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  • Gameshow Jodi Kamaal Ki to replace KBC 2

    MUMBAI: Anchor Amitabh Bachchan’s inability to resume shooting due to ill-health has pulled the plug on the Star Plus gameshow Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 (KBC 2). Replacing KBC2 in the Saturday-Sunday slots will be another gameshow Jodi Kamaal Ki. 
    Produced by Creative Eye, Jodi Kamaal Ki is an entertainment-oriented one-hour gameshow featuring celebrity couples. Reportedly, soap star Rakshanda Khan has been roped in to anchor the show.


    As per the stop-gap arrangement, soaps Miillee and Kkavyanjali will substitute KBC 2 on Fridays.
    What makes it necessary for Star India to hurry up its replacement plans — instead of re-running the old KBC 2 episodes — is the need for a strong property to sustain its weekend band. As expected, KBC 2 had beefed up Star Plus’ position in the weekends, but the unfortunate turn of events following Bachchan’s illness went against the strategies.
    However, when the Sagars’ Prithiviraj Chauhan and Tigmanshu Dhulia’s yet-to-be named sitcom arrive, the plans may change again. These were the two big ticket shows, which were originally scheduled to replace KBC 2.
    “It will take some time for us to announce the complete plans. Presently, we are engaged in preparations of drawing a strong programming line up for the weekends,” states Star India EVP Ajay Vidyasagar. 
    Star Plus presently telecasts re-runs of KBC2 in the 9 pm – 10 pm slot on Fridays and Saturdays as it exhausted its fresh bank of KBC2 episodes following Bachchan’s illness. Bachchan, who had a commitment to shoot 85 episodes of KBC2, could complete only 61 episodes before he was hospitalised.

  • Zee Smile to launch gameshow ‘Khiladi No.1’

    MUMBAI: Zee Smile has announced the launch of its new gameshow Khiladi No. 1. Produced by Maverick Productions and hosted by Samir Kochhar, the weekly show will launch on 16 December at 7:30 pm.

    Khiladi No. 1 is a contest between two rival colleges where champions from two colleges come on one platform to play some passionate and wild games.

    Four to six finalists will compete for the final event. Zee Smile offers a large cash prize to the winning team, states an official release.

    Says Zee Smile business head Nitin Vaidya, “We have always believed in creating something unique for our viewers. In keeping with this trend, we are adding one more flavour to our current programming. Khiladi No. 1 is a very interesting game show between two colleges for our younger audience. We have chosen Samir Kocchar to host the show, who is a very talented actor, model and hosted many shows on television. We are confident that our audience will appreciate our endeavour.”
     

  • FremantleMedia brings the Gameshow Catalogue to Mipcom

    MUMBAI: Following a surge in global interest for its gameshow titles, FremantleMedia will be bringing its Classic GameShow Catalogue to Mipcom this October.

    FremantleMedia’s extensive gameshow collection includes landmark shows, many of which have recently experienced an impressive revival with audiences worldwide.

    Launched on SBT in Brazil in June 2005, the local adaptation of Family Feud has been a huge success gaining daily audiences in excess of three million viewers. Meanwhile, in Australia, Network 9 has recently re-launched Sale of the Century, under the local name of Temptation. Consistently ranking No.1 in its timeslot with daily audiences in excess of one million viewers, Temptation regularly features among the highest rated programmes for Network 9.

    Back in the UK, airing as part of Ant and Dec’s Gameshow Marathon, The Price is Right gained an audience share of 44 per cent when the show aired on ITV1 in September followed by Take Your Pick with 9 million viewers.

    Blockbusters, Card Sharks, Let’s Make A Deal, Everybody’s Equal, Match Game, Going for Gold, Stop The Clock, Take Your Pick, 100% and To Tell The Truth all feature in FremantleMedia’s Classic Gameshow Catalogue.

    FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide will be representing available ancillary rights to these shows including home entertainment, merchandising, licensing, interactive and publishing rights.

    Widely regarded as one of the most perfectly constructed gameshows, Family Feud has been newly commissioned in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and other European territories. The gameshow format combines interesting questions, great humour, fascinating families and great prizes and has enjoyed success in 38 territories since its US launch in 1976, where it was the No. 1 rated syndicated gameshow from 1978 to 1984.

    Family Feud became part of FremantleMedia’s catalogue in 1997. Not only a massive ratings hit, it has also been honoured with many awards. Most recently the Mexican version 100 Mexicanos Dijeron, scooped the ‘Premio INTE, industria de la TV Espanol’ Award for Best Gameshow of the Year.

    Making a well deserved and long awaited come back, classic gameshow, Sale of the Century, promises to create a buzz down in Cannes. The Sale of the Century — now on air in Australia, India and with a special planned for the UK — is a game for all the family where every contestant can go home a winner. The show is played with three contestants who challenge each other to a battle of wits and accumulate cash over a series of rounds for correctly answering general knowledge questions.

    Card Sharks is the perfect gameshow for broadcasters looking for cross promotion opportunities. The aim of the game is for two couples to guess their way across a five card gameboard, predicting if each card is higher or lower than its predecessor. The first one to turn over the last card correctly wins the game and a chance to compete for the jackpot prize.

    Let’s Make A Deal is ‘the big deal’. Having sold to 14 territories and currently on air in India, Let’s Make A Deal has proved to be one of the most adaptable formats in the world. It has fabulous pedigree and works for any duration in any timeslot. Whenever it is transmitted, Let’s Make A Deal guarantees to take the players and the viewers on a spectacular roller-coaster ride of emotions and excitement from start to finish.

    FremantleMedia will also be bringing The Price Is Right – the longest running gameshow in the history of television — back to Cannes this October. First broadcast on NBC in the US in 1956, this perennial favourite is still on air in Australia, Portugal, Indonesia and the US and has now been broadcast in 26 territories. The successful roll out of this brand worldwide is testament to its enduring popularity, proving it to be a classic and timeless gameshow format.

    FremantleMedia senior vice president, production, worldwide entertainment Rob Clark said, “Gameshows are back and the interest in them is worldwide. FremantleMedia offers the world’s best: our perennial favourites have broad appeal, mixing traditional fun with modern day interactivity. They are incredibly flexible, working particularly well in primetime or as strips. The scheduling possibilities are endless as is the entertainment these shows provide.”
     

     

  • Star Vijay’s all-women gameshow ‘Vasool Rani’ to launch on 19 September

    MUMBAI: After having stabilised its weekend primetime with the Tamil version of KBC 2, Star’s Tamil language channel Vijay TV has now shifted its focus to the weekday primetime. This time, the channel is mixing the now proven formula of gameshows with Indian television’s traditional offering for evening primetime, the female-oriented programming.

    So, in what can be called an experiment of sorts, Vijay TV is out to lure the female audiences with an all-women gameshow Vasool Rani.
     
     
     

    The Monday to Thursday half-hour show placed in the 9:30 pm slot will launch on19 September. Vijay TV has roped in Tamil’s popular Radio Jockey Balaji as anchor. What the winner is promised with is “a truck load of goodies.”

    The Format:

    The five pre-chosen contestants will be given 1000 points. Before every question, the players have to bid a minimum of 300 points and maximum of how much she holds, before answering the question. A player can bid any of the three racks with objects, which are of different value. The racks also determine the difficulty level of the question. Once the bidding is made, the player selects a particular rack and has to answer the questions asked. One with the least points will be eliminated.

    In the second round, the remaining four players will bid on each other’s points. The right answer will double the points while a wrong answer takes away the points and the two least scorers will be eliminated. In the third round, which is a buzzer round, the two finalists can bid as many points as they want. The anchor will keep giving the clues and the bidding increases. If the player who has bid the highest gives the right answer then she gets to double her points and also a prize. At the end of three questions, the player with the highest points is crowned as Vasool Rani.
     
     
     

    In the grand final, the winner will have to choose between three doors. The participant can just walk through the first door with her prize. Now if she chooses the second door, she will have to answer a question and can either double her fortune or lose all that she has won.

    If the participant chooses the third door, she will lose all her prizes, and gets an opportunity to participate in the next day’s game. If a contestant wins in three consecutive episodes then she takes home the bumper prize.

    Indiantelevision.com Q&A with Star India GM Networks Harsh Rohatgi on Vasool Rani:

    Q Have you adopted any Western format to conceptualise Vasool Rani?
    A No .The concept was developed in house by our creative team.

     

    Q What does the name “Vasool Rani” signify?
    A “Greed & Gratification go hand in hand or do they ??” is the USP of the show.

     

    Q Tell us about the promotions and marketing activities planned for the show
    A On-air promotions will cover call for entries, announcement and special promos including graphic pop-ups.
    On ground: Posters and entry forms were kept at retail outlets gift shops/outlets throughout in Tamil Nadu lure women audiences to participate & watch.
    We will also have an extensive promotion plan leading up to launch of the show.

     

    Q How significant is gameshows in the Tamil television space now?
    A KBC 2 has proved that game-shows are still a popular genre. Over the years, Vijay Tv has done many game shows, and we are getting back to the genre this year. We are quite confident that Vasool Rani will do well for us.

  • Zee plans blockbuster gameshow ‘Kam ya Zyaada’; prize money Rs 30 million

    MUMBAI: Zee TV is turning bullish on the gameshow genre with two big ticket properties in the pipeline.

    It is a known fact that the channel has a Subhash Chandra-driven reality gameshow coming up in Business Baazigar. But there is another big property it has kept under wraps and this one beats even the Star Plus show KBC2 in prize money. The one in question, titled Kam ya Zyaada, will make an offer in the range of Rs 30 million.
     
    A reliable source close to the company says the show, the Indian adaptation of an original Scandinavian format, is in the initial stage of planning. The format details are still awaited. According to the source, production house Optimystic is doing the show for Zee TV.

    The company has kicked off its talks with telecom operators including Hutch, Airtel and Tata Indicom for a deal to enable the show’s interactive features. The channel is yet to zero in on the launch date.

    “Kam ya Zyaada is a gameshow that will be mainly driven by very strong interactive features. The SMS feature is an integral part of the whole format. Zee is presently in talks with all the major telecom operators to find the best deal,” says a source.

    It is learnt that Zee will present a celebrity anchor to drive the show. According to the source, the shortlisted candidates for the anchor’s position figures top stars from the film and TV industry.

    “Since the show is very anchor-driven and at the same time the competitior has a Bachchan-anchored programme in KBC2, Zee wants the presenter to be a charismatic person who is at the same time very high on the popularity charts,” he adds.

    Looking back, we had Zee fighting the first edition of KBC with the gameshow Sawal Dus Crore Ka. But the show, anchored by Anupam Kher and Manisha Koirala, failed to hit KBC and was consequently taken off in less than six months.

    With KBC 2, the gameshow mania is back again with a vengeance in the Hindi television space. KBC 2 launches on Star Plus on 5 August. Then on Star One there is the desi version of the successful NBC reality show The Apprentice.

    Sony Entertainment Television, on the other hand, has its biggie Indian Idol 2 coming up during the festival season while currently there is Fame Gurukul.