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TV Formats in Europe

Given the prolonged advertising recession and the fact that several major titles have peaked, the TV formats market in Europe is showing remarkable resilience. The value created by the top 100 formats was $2,931 million in 2013 for 84 European channels across the 16 territories and 21 distributors, according to the TV Formats in Europe report. The 2013 figure was 3.3% down on the 2012 total, but up on 2011. The number of hours broadcast reached 28,386 in 2013, nearly the same as 2012.

The UK is the TV formats leader in Europe – just ahead of . The value created by formats for UK broadcasters was $600 million in 2013, down from $677 million in 2012. France recorded $599 million in 2013, up from $547 million in 2012. The UK, France, and accounted for 72% of Europe’s total value created in 2013.

The top 10 broadcasters accounted for two-thirds of the total value created in Europe for 2013 – which means that the remaining third was shared by 74 channels. France’s TF1 ($332 million) led the pack again, followed by Italy’s and the UK’s BBC1.

The total number of hours broadcast in Europe for the 100 formats was 28,386 in 2013; very close to 2012. The UK was the leader again, despite its 2013 total (3,935) being considerably lower than in 2012 (4,623). took third place, having added 645 hours to its total in 2013.

Published in March 2014, this 146-page, PDF-delivered report covers 100 major formats on 84 channels across 16 European territories; with extensive comparison tables.

Territory profiles include: Analysis of the formats in that market Overview of the TV market and the main channels Revenue generated by the top 100 formats by channel and country (2010-2013) Total hours of the top 100 formats by channel and country (2010-2013) Average value per hour for top formats (2010-2013) Formats as a percentage of each day part by channel (2012 and 2013) Breakdown of top formats' all-day hours by distributor (2010-2013) Breakdown of top formats' primetime hours by distributor (2010-2013) Value created by each distributor in 2013 Format performance by title by channel in 2012 and 2013 (hours and revenues) Format hours by title by month screened in 2013

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100 formats and distributors covered:

Count Title Distributor 1 4 STAR JOURNEY RED ARROW INTL 2 ALL STAR MR AND MRS SONY 3 AMAZING RACE DISNEY 4 ANYTHING GOES SHINE 5 APPRENTICE, THE FREMANTLEMEDIA 6 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER 20TH CENTURY FOX 7 AUDIENCE, THE ITV STUDIOS 8 BABES ON THE BUS 9 BACHELOR, THE WARNER BROS 10 BE MY GUEST 11 BEAT THE BLONDES EYEWORKS 12 BEAT THE STAR RED ARROW INTL 13 BENIDORM BASTARDS RED ARROW INTL 14 BEST BAKERY SHINE 15 BEST SINGERS ZODIAK 16 ENDEMOL 17 BIGGEST LOSER, THE SHINE 18 BRAIN, THE ENDEMOL 19 CASH CAB ALL3MEDIA 20 CASH IN THE ATTIC ARGONON 21 CELEBRITY SPLASH EYEWORKS 22 SHINE 23 COME DINE WITH ME ITV STUDIOS 24 CUBE, THE ALL3MEDIA 25 CULTURE SHOCK RED ARROW INTL 26 DANCING ON ICE ITV STUDIOS 27 BBC WORLDWIDE 28 DATING IN THE DARK TALPA MEDIA 29 DEAL OR NO DEAL ENDEMOL 30 DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS ZODIAK 31 DON'T TELL THE BRIDE DIGITAL RIGHTS GROUP 32 DRAGONS' DEN SONY 33 EMBARASSING BODIES ZODIAK 34 ETERNAL GLORY NEW FLEMISH PRIMITIVES 35 EVERYBODY DANCE NOW FREMANTLEMEDIA 36 EXPEDITION IMPOSSIBLE MARK BURNETT INTL DIST 37 FAKE REACTION RED ARROW INTL 38 FREMANTLEMEDIA 39 FAMILY HARMONY FREMANTLEMEDIA 40 FARM, THE STRIX

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Count Title Distributor 41 FARMER WANTS A WIFE FREMANTLEMEDIA 42 FIFTEEN TO ONE FREMANTLEMEDIA 43 FIND MY FAMILY (SPOORLOOS) ABSOLUTELY INDEPEND 44 FISH ON THE CAKE RED ARROW INTL 45 ZODIAK 46 ITV STUDIOS 47 GALILEO RED ARROW INTL 48 FREMANTLEMEDIA 49 SHINE 50 GREAT BAKE OFF, THE BBC WORLDWIDE 51 HELL'S KITCHEN ITV STUDIOS 52 HOTTER THAN MY DAUGHTER ENDEMOL 53 I LOVE MY COUNTRY TALPA MEDIA 54 I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE ITV STUDIOS 55 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES ALL3MEDIA 56 LEGADO, EL TELEFE 57 ALL3MEDIA 58 LYRICS BOARD, THE RTE 59 MASTERCHEF SHINE 60 NBC UNIVERSAL 61 MONEY DROP ENDEMOL 62 MUST BE THE MUSIC SHINE 63 MY MAN CAN RED ARROW INTL 64 SANDY FRANK ENT 65 NATION'S BRIGHTEST ZODIAK 66 NEWLYWED GAME, THE SONY 67 NEXT STAR TRICON 68 ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE SHINE 69 PARADISE HOTEL MENTORN 70 PASSWORD FREMANTLEMEDIA 71 ECCHO RIGHTS 72 ENDEMOL 73 POP IDOL FREMANTLEMEDIA 74 SECRET MILLIONAIRE, THE ZODIAK 75 SHOPPING MONSTERS GLOBAL AGENCY () 76 SING IF YOU CAN ZODIAK 77 SMART FACE DORI MEDIA GROUP 78 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE ZODIAK 79 STARS IN DANGER: THE HIGH DIVE BANIJAY INTL 80 STILL STANDING ARMOZA FORMATS

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Count Title Distributor 81 CASTAWAY 82 TAKE ME OUT FREMANTLEMEDIA 83 TASTE, THE RED ARROW INTL 84 THIS IS YOUR FRIDGE BANIJAY INTL 85 TOP CHEF NBC UNIVERSAL 86 TOP MODEL CBS 87 UNDATEABLES, THE ZODIAK 88 ALL3MEDIA 89 UOMINI E DONNE MEDIASET 90 VOICE, THE TALPA MEDIA 91 WHAT NOT TO WEAR BBC WORLDWIDE 92 WHEEL OF FORTUNE SONY 93 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WARNER BROS 94 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? SONY 95 WHO WANTS TO MARRY MY SON? EYEWORKS 96 WIFE SWAP ZODIAK 97 ENDEMOL 98 WORLD'S STRICTEST PARENTS WARNER BROS 99 X FACTOR FREMANTLEMEDIA 100 YOUR FACE SOUNDS FAMILIAR ENDEMOL

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Territories and channels profiled:

Flemish-speaking Een, VTM, 2BE, Vier French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVi, Club RTL, CT1, CT2, Nova, Prima DR1, TV2, TV3, Kanal 5 France TF1, , M6 Germany ARD, ZDF, Sat1, ProSieben, RTL, RTL2, Super RTL, Vox, M1, M2, RTL Klub, TV2, Italy RAI1, RAI2, Canale 5, , La 7 Ned1, Ned2, Ned3, RTL4, RTL5, RTL7, RTL8, , SBS6, Veronica NRK1, NRK2, TV2, TV3, TVNorge TVP2, , TVN, TVN7 Romania , Prima, Pro TV, TVR1, TVR2 1TV, Rossiya, Domashny, Ren TV, CTC, THT TVE1, La 2, Antena 3, Cuatro, , La Sexta SVT1, SVT2, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 UK BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, , Channel 5, ITV2, E4, More4

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About the authors:

Essential Statistics specializes in the identification of films and TV programs playing around the world, creating an original title database that holds the transmission details of all imported programs back to 1993. Clients, ranging from international distributors to guilds and collection societies, benefit from receiving reports on the airings of individual programs and title catalogues, as well as on trends in program scheduling. www.etstv.com

Madigan Cluff (www.madigancluff.com) consults for global advertisers and broadcasters on the value of programmes and branded content worldwide. The company has extensive expertise with partners who have directed programmes and film, provided global consultancy on communications and media auditing, production and business finance. Madigan Cluff extensively databases the real communications and monetary value created as brands increasingly use programmes as a high value communication vehicle.

Digital TV Research provides cutting-edge business intelligence for the television industry. This boutique firm is flexible and fresh and can react swiftly to cover new trends and technologies. Digital TV Research Ltd allows the purchase of targeted, electronically-delivered products so that readers can rely on our extensive experience to provide tailored projects in a secure and confidential manner. www.digitaltvresearch.com

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