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Established in 1993, Brainstorm Multimedia provides industry-leading real-time 3D interactive graphics solutions 10 years of for all broadcast graphics types and workflows as well as for feature film production and 3D real-time presentations. Brainstorm customers’ list include most of the world’s leading entertainment broadcasters plus many smaller and regional stations. with eStudio www.brainstorm.es [email protected]

@brainstormspain Brainstorm-Multimedia “Wheel of Fortune” was created in 1973 by Merv Griffin, responsible of many other successful TV formats such as Jeopardy, was firstly broadcasted in 1975 by the NBC. The show is still produced today by Sony Pictures Television and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Wheel of Fortune is the TV contest with the longest duration in the US television history, and reached the 5.000 programmes in 2009. The format has been licensed and adapted in more than 30 countries.

“La Ruleta de la Fortuna” is the Spanish version for “Wheel of Fortune”, the famous TV show created in 1973 in the USA by Merv Griffin and originally broadcasted at the NBC. Its Spanish version was the program with which Antena3 TV started its regular emisions in 1990, meaning it was the first entertainment TV show broadcasted by a private television channel in Spain.

With different presenters and originally named “La Ruleta de la Fortuna”, the show had its great first period in Antena3, a second one in Telecinco and a third round back in Antena 3 since 2006, changing its name to “La Ruleta de la Suerte”. Since then the production company, Martingala, owner of the “Wheel of Fortune rights” for Spain, started the challenge of improving the contest adapting it to the latest technology. At that time the physical panel changed to a fully virtual one created with eStudio. recording three programs everyday, of having to start from scratch, the system, the warranty of working excluding specials, so the channel producing a show that was already in real time and the upgrading could broadcast the show five days recognized by the audience and evolution possibilities. The a week. The fast turnaround of the but at the same time required first technical challenge was to 10 years of entertainment with eStudio players require an intense phone an important facelift to regain significantly simplify the existing casting labour, but according to freshness. Also, the format was system, a complex installation At the beginning we were uncertain The title of the program is a step by step started to incorporate Nacho Correa, director of the show, broadcasted all over the world, and on which each single letter was on how we would cope with this reference of the giant roulette with virtual and digital technology to “There has always been great the goal was to match, at least, the controlled by a dedicated video challenge, but the Brainstorm team different options that the players flexibilize its options and give the interest in coming to this show. It’s best visual result achieved anytime, server. Brainstorm, that had was. Working with Brainstorm spin all over the game to uncover game further possibilities. a lot of fun, the players have a good anywhere in the world. The decision collaborated previously with is very easy, as from the very boxes from an enlightened panel, a time, and they win some money. It’s was to get rid of the physical panel, Martingala in other shows, decided beginning they understood our word puzzle, to uncover the hidden The program counts with different just perfect, isn’t it? changing it with a virtual screen to accomplish the challenge using needs, providing us a fundamental words or sentences. types of panels and software where the letters could attractively just one system to control the whole technical support. Also, the applications specifically designed When Martingala faced with appear on demand. show from a single control panel. Brainstorm systems have been The panel originally consisted on for them: speed tests, normal the challenge of producing the Now the panel is a single video running stable since day one. turntable elements that illuminated games with roulette spins, and, at current period of “La Ruleta de la When selecting the technology signal that clears the limitations of Nacho Correa and turned to display the letters last, the final roulette. The programs Suerte”, their responsibles found for the show, the fundamental the former server system. Director of “La Ruleta de la Suerte” they contained as required, but are recorded two days a week, themselves with the difficulty requirements were the reliability of The complete system consist on 3 workstations, each one controlling one aspect of the game: panel, graphics and player’s displays, and it is thought to be controlled by just one operator at the production control room. The operator drives a specifically third provides the VGA signal for the that “although the game is quite Martingala and Brainstorm includes other successful TV shows studios and graphics for programs created control panel that integrates player’s displays. easy, the players keep surprising During the last decade Martingala such as “Jeopardy”, “El Destape”, such as “Bichos y Cía” (Pets and the logic of the program and controls us because nerves always play has turned into one of the most “Crosswords” and formats of their Co.) a show of home videos on pets, all aspects of the game, from “La Ruleta de la Suerte” is a live tricks on them, as for instance not important production companies own like “A por todas” (“Go for it!”). or “Diario del analista catódico” uncovering and displaying the letters game, and during its trajectory getting right the Belgium’s capital on the Spanish broadcast market, (Diary of the Cathodic Analist), to add or subtract the quantities different games have been city famous for its cabbage... or both because its good audience The production company has relied dedicated to video zappings. obtained by the players. created for the show, while game repeatedly asking for the a letter data and for the high quality of its regularly on Brainstorm, and to After 6 years on air, the current options and alternatives had to be that is already on! productions. Martingala specialized their long-going collaboration on season of “Wheel of Fortune” This panel gives the instructions incorporated to the show’s logic by in magazines on its beginnings, “Wheel of Fortune” we have to add still achieves average share rates to the different workstations to Brainstorm Production Services, As a curiosity, the show does achieving a weekly emission time of up the creation of several virtual of around 20% in its time frame. generate the graphics needed in real which increased their experience in not admit decimals in the money up to 28 hours on air, for which they time. Then, one of the workstations this particular environment. amounts, so when we half an odd received several industry prizes. provides a video+key signal with number the result is rounded down, the graphics, a second one creates So many years of shows give time to that is what the presenter calls “our Martingala has produced shows the panel with the sentence and the many anecdotes, but Nacho states commission”. for almost all relevant public, private and regional broadcaster in Spain, including some of the best regarded TV contest in Spain since 2004, such as the Spanish versions of “¿Who wants to be a Millionaire?” or “Wheel of Fortune”, both of them with great audience data. Its portfolio