journey, a lot of excitement and a tale of two worlds colliding.
60 min
BROADCASTER
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

AVAILABLE AS
Format
19
How many couples look back at their wedding photos and dream of getting into the shape they were in on that wonderful day?
In Back in Wedding Shape, couples agree to take on the challenge to get back into the shape they had when they got married, not just physically but also relationshipwise. The countrys most famous health coach accepts the challenge to get the not-so-newly wedded couples back into feeling t, sexy and bursting with energy! Besides nutritional insights, the couples also receive physical, mental and emotional coaching. First the couples train at home for four weeks, then husband and wife are separated for two weeks and finallythey are ready to shoot that fantastic wedding photograph once more! Back in Wedding Shape was launched in Belgium in late 2007 and was an instant success. The format has also been very well received by international buyers and aired successfully on Galavision in the US in 2011.
GENRE
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
VTM (Belgium), TV4 (Sweden), Galavision (US)

RIGHTS HOLDER
BlazHoffski in selected territories

AVAILABLE AS
20
Format and finished episodes (13 episodes in Spanish)
Can murder ever be justified? Murder Women portrays women who have committed the worst of all crimes killing another person
GENRE
Through re-enactments and interviews, we follow these womens stories from their background to the horrible decision to kill. What made them do this? Can we as viewers understand them? In one episode we follow a woman who was raped at an early age and became a child prostitute, all facilitated by her mother. One night she finds out her worst nightmare; a close friend has repeatedly been abusing her daughter. She spirals out of control and stabs the molester multiple times, killing him. The outcome makes viewers wonder what they would do if they were in the same situation. Murder Women was a great success on Net5 in the Netherlands, and tripled the share in the channels key demographics. In each episode - one woman, one life. You will never forget them
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
NET5 (Netherlands)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Posh Productions
AVAILABLE AS
Format and finished episodes (4 episodes x 60 min)
21
Seven women from different farms around the country compete in cooking the best dinner, all wrapped in a colorful lifestyle series about the daily life on a farm.
GENRE
In each episode one strong, down-to-earth woman prepares a three course menu and invites her six competitors to her farm. Country Women Cooking is a competition, but most of all, a portrait of the good life in the countryside. Food prepared the way grandmother used to make it, combined with a story of great ingredients, far away from the modern food industry. The format was an instant success on SF in Switzerland - the first series got a 35,6% share, compared to SFs normal average of 25%. The format is now on its fourth season and scored an incredible 38,1% share last year. The fifth season will be aired in the fall of 2011. Country Women Cooking has already been adapted in three different versions in Germany and is optioned in several other countries.
LENGTH
42 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
SF (Switzerland), WDR (Germany), BR (Germany), NDR (Germany)

RIGHTS HOLDER
SF
AVAILABLE AS
22
Format
Two of the countrys best comedians are in for a real challenge: They are given 5,000 and a mission to grow their money by learning the ropes from the rich and successful.
In How To Become a Millionaire, two charming Average Joes venture into big business and high stakes gambling. Over the course of eight episodes, they will investiGENRE
gate how to become blooming entrepreneurs or skilled and cold-blooded gamblers. With a lot of humor and curiosity they get a crash course in venture capital, stock funds and brand building. They take wild chances in betting, horse racing, roulette and poker. Above all, they want to find out what makes certain people brilliant businessmen. By meeting up with some of the worlds most successful people in close up interviews, they seek inspiration and keys to the secret of how to become successful themselves. The show is best described as a humoristic and entertaining documentary reality series that encourages and inspires viewers to pursue their own entrepreneurial dreams.
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
TV6 (Sweden)
RIGHTS HOLDER
OTW
AVAILABLE AS
Format
23
Almost everyone has experienced something that could be described as supernatural. This is a collection of the most fascinating mystical stories experienced by ordinary people.
Imagine a story about three boys who found old jewelery in a grave at a cemetery. In the days that follow, two of the boys die under mysterious circumstances and the third boy is paralyzed. Or the story about a girl who desperately needed money and sold her wedding dress. Afterwards her familys happiness is lost. The girls husband begins to drink and they quarrel Eventually, the girl discovers that another girl was buried in her wedding dress. Coincidence or is there something we do not understand behind these strange events? The stories are commented by experts who believe in paranormal phenomenon as well as skeptics who try to find a rational explanation. The stories are re-enacted in a documentary style without dialogue, making them very suitable for local adaptation.
GENRE
LENGTH
45 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
STB (Ukraine), NTKTV (Kazakhstan), Origo (Hungary)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Film UA
AVAILABLE AS
24
Format and ready mades (45 min x 26 episodes)
Many people suffer from an extreme phobia that cripples them and makes their lives miserable. But can they be cured? The answer is yes, but then they have to confront their worst fears
There are many examples of phobia: a manager who is afraid of flying, a man who never entered his basement out of fear of spiders, an old lady who doesnt dare
GENRE
LENGTH
take a shower because she is afraid of water. In each episode, four people with identical phobias confront their worst nightmares trying to overcome their fear. Their motivation is enormous, because by conquering their phobia they can regain control of their lives. Under the guidance of a psychologist, they undergo three extremely difficult challenges, constantly faced with the object of their anxiety. Through this gradual exposure therapy they try to conquer their fear. The results have been excellent with a success rate of over 85%. Fear Fighters has been on air in Belgium, with a very successful season on En and has been successfully produced in Holland. It is a life-changing format that has helped inspire many people to fight their fears and win back their lives.
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
VRT (Belgium)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Sputnik TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format and ready mades (50 min x 10 episodes)
25
A celebrity checks into a luxury suite of a hotel. A new person knocks on the door every 20 minutes during the four hour recording. The celebrity doesnt have a clue who is next
Several persons, all with a special connection to the celebrity, conduct these very personal interviews. The most interesting moments are edited for broadcast. Laughter, tears, reconciliation, seduction, childhood memories, revelations, provocative questions Room 421 has it all. Each interviewer is introduced to the viewers, and their special relationship with the celebrity is explained as they arrive at the hotel. The interviewers select a topic which is particularly relevant or important and develop the interview in line with their unique personalities. The interviewers questions are illustrated with archive footage from the celebritys career. Room 421 has been a hit in France and was voted the best show on cable and satellite TV. Room 421 is an eternal format that has been broadcast in a number of other countries around the world.
GENRE
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
Paris Premire (France), VRT (Belgium), La Sexta (Spain), America TV (Argentina), TTT (Indonesia), Rai (Italy)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Elephant & C:ie
26
AVAILABLE AS
Format
In this road movie, two hosts travel the country in an old van hunting for the ultimate beer experience... and they get to brew their own beer!
GENRE
Along the way, they meet the crme de la crme of the Belgian brewing tradition including the mysterious Trappist monks, brewers of the best beer in the world. Get a taste of the traditional and award winning Belgian beers. Discover the complexity of beer, its intricate flavours and tasty ingredients such as hops and cherries. Find out how beer match with food or even whiskey and how Michelin star chefs produce gastronomic wonders based on beer. Will the hosts be able to brew their own beer at the end of their journey? The Beer Tours own beer brand became a sales success in Belgium and so far over 300.000 bottles of this exclusive beer have been sold. The series released two beer books as well - the first one was last years number one non-fiction bestseller in Belgium. Bring a beer loving host and lets go on The Beer Tour!
Facutal Entertainment
LENGTH
30 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
VRT Canvas & VRT en (Belgium)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Sputnik TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format and finished episodes (2 seasons x 10 episodes)
27
The Worlds Best Spanish Restaurant is a worldwide competition to crown your countrys best restaurant abroad a spicy mix of several TV-genres!
Cookery show: a juicy take on the best and most interesting restaurants around the world. Well discover what foreigners think of our best and most exquisite dishes and how different our tastes buds are from those abroad. Travel: each episode a different city, a different culture and a different flavor. Documentary: a great insight on the life of each restaurant owner and their customers, learning how they come to represent a small piece of our country and culture in the confines of their restaurant. Competition: a side dish of a ranking-based competition, a contest in which all spectators can participate and win big prizes. ...and much more: The shows crew will act as culinary judges tasting the best traditional dishes on the menu... Are you ready to order?
GENRE
LENGTH
30 - 45 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
Pilot
RIGHTS HOLDER
Zebra Producciones
AVAILABLE AS
Format & Co-production
28
Take people from your home country living exciting lives abroad and let them become your personal guides to discover the World!
In each episode of No Frontiers, our expats (fellow countrymen living abroad) beGENRE
come your hosts and your personal travel guides to discover their city and their new life so far away from home. Visit their homes, their jobs, their families and discover each new foreign destination as a local with the unique perspective of someone just like you. Packed with colorful characters and exciting scenes of street life, local history, surprising facts, strange food, useful information and sometimes plain wacky customs. Each episode of No Frontiers is an introduction to a new world-class location. An unprecedented success on Spanish TV, with the first series almost tripling the channels average. Local versions are produced based on a co-production model. The first local production aired in France in 2011.
LENGTH
30-45 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
TV Asturias (Spain), Rai (Italy), W9 (France)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Zebra Producciones
AVAILABLE AS
Format and co-production
29
Amazing Stories is a series about incredible but true stories gathered from all over the world. Stories you cant believe happened and always with a surprising twist.
A killer makes a mistake and hides his victim in the wrong car, a car that belongs to a totally innocent person... One night after an argument a women shoots her husband with a gun, but that saves his life. How? The bullet hit an unknown and deadly tumor that the doctors were able to discover... After his divorce, a man puts an ad on the internet and decides to meet the only person who matches his ideal: it turns out to be his ex-wife. True stories, weird situations, strong emotions... Welcome to real but unbelievable stories on TV Amazing Stories. Amazing Stories was an immediate success in France and doubled the broadcasters share in the time slot. The adaptation in Poland also thrilled audiences, with superb ratings.
GENRE
LENGTH
30 - 90 min (clips 10-30 min)

TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
France 3 (France), TV Pulse (Poland )

RIGHTS HOLDER
Elephant & C:ie

AVAILABLE AS
30
Format and finished stories (97 stories from France, 56 from Poland)
Movies by agan Irmak

Sparks is distributing a package of three top movies from the Turkish director agan Irmak.
In Darkness (Karanlktakiler 2009 88 min)

Egemen is an advertising agency clerk in his thirties who has to share a roof with his mentally ill mother. Having to endure his mothers anxieties and mental black outs, his only outlet is his workplace; where he feels he can breathe and escape the hell that is his home, even if it is for a little while. In Darkness is the sometimes frightening, sometimes suspenseful, and somewhat funny story of a mother whose life has been shaped by the moral judgment of the middle-class and the young man forced to live in his mothers hell.
Sleeping Princess (Prensesin Uykusu 2010 110 min)

Sleeping Princess is a comedy-drama about Aziz, a kind and shy man who works as a clerk in a library. He lives a quiet and peaceful life in his own little world. Secil, the owner of a new beauty parlour in the neighbourhood is a colorful and somehow angry woman. She moves in together with her 10-year-old daughter in the same house as Aziz and the new neighbourhood relationships triggers a set of events. Sleeping Princess is an extraordinary movie about individuality, fate and caring about other people.
Alone (Izziz Adam 2008 113 min)

Alone is one of the most popular movies in Turkey in recent years with over 3,5 million cinema viewers. The story is about thirtysomething Alper, a talented chef, restaurant owner and somehow relentless playboy. While caught in the triangle of his gastronomic creations, one-night stands and escort girls, his life takes a new turn when he walks into a second-hand bookshop where he meets the attractive Ada and a different love story begins. Alone is a film about loneliness in modern urban life, a story both bitter and full of hope.
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Fiction
Ezel is a high-end drama series about love and friendship, betrayal and revenge... and now a phenomenon with millions of viewers worldwide!
mer has just returned from military service and is about to marry the girl of his dreams. His two best friends are like his brothers, and the whole life lies in front of him. But one night the police raid his room, he is arrested for murder and is sentenced to prison for life. It is obvious that someone has set him up. Could such a terrible crime really have been planned by his two best friends and his fiance? mer finally manages to escape and returns after plastic surgery as Ezel, with only one mission in life - to get revenge. Ezel is an incredible success and the series is already sold to more than 40 countries worldwide and more to come. Turkish drama is conquering the world with Ezel in the lead!
Fiction
GENRE
Fiction
LENGTH
90 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
RIGHTS HOLDER
Ay Yapim
AVAILABLE AS
Format and finished episodes (2 seasons, 72 episodes)
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When a young American lady, Lucy, inherits an old country manor in a small village in the Polish countryside its the start of JUST MARRIED IS A FUN BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES, EACH a series of conflicts between the old and modern world. STRENGTHENED BY A CELEBRITY CHAMPION. MORE TEXT
GENRE GENRE
Fiction
ABOUT MARRIED. When LucyJUST arrives to the family farm after a failed marriage and a far from successful
career, she feels an immediate attraction to the farm and decides to stay the night
THE FIRST FAMILY BY much sending their champion into theDespite home of the the fact second family a stay that turns STARTS out to be longer than expected. that the
Fiction FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

LENGTH LENGTH / EPISODES
52 60 min MIN / 65 eps (5 seasons)

BROADCASTER EPISODES
and sets off a madcap hunt friendly for the three family The pressure is high big with the locals are initially far from andhiding the clash ofmembers. culture between American city family yelling instructions over the radio and traps threatening to go to off stay. at any point. arrival A movalues and the conservative Polish countryside, Lucy decides Lucys ments lack of concentration means certain embarrassment and quite possibly pain. of view will change the village forever. Social conventions are challenged and points And a good of joy from the opponents who are watching the entire spectacle live. Once changed inportion this must see television series. all three family members are found, or the 30 TV minutes are up, The Ranch has been the best watched series on Polish Television with a 40% Hide & share Seek is gathering a lot of interest world-wide with several active The viewer in the weekend primetime! The premiere episode of options seasonsigned. 5 in 2011 format has very well on a TV Tokyo in Japan. scored 8,5performed million viewers and 46,2% share and beat the first Polish edition of X
TVP 12 (Poland)
PRODUCERS TIME SLOT
Telewizja Polska, Agencja PRIMETIME Filmowa, PR 1, Studio A

BROADCASTER DISTRIBUTOR SVT (SWEDEN)
ATM Grupa S.A. / Sparks RIGHTS Network HOLDER EVERYSHOW

AVAILABLE AS AVAILABLE AS Format
Factor in all target groups!

Distributed Format andworldwide ready mades by Sparks distributed Network. worldwide by Sparks Network. For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
FORMAT
33
Fiction
Do you feel that life has treated you unfairly? Do your relatives take advantage of you and your friends feel sorry for you? Well, you are not alone. Thats exactly how Lakis feels.
His father, a business magnate, has disinherited him. His greedy brother has kept everything for himself. Lakis conceited wife demands luxuries, even though he barely manages the monthly bills. He had to drop out of school when his girlfriend got pregnant, because his father kicked him out. He raised three kids in poor but honest circumstances. And now comes his chance. A clause in his fathers will states that if he gets into university, he will get half of the family fortune. Watch as he decides to finish high school and chase his childhood dream to become a doctor and take his fate back into his own hands. Will Lakis succeed? Lakis has been an incredible success in Greece, increasing the primetime average with 60%!
GENRE
Fiction
LENGTH
45-60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
Mega channel (Greece)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Kapa Studios / Mega Channel

AVAILABLE AS
Finished episodes (65 episodes x 45-60 min) and scripts
34
Fiction
This is one of the most popular television series ever, starring two of the greatest names in Turkish cinema.
GENRE
Fiction
LENGTH
This classic series is about Ali Haydar, a middle age widower with three children. He decides to start his own kebab restaurant on the opposite side of the street from his old boss. He hires a new lady in the kitchen, Hanim, who also happens to be a widow with two children. Hanim is a straightforward person with a stubborn streak and beautiful, and a threat to Alis landlord who has a crush on Ali. Second Spring is the story of two very different personalities who meet when they are middle-aged and somehow manage the trials and tribulations of family and business life together. The series features some of the most popular actors in Turkey and scored a 50% viewer share every Friday night in primetime.
50 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
ATV (Turkey)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Most Production
AVAILABLE AS
Format and ready mades (37 episodes x 50 min)
35
Fiction
First Love is a soap series that launched seven years ago, and today, after more than 1300 episodes, the ratings are still growing, especially among young urban viewers.
Maria and her aunt Teresa are the two main characters in First Love and both of them are about to face momentous changes in their lives. Maria has just moved from a quiet village to the bustling city to study medicine. Teresa has just gone through a family crisis. Her husband, Marek, has abandoned her, and she finds it impossible to get along with their daughter, Kinga. Moving to the big city is the only opportunity for Maria to improve her situation, and most likely her only chance for a better life. Once in the big city, Maria meets Pawel, a sincere young man who grew up in an orphanage. The drama follows the classic soap structure with love, trust, betrayal, friendship and tension between social classes. All important components in the success of First Love!
GENRE
Fiction
LENGTH
33 min
TIME SLOT
Daily, Access primetime

BROADCASTERS
Polsat (Poland), Kanal Ukraina (Ukraine), RTE Two (Ireland)

RIGHTS HOLDER
ATM Grupa S.A.

AVAILABLE AS
36
Format and finished episodes (more than 1300 episodes)
Is it possible for former inmates to fit back into society? In this new big reality project we will experience what happens when a group of ex-convicts live together and compete for a real job.
GENRE
Reality
Reality
LENGTH
Ten former inmates with big personalities desperately need a new beginning in their lives. In Jailbirds, the goal is to help these ex-convicts adapt to society and find suitable jobs for the winners of the show. One of the challenges they face is prejudice from ordinary people. Can I trust a former convict? or These tough guys look really scary. Many of the former convicts are out of options and return to their old way of living, but some see their chance to make a change. Fitness coaches, professors and psychologists join forces to help contestants successfully adapt to ordinary life. Jailbirds is filled with unexpected twists and hilarious momentsthere are always the good guys in the bunch who seriously try to start a new life. The question is will they succeed?
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
ICTV (Ukraine)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Film.UA
AVAILABLE AS
Format
37
Reality
In residential high-rises, thousands of people live next door to each other in seemingly identical spaces, but very different apartments and lives. Flat Living tells their stories with a unique camera view...
In these anonymous urban environments, human fates are concentrated and problems collide: Unemployment, teenage angst, neighbourhood rows, love stories, unwanted pregnancies, money issues, crime, the stress of moving... What makes Flat Living special is its unique implementation. Each flat has an identical layout and a camera that is constantly monitoring from the identical spot in every flat. The storytelling switches from flat to flat, story to story. The factors that define a successful docusoap format are curiosity & voyeurism peeking into someone elses home; drama & emotions real problems, real feelings; tonality and look and feel unique aesthetics and narrative. Flat Living has it all and reflects the essence of life: incredibly close and very emotional!
GENRE
Reality
LENGTH
60 min
BROADCASTER
Aired sucessfully in a similar form as a serial element of a daily docusoap (produced by south&browse)
RIGHTS HOLDER
south&browse
AVAILABLE AS
Format
38
Five guys on a holiday resort looking to party. But what they dont know is that their girlfriends also are there to spy on them
GENRE
Reality
Reality
LENGTH
The most popular holiday destinations for young people are the heartlands of partying. There isnt a place where there is more drinking, more flirting and more letting go anywhere in the world. And that is what these five guys plan to do. They will go crazy for a week, partying and getting to know hot girls wearing bikinis. Its a good thing that their girlfriends will stay at home. Well, at least thats what they think The twist of the show: The girlfriends will follow their boyfriends on their trip to spy on them. They want to see firsthand what their boyfriends are up to, on the beach or at a party the girls are not far behind them incognito, of course. Whenever one of the guys goes too far, the girls reveal themselves. Will their relationship survive the test?
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
Aired sucessfully in a similar form as a serial element of a daily magazine (produced by south&browse)
RIGHTS HOLDER
south&browse
AVAILABLE AS
Format
39
Reality
A famous woman and a famous man want a famous baby! Celebrity Baby covers the emotional transformation of a celebrity couple into a celebrity family.
For the first time ever a celebrity documentary shows it all: We are having a baby! Authentic, exciting, emotional, and intimate, these moments spanning nine months become a romantic and entertaining adventure. The shoot takes nine months and the broadcasting is split over twelve weeks ending with the miracle moment of the babys birth. The viewer gets to see how the baby bump grows and excitement gets bigger by the week. Its authentic & honest, sexy & stylish, romantic & surprising. Never has a celebrity couple shared such intimate moments with viewers. Celebrity Baby is up close, but always charming, never shallow. Milestone moments include: The pregnancy test and sharing the results, celebrity engagements despite the pregnancy, the ultrasound scan and seeing the baby for the first time, decorating the nursery and last but not least: The birth.
GENRE
Reality
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
ProSieben (Germany) 10 adapted episodes as a personal story of one german celebrity-couple

RIGHTS HOLDER
south&browse
AVAILABLE AS
40
Format
Why travel to an exotic and distant location for a survival game when conditions can be just as tough in your own backyard?
GENRE
Reality
Reality
LENGTH
In Backyard Safari, two teams compete in survival games in the nature next door. Ten city dwellers leave their comfort zone and go back to basics the internet, iPods and mobile phones are left behind for an experience that will change their lives. In the backyard of their own city, they will sleep under the stars or create a shelter for sleeping at night, they will have to walk for hours, row boats, help a farmer... The main goal of these survivors is to get in touch with nature again. But its also a game where people have to cooperate in order to win the challenges and gain advantages for the group. For example, for one challenge, the winning team gets to sleep in a cozy room on the farm while the losing team must sleep under the stars. Can they survive their Backyard Safari?
Distributed worldwide by Sparks Network For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
60 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTER
TV Noord-Holland (Netherlands)
RIGHTS HOLDER
CCCP
AVAILABLE AS
Format
41
Reality
In Just Married, eight celebrity bachelors and bachelorettes are matched up in make-believe marriages.
Each of the four couples gets a home to share and weekly tasks to carry out, providing unlimited opportunities for laughter and heartbreak when facing marriages challenges; moving in together, taking care of babies and the ultimate test meeting the parents. The couples are expertly matched up for top level drama, the cool rapper constantly puts himself in highly amusing tight spots when trying to entertain his feminist spouse. And count on emotions running high when the young hunky actor marries the eternal bachelorette and against all odds lights a little fire in her heart! Just Married more than doubled the slot share for MBC, reaching a breathtaking 70% in the young target group. The format was adapted on Show TV in Turkey in 2010, where it ran daily with a weekend finale and tripled the normal share of the broadcaster in young targets.
GENRE
Reality
LENGTH / TIMESLOT
60 min / Primetime
BROADCASTERS
MBC (Korea), Show TV (Turkey), KNTV (Japan), M-net (Japan), True Vision (Thailand), Videoland (Taiwan), Dim Sun (China)
RIGHTS HOLDERS
MBC / Everyshow
AVAILABLE AS
42
Format
Out of 10 super-brains, who can solve complex problems before anyone else? Who will be crowned this years Phenomenon?
Game show
Phenomenon is a quiz show where ten of the nations brightest young adults compete in ten episodes, solving challenging questions in logic, math patterns, riddles
GENRE
and seemingly unsolvable brain-teasers. Instead of testing knowledge about trivia, the emphasis is on original thinking and swift solutions. Participants are not only rated by the speed of their answer, but by how correct the answer is after they have defended it in front of the almighty judges. The host periodically reviews the status of the contestants, identifying who is in the lead and the two contestants who are in the danger zone, at the bottom. The elimination round determines which of these two players will stay or go home. The winner is crowned the Phenomenon of the year. Phenomenon has become very popular in its original country Slovakia. The first adaptation is in production for Czech Republic to premiere this fall.
Distributed worldwide by Sparks Network For more info and screeners go to sparksnetwork.com or e-mail info@sparksnetwork.com
Game Show
LENGTH
30 min
TIME SLOT
Primetime
BROADCASTERS
STV (Slovakia) CT (Czech Republic)

RIGHTS HOLDER
KUUL.TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format
43
Game show
A quick paced quiz show that forces you to think on your feet. You can win 1000 euros in minutes!
GENRE
In Street Smart, contestants are picked up on the street to participate in this funky and fast-paced quiz show. The host and the contestant tour the city center and the questions relate to city life - anything in popular culture from music and film to history and cuisine. A very famous scene in a film produced in the 80s was shot here. Whats the name of that film? This restaurant used to be the hangout of many celebrities, but then it had another name. What was it called? Every correct answer generates a cash prize. Everything is at stake in the final game and contestants race against the clock. If you get one question wrong, you have to start over from the beginning. When all the questions are correctly answered, the cash is yours!
Game Show
LENGTH
30 or 60 min
RIGHTS HOLDER
Amygdala
AVAILABLE AS
Format
44
GENRE
A game show that combines the fun of a shopping spree with the excitement of competition. Fill your shopping cart to the brink and then defend your booty in a quiz!
In each episode two couples get four full minutes in a closed supermarket to shop as much as they can. There are only two restrictions: everything must fit inside the cart and they can only take one item from each row. In a desperate frenzy the couples make funny and not so logical choices. But there is valuable stuff in the store: electronics, clothing, shoes, tableware... To keep the booty, they must then participate in a quiz at the cash register. The questions come from 10 different categories such as history, science, sports, and movies. The competitors decide which item is at stake in each round and the category is decided by a lottery. Do we have to mention that this is the ultimate AFP project?
Game show
Game Show
LENGTH
30 min
TIME SLOT
Access primetime
BROADCASTER
TBA (Finland), Jurnal TV (Republic of Moldova)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Susamuru
AVAILABLE AS
Format
45
Game show
In True or False you have to decide whether a range of astonishing facts is true or false to win the grand prize. Easy? Yes, but first you need to beat the other 99 contestants.
In the first round, 100 players decide if three statements are true or false by pressing the red or blue button as fast as possible. The 10 players with the best scores continue to the second round. The person with the best and quickest answer from round one is placed in the bulls eye of the circular stage. The other nine players form a surrounding circle. The player in the middle is constantly challenged to either answer the question or to pass it on to another player of his choice. The player who answers a question correctly will stand in the middle for the next question, but a wrong answer means immediate elimination from the game. The game goes on until only one player is left to take on the bonus questions, and the chance to win big money.
GENRE
Game Show
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Daily access primetime

BROADCASTER
TRANSTV (Indonesia)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Lemon Production
AVAILABLE AS
Format
46
Clueless is a psychological, high intensity game show where the player has to negotiate over winnings without knowing what they actually are. Is the host playing tricks or not?
GENRE
Game show
The contestant begins by choosing five numbered envelopes. Each envelope has a check inside worth an unknown value, ranging anywhere from 0 to 100,000 Euros. Next, the host poses 5 multiple choice questions. For each correct answer, the player gets to keep one envelope, but for each incorrect answer, the player has to destroy an envelope in a shredder. After the questions, the host starts offering the player various amounts of money in order to tempt the player to trade the envelopes for cash. Decisions are extremely hard to make as the player doesnt know the value of each envelope. The hosts mission is to make the best possible deal, but will the player withstand the pressure? Clueless is a great success worldwide. Polsat in Poland ran more than 500 episodes and on TVE in Spain, Clueless increased the slot average by almost 50%.
Game Show
LENGTH
30 or 60 min
TIME SLOT
Access primetime
BROADCASTERS
Polsat (Poland), Mega Channel (Greece), TVE (Spain), CT 1 (Czech Republic), Dubai TV (Middle East), HTV7 (Vietnam)
RIGHTS HOLDER
ATM Grupa S.A.

AVAILABLE AS
47
Format
Game show
Contestants put their cash on the line in a fierce bidding war for the right to answer the questions. Its Cash Battle the liveliest quiz show on Earth.
Three rival teams compete against each other. The host randomly draws a category and the teams fiercely start bidding against each other for the right to answer a question in that category. In the heat of the game they need to make the best strategic decision: is it worth going for that category? And if the highest bidding team answers the question correctly they win all the money from the bidding pot?. The round lasts until two of the three teams run out of money. In the second round of Cash Battle, the winners meet the winning team from the previous episode, the reigning Champions, under similar rules. And the reigning Champions need to be defeated; otherwise they can stay on the show forever Cash Battle is fun, engaging and lively and it was a major hit in Poland with more than 200 episodes produced.
GENRE
Game Show
LENGTH
60 min
TIME SLOT
Access primetime
BROADCASTERS
Polsat (Poland) TVNZ (New Zealand)

RIGHTS HOLDER
ATM Grupa S.A.

AVAILABLE AS
Format
48
In Kids Pop twelve children make their dream come true: in three months they will be on stage at their own live pop concert!
Twelve children between 9 and 15 years old, each with different music skills but the same ambition: they want to be heroes on stage, in front of a live audience. Their
GENRE
Kids
Kids
LENGTH
mission is to organize and create a live pop concert in three months. There is so much to do, more than they ever could imagine, that the challenge seems impossible Step by step, they overcome each obstacle. From audition to rehearsal from writing songs to producing a complete CD, and from doing their own styling to choosing the concert location and promoting their first live concert. With the help of an artistic director and a team of professional and experienced coaches their hard work results in a live concert in front of an audience of thousands of people. New stars are born! After three seasons, Kids Pop is one of the most popular kids programs on Belgiums public broadcaster Ketnet.
12 min
BROADCASTER
VRT/Ketnet (Belgium)
RIGHTS HOLDER
Sputnik TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format
49
A fantasy journey to imaginary galaxies, meeting a famous artist who sings a lullaby, all illustrated by state-of-the-art computer graphics this is Bedtime Stories, giving sweet dreams to all children
Bedtime Stories is an innovative series that takes children to a fantasy world, in various types of settings, surrounded by an enchanting decor thanks to amazing visual effects. Fred, the main character, along with two young kids are transported to various stars where they will meet with a well-known artist who will sing and tell a story. Every episode is an adventure to a new imaginary world. The format comes with a graphics package that will enable producers to recreate this wonderful imaginary world... Bedtime Stories has been produced in Canada with 120 original episodes.
Kids
GENRE
Kids
LENGTH
7 min
TIME SLOT
Access primetime
BROADCASTER
YOOPA (Canada)
RIGHTS HOLDER
TVA Cration and Trio Orange

AVAILABLE AS
Format with graphic package and ready mades (120 x 7min)
50
Buck and Tommy travel to remote places to do what every curious kid dreams of explore the wild!
Kids
GENRE
The first series takes place in Suriname, South America. Its a habitat full of amazing animals: turtles, dolphins, monkeys, snakes and caymans. There Buck and Tommy, aged 4 and 6, explore the pristine jungle and beaches. With the help of Robin, one of their guides, they learn about these fascinating animals. Robin even captures a couple of caymans in the swamp with his bare hands! One night the boys witness lots of turtles laying hundreds of eggs on the beach. And they see a few newly hatched baby turtles make their way to the sea. Buck and Tommy also visit a remote village and play with the children living there. The second series takes place on Skopelos, Greece and will be ready in the fall of 2011. Adventures of Buck and Tommy is easy to adapt locally as the storytelling is based solely on narration with minimal dialogue.
Kids
LENGTH
5-6 min
BROADCASTERS
KRO Youth (Netherlands)

RIGHTS HOLDER
The Media Brothers / KRO

AVAILABLE AS
Format and finished episodes (season 1: 10 ep x 5-6 min, season 2: 8 ep x 5-6 min)
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Kids
Sherlock is an exciting and imaginative game show for kids. A captivating mix of perception, analysis, intuition, deception, and above all common sense.
GENRE
An imposter claims to work at a busy real-world location such as a train station, a factory, an opera house or a film set. He is a complete fraud and its up to the kid detectives to find out who he is. Armed with investigative tools such as a camera, a notebook, a number of clues such as a blurred photo, a distorted audio recording, and a piece from a uniform, both teams try to out-wit their rivals. Sherlock has been a great success for kids in Belgium and continues to have overwhelming ratings through its second season. The amazing response to the series has generated an online extension with 16 popular web games and Sherlock is now also available as a board game.
Kids
LENGTH
7 min
TIME SLOT
Daily + Weekly 35 min ep.

BROADCASTER
VRT Ketnet (Belgium), Juniori (Finland)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Sputnik TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format
52
BOOH! is the live action series where young Jonas makes friends with ghosts in a castle and together they fight all the intruders who want to buy the castle.
GENRE
Kids
Kids
LENGTH
Jonas is a seventeen-year-old boy who doesnt have any real friends. But that doesnt bother him at all. His dad, Kronkel, is a crazy real-estate agent and one day he is offered the deal of a lifetime. An overtired fellow-agent gives him the opportunity to sell a magnificent castle. What they dont know is that the castle is haunted In the first episode, Jonas finds an old pair of magical glasses in the castles basement. These glasses allow him (and him alone) to see the castles ghosts. Jonas and the ghosts become friends and for the first time in history ghosts see a human being as their ally. Together they make sure Kronkel will never succeed in selling the castle. Otherwise the ghosts will never find peace again! Booh! has twice been nominated for the best kids series in Belgium!
12 or 21 min
BROADCASTERS
VTM (Belgium), RTL8 (Netherlands)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Sputnik TV
AVAILABLE AS
Format and finished episodes (26 episodes of 21 min or 52 episodes of 12 min)
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Every week three school classes compete in a loud and exciting studio game. Answer correctly and move ahead - give a wrong answer and stay where you are its Go Go Stop!
Kids
Three school classes compete during the course of a week. In each episode one contestant from each class competes to win prizes, and to make their school the winner of the week. The game is played in four rounds across a colorful game zone made of 30 plasma screens. Three contestants answer tricky questions to win points as they leapfrog their way towards the end zone. Contestants can only move forward if they answer the questions correctly. Once they have answered correctly the directions on the screens beneath are revealed. Go Go Stop is easy to play and even easier to produce. With a huge, vibrant game zone, fast-paced soundtrack and a gigantic WOW factor, everybody will love Go Go Stop! Go Go Stop is already adapted in Australia, Belgium and Turkey and is commissioned for more than 400 episodes in Ireland.
GENRE
Kids
LENGTH
30 min (daily)
BROADCASTERS
Seven Network (Australia), VRT (Belgium), TGE (Ireland), Kanal D (Turkey)

RIGHTS HOLDER
Ambience Entertainment
AVAILABLE AS
Format
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THE MEMBERS
AMYGDALA ITALY Amygdala is a TV and multi-platform company founded by some of the most experienced and renowned TV professionals in Italy. This dynamic group of producers and developers has already produced a range of notable projects for major Italian broadcasters in a range of different genres such as talk shows, factual series, TV-movies, documentaries and special events. Amygdala was founded in 2010 and is based in Rome. www.amygdala.tv IMAGIC MIDDLE EAST Imagic is a leading Pan Arab production house, based in Beirut and operating in the Middle East and North Africa. Since its creation, Imagic has built its reputation on a deep understanding of the market which has earned the confidence of leading Pan Arab broadcasters such as: MBC, LBC, Abu Dhabi TV, Qatar TV, Dubai TV and many others. Recognised for creating its own successful formats as well as adapting international hit shows. www.imagic.tv ATM GRUPA S.A. POLAND ATM Grupa is the largest TV production company in Poland and since 2004 a public company on the Polish stock market. ATM Grupa produces television programs, movies and works as a full service media house. Since the company was founded, ATM Grupa has developed and produced numerous TV series, soaps, entertainment and reality shows. www.atmgrupa.pl
FIREBALL SEM AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA Fireball SEM is a leading independent television and digital production company with a strong portfolio of in-house developed formats that will be launched through Sparks Network during the fall of 2011. The South African based production arm of the company is also known for producing local versions of formats from Freemantle Media, Fox World, Disney, Endemol and Turner including The Apprentice and Idol. www.fireballsem.com
ELEPHANT & C:IE FRANCE Elephant & C:ie, based in Paris, has achieved remarkable growth since its launch ten years ago. Elephant is known for high profile journalistic magazines and entertainment productions and has diversified into fiction with the launch of Elephant Story. The company was founded by Thierry Bizot and wellknown presenter Emmanuel Chain. www.elephant-cie.com EVERYSHOW KOREA Everyshow is a newly founded company with high ambitions formed by executives with experience from the biggest TV stations in South Korea. The aim for Everyshow is to take an aggressive approach to the domestic Korean market and to be the pioneer in producing and distributing foreign formats. The other leg of Everyshows activities is distribution of finished episodes.
AY YAPIM TURKEY Ay Yapim is one of the largest production companies in Turkey with a series of enormously successful drama series and entertainment shows. Ay Yapims five most recent drama series has all been very popular in Turkey and sold to more than 40 countries worldwide. Hit series include Ezel, Ask-i Memnu, Fatmagul, Yaprak Dkm, Dudaktan Kalbe and Samanyolu. www.ayyapim.tv COLLABORATION, INC. JAPAN Collaboration is an independent Japanese production company with a highly developed format business. Founded by renowned television producer Toshikazu Suzuki in 2003, Collaboration produces a broad range of entertainment programming for Japans major broadcasters. www.collab.co.jp 55
CCCP NETHERLANDS In the heart of Amsterdam, a group of young, creative television makers is the core and spirit of CCCP, one of Hollands most talented and creative TV-production companies. CCCPs formats are original, much talked-about and often hit right in the middle of society. CCCP adheres to the basic principle that talented people can strengthen each other when working together with respect and an open mind. CCCP also incorporates an advertising agency where AFP formats are created, campaigns are developed and corporate films and video clips are made. www.cccp.nl OTW SWEDEN OTW from Sweden is a modern media company that integrates several media platforms and communication channels in its projects and properties. With roots in contract publishing, OTW has unique expertise in integrating brand communication with highend and innovative TV projects. OTWs raft of shows covers most genres - from big gala events and entertainment shows to talk shows and factual programs with clever twists. OTW is also the leading provider of sports television in Sweden. www.otw.se
IDEA ASIA MEDIA CHINA Idea Asia Media, based in Shanghai, is one of the key players to enter the complex Chinese market. Idea Asia Media is a one stop shop for format licensing, production and branded content marketing in China. The company has excellent relations with all major TV-stations and is also the market leader for launching international formats in the territory. www.ideaasiamedia.com
KAPA STUDIOS GREECE Kapa Studios G. Karagiannis S.A. is the leading independent production company operating in Greece since 1976. They have produced over 1500 episodes of fiction series as well as numerous entertainment shows for all TV networks in Greece. Kapa Studios owns and operates a state-of-the-art production facility with eight fully-equipped sound stages, totaling 12.000 m. www.kapastudios.com
LEMON PRODUCTION INDONESIA Lemon Production is a production house in Jakarta founded by Hasani Abdulgani, Reinhard R. Tawas and the famous Indonesian TV personality Helmy Yahya. Lemon Production has produced over 100 TV programs and several times won the Panasonic Awards, the most prestigious TV award in Indonesia.
FILM.UA UKRAINE Film.UA Television is a part of the Film.UA Group, a unique onestop production company founded in 2002 in Kiev, Ukraine. Building full-cycle production, Film.UA Group established Film.UA Television under its umbrella brand four years ago. To date, the company has shown remarkable growth and has taken a leading position in the Ukrainian market. Film.UA Television maintains strong business connections with major Ukrainian TV channels and produces programs in different genres for both prime and off-prime television. www.film.ua
RINGIER ENTERTAINMENT SWITZERLAND Ringier Entertainment is the television arm of Switzerlands largest publishing house Ringier AG and produces a number of important shows in the Swiss market including a number of factual magazines built around the print magazines of Ringier. The group is also very advanced in new media with cross platform integration. www.ringiertv.ch
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TRIO ORANGE CANADA Trio Orange is a Canadian production company based in Montreal specializing in producing content for TV, Internet, film and print. Trio Orange is a division of Urbacom, the media holding company of such well-known brands as Voir, Hour, Ottawa XPress, Bang Bang and Guide Restos Voir. Founded in 2008 by Pierre Paquet, Carlos Soldevila and Eric Hebert, Trio Orange has quickly developed into a major producer in the French Canadian market. www.trioorange.com
SOUTH&BROWSE GERMANY south&browse is one of the most development-focused production companies in the German market with a number of in-house developed formats. The credit list includes formats from two fields: docu & entertainment such as The model and the freak and science & society. The company has offices in Munich and Berlin. www.south-and-browse.com
ZEBRA PRODUCCIONES SPAIN Zebra Producciones was established in 2003 by some of the most influential TV-personalities in the Spanish TV-industry. Zebra has a wide catalogue of productions including films, documentaries, fiction series and entertainment programmes both at the national and international level. Zebra has opened production units in several cities in Spain to produce for local stations and use them as test markets for new formats. www.zebraproducciones.com
SPUTNIK TV BELGIUM Sputnik TV was established in 2002 and quickly developed into a fast-growing company with a broad variety of formats in most genres, from fiction and comedy to factual entertainment and kids shows. The companys mission is to create honest and accessible television programs based on innovative and distinctive formats. Sputnik TV also develops line extensions for most of their formats. www.sputnik.tv
ESSENTIAL AUSTRALIA Essential Media and Entertainment has made a name for itself as one of Australias leading independent television producers with a proven track record in high quality content for both local and international audiences. Its broadcast partners are the worlds best and include BBC, National Geographic, PBS, Discovery, Sundance Channel, ABC, SBS, The History Channel, CBC, Arte, France 5 and RTE Ireland. Essential boasts a diverse production slate covering factual entertainment, drama, game shows, kids animation and shiny floor entertainment. www.essential-media.com
SUSAMURU FINLAND Susamuru is a highly renowned and respected independent production company in Finland that recently has been through remarkable expansion and was recently acquired by Swedish Sparks member OTW. Susamuru has experience in most genres but its main genres are factual related shows with several hit shows on air in Finland at the moment. Susamuru is also the leading provider of kids shows in Finland and produces all the local programs for the biggest kids channel Juniori. Susamuru means otter in Turkish. www.susamuru.fi
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THE SPARKS TEAM
Nicola Sderlund, President nicola@sparksnetwork.com +46855609385
Fredrik af Malmborg, Managing Director fam@sparksnetwork.com +46855609382
Gary Pudney, Head of Asia~Pacific gary@sparksnetwork.com +85291516214
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Alyxandra Jamieson, Sales Assistant alyx@sparksnetwork.com +46709214699
Tata Melkonyan, Sales Assistant tata@sparksnetwork.com +46720026222
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SPARKS NETWORK THE WORLDS LEADING PRODUCERS

Sky Italia (Italy)

Europroduzione S.r.l. Sky Italia

Elephant & C:ie

Format and ready mades (16 episodes x 26 min)

TBA (in production)

TV Tokyo (Japan), Jurnal TV (Republic of Moldova) 1+1 (Ukraine)

Insight Battle of the Blades Ltd.

A series of nomination programs (4-8 ep x 30-60 min) + 120 min gala

TV3 (Sweden), TV4 (Sweden), Star TV (Turkey)

MNET (Korea), Pilot produced in UK in 2010

Weekdays, Access primetime

Nelonen (Finland), France 3 (France), TV Norge (Norway)

Ned3 the TV Lab project (Netherlands)

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

VTM (Belgium), TV4 (Sweden), Galavision (US)

BlazHoffski in selected territories

Format and finished episodes (13 episodes in Spanish)

Format and finished episodes (4 episodes x 60 min)

SF (Switzerland), WDR (Germany), BR (Germany), NDR (Germany)

STB (Ukraine), NTKTV (Kazakhstan), Origo (Hungary)

Format and ready mades (45 min x 26 episodes)

Format and ready mades (50 min x 10 episodes)

Elephant & C:ie

VRT Canvas & VRT en (Belgium)

Format and finished episodes (2 seasons x 10 episodes)

Format & Co-production

TV Asturias (Spain), Rai (Italy), W9 (France)

Format and co-production

30 - 90 min (clips 10-30 min)

France 3 (France), TV Pulse (Poland )

Elephant & C:ie

Movies by agan Irmak

In Darkness (Karanlktakiler 2009 88 min)

Sleeping Princess (Prensesin Uykusu 2010 110 min)

Alone (Izziz Adam 2008 113 min)

Format and finished episodes (2 seasons, 72 episodes)

Fiction FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT

52 60 min MIN / 65 eps (5 seasons)

Telewizja Polska, Agencja PRIMETIME Filmowa, PR 1, Studio A

ATM Grupa S.A. / Sparks RIGHTS Network HOLDER EVERYSHOW

Factor in all target groups!

Mega channel (Greece)

Kapa Studios / Mega Channel

Finished episodes (65 episodes x 45-60 min) and scripts

Format and ready mades (37 episodes x 50 min)

Daily, Access primetime

Polsat (Poland), Kanal Ukraina (Ukraine), RTE Two (Ireland)

ATM Grupa S.A.

Format and finished episodes (more than 1300 episodes)

ProSieben (Germany) 10 adapted episodes as a personal story of one german celebrity-couple

STV (Slovakia) CT (Czech Republic)

TBA (Finland), Jurnal TV (Republic of Moldova)

Daily access primetime

ATM Grupa S.A.

Polsat (Poland) TVNZ (New Zealand)

ATM Grupa S.A.

TVA Cration and Trio Orange

Format with graphic package and ready mades (120 x 7min)

KRO Youth (Netherlands)

The Media Brothers / KRO