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'Everyone Wins' may be the next big gameshow

Submitted by ITV Production on Mar 09, 2002

While in India, channels seem to be on the lookout for the next Kaun Banega Crorepati(the licenced version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire), here‘s an Asian show format that‘s being exported globally. Everyone Wins, a show created by Singapore-based media baron Robert Chua, is being pushed into global markets outside Asia by UK distributor Action Time. Chua is slated to promote the product at MIPTV 2002 (Cannes, 15 to 19 April).

The founder & chairman of China Entertainment Television, created the show under his own banner Robert Chua Productions. Everyone Wins is slated to make its debut very soon on Singapore‘s MediaWorks channel.

In Everyone Wins contestants? scores are kept secret but if opponents can see through each others? bluff they can swap scores. The quicker the answer, the higher the score. The winner with the highest score goes home with US$ 130,000; in the process viewers can also pocket cash by matching a lucky number made of the last digit of each contestant?s score with anything from their credit card to their license plates numbers. This feature makes the quiz a highly interactive property allowing for viewer participation without the need of set-top boxes.

The format was originally produced by Chua?s 28-year old production company Robert Chua Production House. Everyone Wins will air within weeks in Singapore where Chua has signed a production agreement with MediaWorks, and in July on Hong Kong?s TVB. Production negotiations are currently under way in Thailand, Malaysia and China, a company release says.

Chua was trained a television producer in Australia in the early 60?s and has been a leading figure in the Asian television industry for nearly 40 years. In 1967, he created TVB?s Enjoy Yourself Tonight variety show which was televised live nightly and broadcast for almost 30 years.

Chua?s company, Robert Chua Production House pioneered the first privately owned satellite TV channel China Entertainment Television Broadcast (CETV) in 1994. It was also the first media company in the world to establish official working relations within China in 1979.

'Everyone Wins' may be the next big gameshow

Mar 09, 2002

While in India, channels seem to be on the lookout for the next Kaun Banega Crorepati(the licenced version of Who Wan

Sony still lags behind in the 9-10 band, claims Star

Submitted by ITV Production on Mar 09, 2002

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Star is unwilling to give up its hold over the 9-10 pm band. Even as Sony‘s top two soaps, Kkusum and Kutumb continue to inch their way up the charts, Star maintains that the rise is yet to make a dent in its number one position.

The channel has released prime time channel share figures (week 7, 1930-2330, TAM C&S 4+, All India) to prove that Star Plus accounts for 19.6 per cent compared to Sony‘s 7.6 per cent and Zee‘s 2.7 per cent. The channel has consistently accounted for more than 70 per cent in the top 50 programmes list week-on-week, it maintains.

With Kussum and Kutumb , Sony has made a bid for the 9-10 prime time programming band, and asserts it has eaten into Star‘s dominance in the post- KBC phase. Star, however, counters that some very big successes like Kaahin Kisi Roz has created an entire new audience till as late as 11:30 pm.

Star now also leads afternoon and Friday time bands traditionally led by Sony, claims the channel. Although Kkusum & Kutumb have seen an increase in the past couple of weeks, Star still claims a lead, quoting these figures-

		Reach OOOs
Mon	DES MEIN NIKLA HOGA CHAND	5715
Mon	KKUSUM	3904
Mon	KUTUMB	3743

Tue	KAMZOR KADII KAUN	6718
Tue	KKUSUM	3907
Tue	KUTUMB	4311

Wed	SANJIVANI	6901
Wed	KKUSUM	5026
Wed	KUTUMB	4631

Thu	JAHAN PYAR MILEY	2355
Thu	KANGAN	3821
Thu	KKUSUM	3786