Chapter 260： A gathering of talents

The finale of "Pop Idol" reached 14 million viewers, while the first season averaged 13 million viewers. This is absolutely staggering in the British Isles with a population of no more than 60 million. More importantly, "pop idols" actually diverted more than half of the viewership of ABC (C), one of the three major commercial television stations in the United States, and its appeal is too amazing.

At the same time, the audience rating of the final was the highest in ITV history, and more than nine million viewers participated in the text or phone vote within two hours of the final, which is also the highest text or phone vote in the UK. The enthusiasm of the audience to participate cannot be underestimated!

In addition, the official homepage of "Pop Idol" currently has more than 5 million registered users, and nearly 100,000 people have downloaded the songs sung by the contestants on the Internet. At present, more than 60 countries in the world have reported on "pop idols", demonstrating the great charm of the talent show on a global scale.

In this case, shrewd and cunning businessmen naturally flocked here. Originally, everyone still waited and watched, but now the "pop idol" is over, and the effect is in front of you. Those who don't know how to seize the opportunity are fools.

In fact, Evan Bell knows that the draft is just a form, and after it is specifically made into a program, there are various forms. Now that the draft is out now, as long as the form is changed, it will become a different draft. In later generations, "factors (N

, "**(E and other talent shows with different rules.

However, the copyright of the talent show is firmly in the hands of Evan Bell and Fremantle Media, and everyone is still in doubt about the talent show, and other types of talent shows will not be developed for the time being.

But taking precautions, Evan Bell knew that the previous contract with Fremantle Media was about the production of "pop idols", and all the distribution of benefits had been stipulated in the contract.

But when the "pop idol" spread to other countries in the world, the contract that was made in the first place did not apply, and a new contract had to be made. In order to avoid the split between the two producers, Simméng Cowell and Simméng-Fowler, Evan-Bell also considered that his cooperation with Fremantle Media was entirely based on commercial interests. superior.

Therefore, Evan Bell has already prepared everything.

In order to take the initiative in the new round of negotiations and avoid copyright disputes, Evan Bell, with the help of Eden Hudson, registered the name "American Idol" in the US Patent and Trademark Office. The draft rule template was also registered, including the five or six forms that Evan Bell remembered in his mind, not only to prevent it from happening, but also to firmly grasp the initiative of future copyright negotiations in his own hands.

Although Eleven Studio still does not have the ability to produce programs, program production must necessarily authorize Fremantle Media, which means that part of the interests in Evan Bell's hands must be divided... It is impossible to eat alone. But in general, Evan-Bell has the initiative to hold the copyright and will definitely have the upper hand when redistributing interests.

However, for now, Evan-Bell has maintained a good cooperative relationship with Fremantle Media. Therefore, when agents from different countries want to buy the production rights of "pop idols" in their own countries, Evan-Bell Bell has delegated negotiating power to Fremantle Media.

However, because 60% of the copyright of the program is in the hands of Evan-Bell, and he has also registered a patent, it can be said that Evan-Bell has the absolute right to speak, so Fremantle When the media sells copyrights to different countries and regions, they have special meetings with Teddy Bell: Evan Bell who is busy only gives opinions, and the negotiation is handed over to Teddy Bell.

I learned from Teddy Bell that Fremantle has approached twelve countries before and after, and different countries have proposed different buyout prices to try to buy the copyright of "pop idol" in one go. The so-called buyout is very simple, it is to become the only institution that legally broadcasts talent shows such as "pop idols" in the country.

At present, twelve countries including India, Singapore, Norway, and France have bought the copyright, with a total revenue of up to 400 million US dollars. Among the contracts in these countries, Evan Bell and Fremantle Media renegotiated the copyright issue. Evan Bell generously maintained the contract of the British "pop idol", only winning a hundred Sixty percent of the proceeds, as well as the players' priority signing rights, and the rest of the dividends are taken over by Fremantle Media, who negotiate with the country.

Even if the original contract is maintained, Evan-Bell can make up to 60% of the income, which is 240 million US dollars, all of which belong to Evan-Bell and of course pay huge taxes. In this way, Eleven Studio finally has a little bit of confidence.

Now, the only one that has not won the copyright is the United States. It is not because there are no TV stations in the United States that have taken a fancy to the talent show. On the contrary, the three major commercial TV stations in the United States have all taken a fancy to the potential of the talent show, and they have all joined Fremantle. Ernest Media and David Greenblatt. When there is competition, there is a natural need to bid. Fremantle Media has been negotiating for three weeks, negotiating with the three television giants in the United States, but unfortunately still has not been able to reach an agreement.

At the same time of competition, it is not a kind of containment. The three TV stations will not blindly bid, otherwise the loss will naturally be their own interests: but at the same time, they will not easily let their opponents win the program and become their future competitors. Although, at present, the "pop idol" has succeeded in the United Kingdom, whether it can also create this miracle in the United States, the internal resolutions of the three TV stations are different. But in general, these three TV stations hope to win the copyright by themselves. Even if they don't win it, don't let their opponents win it easily.

Therefore, the negotiation for three weeks before and after actually fell into a tug-of-war, with no result for a while.

In the United States, there are so many TV stations, CBS, ABC (C), NBC (C), Fox Broadcasting (OX),

Television networks, Turner Television Network (TNT), Discovery Channel, ME TV, ESPN Sports Channel, National Geographic Channel, etc., commercial television stations, and cable television stations together constitute a huge television network in the United States.

Among them, the three major commercial television stations in the United States—CBS (CB), ABC (C), and NBC (C) can be said to be in a great position, and the atmosphere of competition has been around for a long time.

In the midst of this kind of competition, in the 1990s, under the leadership of the media tycoon Keith Murdoch, Fox Television Network, a media kingdom comparable to the three major commercial television stations, was formally established. After that, Fox TV first took news as a breakthrough and achieved great results, taking the lead in breaking the monopoly of the three major commercial TV stations and becoming the largest news channel in the United States. After entering the 21st century, Fox TV has focused its attention on TV dramas. First, the classic sci-fi drama "The Archives" and the enduring "Simpsons" have attracted a large number of fans. "It has achieved a sensational effect, and also has a share of the TV drama market.

Under this circumstance, when the three major commercial TV stations were still arguing with Fremantle Media, Fox TV station, which survived, also took a fancy to this huge business opportunity and tried to join the competition: anyway, for Keith Murdoch Well, he's not bad for money. At this moment, Evan Bell, the largest copyright owner of the talent show, appeared in New York gorgeously.

Evan Bell didn't even have time to unpack his luggage at 11 Prince Street. He only talked to Catherine Bell, who was busy in the studio, and was taken to Greenwich Village not far away by Teddy Bell. There is a high stakes business negotiation here.

In a sunny conference room, Evan Bell met the long-awaited delegates.

Apparently, Teddy Bell had spoken to these representatives over the phone, so took on the job of introduction. Fremantle Media has two representatives today, in addition to Deborah Johnson, there is also a fifty-year-old white-haired uncle Nigel Lesig: The representative of Fox is Kemperence.

The two newcomers are both well-known TV producers, including Nigel-Lesger, who is also a well-known venomous judge: He was one of four judges on the first season of "Pop Idol."

But before the coffee was served, there was a burst of excitement from the door of the conference room. After Deborah Johnson apologized, she went out to check on the situation.

In today's meeting, it was Fox Television who contacted Teddy Bell through David Greenblatt. UU Reading www.uukanshu. com was then organized by Deborah-Johnson. Mainly because, in the negotiation with the German headquarters of Fremantle Media, Fox TV has been lagging behind the three major commercial TV stations, and it is unable to open the door here, so Fox TV has turned its brains to the real speaker Evan Bell. .

Prior to this, the three major commercial TV stations had also contacted Teddy Bell, but unfortunately they could not find effective contact information. If it weren't for Fox TV's agility, starting with David Greenblatt, who had just joined Studio Eleven, today's meeting might not have been possible.

Evan Bell only had time to talk about the weather with Nigel-Lesig and Ken-Burns, and Deborah-Johnson pushed in the door, followed by two businessmen in suits and pens. The introduction had just begun, and another woman in a short skirt suit followed. Suddenly, the meeting room became very lively. Ken Burns saw the three visitors and couldn't help but glance at Evan Bell, and then stood up to welcome the new guests.

"Hi, I'm Mark Bonet, Producer of C.

"The kind middle-aged uncle who was at the forefront walked straight to Evan Bell and stretched out his right hand.

It seems that the representatives of the three major commercial TV stations unexpectedly arrived. ! .