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Trend Hunter and John de Mol (Big Brother, Fear Factor) Want to Pay For Your TV Idea (VIDEO)
 Published: Oct 22, 08
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Hello Trend Hunters:

John de Mol is working specifically with the Trend Hunter community to tap into creative minds like YOURS.  John explained to us, “I am certain that someone with little connection to the TV industry is sitting on a truly great non-fiction show concept.”

In short, whether you’re a blogger, marketer, journalist, designer, or creative, you’ve now got the power to launch a hit TV show! 

If you don’t have an idea, it’s time to dive a little deeper into our delicious database of 25,000 trends. 

When you’re ready to roll, it’s EASY to enter.  Just describe your idea using our form, and we’ll follow up on the best entries.

Finally, THINK BIG.  Think of an original, BIG, out-of-the box and entertaining non-scripted idea that could be broadcast internationally. We are looking for ground-breaking ideas. (Almost) everything is possible, but make sure your format is also producible. Try to explain your idea as clearly and visually as possible using strong examples.

The Prize - The best idea will receive a prize of $4,000, BUT Talpa may decide to option more formats. If they option your show idea, you will receive an initial fee and a percentage ownership of the format. Additional winners may be announced if there are multiple ideas John de Mol and his team believe have potential to be the next great non-scripted series.

The contest Ends December 6, 2008, and you can enter up to two ideas…

Good Luck!

Jeremy Gutsche
Chief Trend Hunter

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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of Trend Hunter and John de Mol (Big Brother, Fear Factor) Want to Pay For Your TV Idea or comment.

Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 22, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Thanks John, this is super exciting! I can't wait to see all the good ideas...
Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 22, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Bianca Bartz on Oct 22, 08  4,514 Trends   3,561 Comments
With the creativity we see at Trend Hunter, this contest is bound to stir some up some incredible ideas! You could go for a physical challenge like Dancing with the Stars, The Biggest Loser or Survivor, career-based shows or something groundbreaking like Big Brother 2.0...
Bianca Bartz on Oct 22, 08  4,514 Trends   3,561 Comments 0
Jacob Courtade on Oct 22, 08  41 Trends   609 Comments
How cool that someone here will win $4K. My guess is that the winning idea will have some sort of Dancing With The Stars format (combined with Fear Factor, of course).
Jacob Courtade on Oct 22, 08  41 Trends   609 Comments 0
Marissa Brassfield on Oct 22, 08  3,443 Trends   4,112 Comments
Wonderful, what a great idea and opportunity! Good luck, everyone! By the way Bee, my show will not be like Dancing with the Stars. It'll blow your mind!
Marissa Brassfield on Oct 22, 08  3,443 Trends   4,112 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Oct 22, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
Hey y'all: stay away from "I'm Smarter Than a Preacher." Just two entries? I got a million of 'em. :)
Going Like Sixty on Oct 22, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Oct 22, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
@Mr. de Mol (if that's your real name) welcome to TrendHunter!
Going Like Sixty on Oct 22, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Favorited by Ariana Shaw on Oct 23, 08
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments
God! You have noooo idea how much I love Big Brother and pretty much every reality show ever existed! Well, except that rock of love crap! Talk about sucking the life outa TV!
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments 0
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments
I am gonna wear James's (i.e. bossman's) thinking cap tomorrow :D
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 23, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
No love for Rock of Love? But it's the only reality dating show that includes both a shooting range and strip poles... LOL.
Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 23, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments
lol...right...i forgot...men dig that...Well I never saw temptation island, but I heard the action was pretty out there too. It did however, die after its 3rd season. I think what John is really looking for is a clever twist that the whole show revolves around. My favourite BB Twist was the Secrets partnerships in season 6, and the Coup d'état which was never used in season 7. I think they want controversy, drama, relationships and pure entertainment. What made me watch those shows are the characters, so I would be careful in my choices when describing it in my pitch.
Noora Abu Eitah on Oct 23, 08  225 Trends   51 Comments 0
rocketranger on Oct 23, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments
I did 4 already & gave Ideas for about 30 more shows. Im in Big Time Now that Vegas luck. Give more Get More. I went crazy. Need more stuff like this on the Web Oh yes see American Solutions for Winning the Future Seasteading.org. GMnext as all 3 Seek Input from Web users etc. Thanks TH Expand this more. Love to give Male views to Project Runway swimsuit show.
rocketranger on Oct 23, 08  0 Trends   2,582 Comments 0
Happy Hotelier on Oct 23, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments
Another Dutch - Canadian connection. Well done!
Happy Hotelier on Oct 23, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments 0
Happy Hotelier on Oct 23, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments
@60 Yes, John de Mol is his real name and even his Avatar is his real photo:-) (not 60 yet)
Happy Hotelier on Oct 23, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Oct 24, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
@Happy Hotelier: Oh it's even better than that! Johannes Hendrikus Hubert de Mol, is his full name! :)
Going Like Sixty on Oct 24, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Kate Richardson on Oct 28, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments
I'm all for encouraging the free flow of ideas and there is the potential for someone to get their big break with this initiative. No doubt there are hundreds of great ideas out there with little chance of being heard in the world of television without competitions like this. But $4,000 and a "percentage of the format rights" for the next Big Brother? Smells a little cheap to me. What's the percentage deal? Also what happens to the ideas that don't win? Who owns those?
Kate Richardson on Oct 28, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments 0
Happy Hotelier on Oct 28, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments
@ Kate Hm your questions remind me to the same questions any dutyful employee faces who invents something and finds out that in his employment agreement he has signed over all intellectual property rights to his employer and maybe gets a one month salary bonus for an invention that earns his employer millions....
Happy Hotelier on Oct 28, 08  56 Trends   335 Comments 0
Cowbag on Oct 28, 08  1,966 Trends   1,263 Comments
Hmmmm I spent a few years doing development for Endemol and have a few issues about shows 'involving boxes' to start with... but hey good luck everyone who decides to enter...
Cowbag on Oct 28, 08  1,966 Trends   1,263 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 28, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
I think the big deal is that nobody entering the contest would otherwise be producing their own show. So compared to nothing, $4k, a percentage and some fame is pretty cool.
Jeremy Gutsche on Oct 28, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Cowbag on Oct 28, 08  1,966 Trends   1,263 Comments
Granada did the same in the UK where an AP thought up a TV show - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway where you "win the ads"... And yes a good way of getting ideas from non media community. Bear in mind we are talking about formats that can be sold here which means a % would be ok(ish) in terms of payment.
Cowbag on Oct 28, 08  1,966 Trends   1,263 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Oct 28, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
@Kate: you have a point. It may be a low-ball, but what the heck? Unless you have producers knocking down your door, where else will you go with an idea?
Going Like Sixty on Oct 28, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0
Howard Wu on Oct 28, 08  250 Trends   53 Comments
Great opportunity. I'd love to see the cast selection regardless of who's idea gets picked!
Howard Wu on Oct 28, 08  250 Trends   53 Comments 0
Kate Richardson on Nov 3, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments
@Going like Sixty: I'm all for opportunities that wouldn't otherwise eventuate. Strategy is sacrifice as they say. The thing is....there are thousands of people entering this right? Someone even said they had already posted about 30 ideas. So no doubt there will be stacks of good ideas. What happens to the ones that don't win? Do those automatically become the property of the competition? If so, they (John de Mol) are getting a pretty good deal for $4,000 and the percentage license fee on just one idea.
Kate Richardson on Nov 3, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 3, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
@Kate: If they use ANY idea, you get paid a fee and a percentage of the format (which would be a lot more than $4,000). In other words, there can be more than one winner. Also, it's really important to note that the point of this program is to get ideas from people who would otherwise never submit a tv show idea. So instead of keeping an idea worth nothing, you have a shot at seeing your idea become something. I think it's exciting!
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 3, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 3, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
@Kate: One more update from Talpa, "To clarify, Talpa does not own every idea that is submitted to the contest. Ownership remains with the creator, who maintains the right to pitch his/her idea elsewhere." Nice!
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 3, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Kate Richardson on Nov 3, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments
@Jeremy, thanks for the clarification. It's always worth checking these things...
Kate Richardson on Nov 3, 08  0 Trends   3 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 5, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
Only one more day for entries!
Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 5, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Howard Wu on Dec 19, 08  250 Trends   53 Comments
Will the winner be posted on TrendHunter?
Howard Wu on Dec 19, 08  250 Trends   53 Comments 0
Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 19, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments
The winner has been announced: HERE
Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 19, 08  1,657 Trends   2,615 Comments 0
Going Like Sixty on Dec 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments
Have you heard teases for some of the new reality shows that got made? Nothing is too over-the-top. I'm still submitting via their site! If I can snag one of those space shuttles, I'm totally remaking Lost In Space.
Going Like Sixty on Dec 19, 08  2,882 Trends   1,499 Comments 0


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