Sarah Coursey
Sales & Acquisitions, UK & Western Europe
Distraction Formats
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What are the coming trends in prime-time programming in Eastern Europe ?
Variety shows based in studio, the local soaps, criminal dramas and sitcoms. The broadcasters are still looking for daily prime time reality and the makeover shows.
What are the coming trends in production/distribution of TV Formats in Eastern Europe ?
The trends include celebrity-driven shows, sports/dance prime time shows, a return to clip shows, variety - and we will also see game shows come back in the next year. Interactive television will become more of a fixture in the Eastern European TV landscape, and reality shows such as "TV Diaries" that Distraction distributes are fueling that trend.
Can you name your products that you had on air in 2005 in Eastern Europe ?
We had two very successful prime time shows: "I'd Do Anything" and "Ciao Darwin" and the scripted comedy "Love Bugs". Also, daily stripped reality show "TV Diaries".
Do you have products in production or on air in Eastern European countries in 2006?
"The Activity Show", "Dirty Rotten Cheater" and "Golden Egg" in Slovakia; "I'd Do Anything", "Funny Home Video" clips show and "Lady Kracher" in Czech Republic; "Ciao Darwin" in Hungary, "TV Diaries" and "Free Europe" in Poland.
What Eastern European countries are important for your business?
All of them! TV market is still growing up there. |
