Author: Simon Staffans

Successful tv formats, no 1

1. Protect yourself and protect your idea. Now. Or even better, yesterday.Good ideas are few and far between, in the rest of the world as well as in the television and cross media industry. That's why so many people flock to the conferences and markets around the world, that's why organizations like C21 can operate…Read more Successful tv formats, no 1

Successful tv formats, no 2

2. Work on your pitch. And when you've worked on it, work on it some more.So, there is this great idea. It's TransMedia, it's functioning, it's sanctioned by all the gurus you've brought in on the project, it's been tried and tested and analyzed on the market, you've shot a couple of test pilots and…Read more Successful tv formats, no 2

Successful tv formats, no 3

3. A pilot is a pilot is a pilot - and you need one!Now it's about time to get down to the real stuff with regards to the idea you have. What you want to do is shoot some kind of pilot, so as to have something to show people when you want to market…Read more Successful tv formats, no 3

Formats – no longer the commodity of only a few

I'll continue the series on how to create a successful tv format tomorrow (since I KNOW y'all can't wait..., right? 🙂 but in the meanwhile I thought I'd point out something quite interesting.Back in the days - and we're talking early 2000s now - formats could come from the US, the UK or Holland (thanks…Read more Formats – no longer the commodity of only a few

….apparently not really yet :)

With Dow Jones holding up nicely on the back of the latest housing figures in the US, it looks like it'll be a while before the world ends.Nice though, I did get up a bit early and I am a bit tired atm.until later.

The end of the world as we know it?

So, today should be the day when it all goes to hell. The end of the capitalist world as we've come to know and love (or hate) for the past decades.Nikkei is down, Finland is down, Hong Kong is down 12%.. and as it is not only the stock markets that are in trouble, it's…Read more The end of the world as we know it?

It’s not that I want to make a stand…

...or, hang on... I DO want to make a stand!Please please pretty please (with sugar on top), anyone from the US reading this, vote Obama on the 4th.

The collapse of the economic system as we know it?

If you visit ONE new site today, you could do worse than going to this site. It's a handy forum where intelligent people meet to discuss finances. Please go there, read up and realize that what we've seen so far is probably not that much to tell the grandchildren about. It the coming months this…Read more The collapse of the economic system as we know it?

A quick link…

... just found this site, which is a really nice find. If you like me are into US tv series - since they do a lot of fun stuff, of lately Heroes, Lost... and my current favorite, True Blood, then you're going to dig that site. It reviews and recaps all kinds of tv series…Read more A quick link…

Successful tv formats, part 4

Finally, the next instalment in the series. What do you mean, "what series?"?!?!?! My series on how to create a successful tv format, that's what series! :)4. Think XMedia, think TMedia... think BIG!The idea is there, the market SHOULD be there, everything is more than alright. Yup, but don't forget to think a bit bigger…Read more Successful tv formats, part 4