Billion Dollar Game
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Book Overview
Cash Mountain. Survive. Project X. In the mid-1990s, these three innovative television shows had hit a dead end before they had even made production. Rejected time and again by the networks, they seemed destined never to reach the screen. But thanks to the brilliance and determination of three men, not only did they get made, they became the biggest and most successful shows on earth: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Survivor and Big Brother. BILLION DOLLAR GAME is the compelling story of how Paul Smith, Charlie Parsons and, above all, John de Mol defied overwhelming odds to take the industry by storm, make personal fortunes and transform the map of popular culture. Peter Bazalgette, the man who brought Big Brother to the UK, charts the astonishing rise of reality TV from its humble beginnings on the Internet to the billion-dollar industry it is today.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0316729159
ISBN13:9780316729154
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Educative, interesting, highly recommended
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I've learned a lot from this book, not just about the TV show business but about human nature, even about myself. I agree with the other reviewer, I was also less interested in the detailed accounts of merger meetings, IPO details and stock fluctuations, but without them the book would be incomplete - these are all an integral part of the story. There are many general business lessons and a few specific negotiating tips in them pages. Reading through the three intertwined stories of perseverance and rivalry, I even got a few ideas that could be turned into a few new reality TV shows. Now I need a book that will teach me how to protect my ideas before disclosing them to production houses and TV executives. Pity Bazalgette does not address that in his accounts of the pitches and negotiations. That would be my only gripe about this interesting and useful book.
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