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Britain's Brainiest
''Britain's Brainiest'' is a British television quiz show produced by Celador and aired on ITV. The show originally aired as a one-off special ad ''Britain's Brainiest Kid'' on 9 August 2001, hosted by Carol Vorderman. An adult series ran from 2 January to 6 February 2002 and a subsequent kids series aired from 9 to 31 December 2002. Format 2001 special The original featured four different rounds: * A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of male contestants from 12 to 3. * A set of 12 multiple choice questions, whittling down the number of female contestants from 12 to 3. * A subject-based round, where contestants answered questions on two subjects, this halved the number of competitors to 3. * A final round, where the remaining 3 contestants were tested on their own specialist subject and that of their fellow finalists The winner of the original special was Laura Hibbert of North Yorkshire, whose specialist subject was Charles Dickens. Alex "Brains" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, '' Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was '' Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia's Brainiest
''Australia's Brainiest'' is a television game show series produced in Australia by Crackerjack Productions, a FremantleMedia company. It originally aired on the Seven Network before moving to Network Ten. The format was taken from the British series '' Britain's Brainiest Kid''. The first season of ''Australia's Brainiest Kid'' was produced in May 2004, airing on the Seven Network on Sundays, starting 28 November 2004. It was hosted by Anna Coren. It was publicised through Australian primary schools, with children sitting an online test, followed by a selection of them taking a supervised written test. Of those that scored highly on these written tests, some of the highest scoring children appeared on the show as contestants. A second season was produced in 2005, and was broadcast on Network Ten at 6:30 pm on Sundays, starting 25 September 2005. It was hosted by Ten News newsreader Sandra Sully and co-hosted by Samuel Shaed. The second season of ''Australia's Brainiest Kid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanal 4
Kanal 4 (''Channel 4'') is a Denmark, Danish subscription television channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery It was launched in 2006 as the successor of the former TvDanmark. Its predecessor TvDanmark was launched in 1997 as Denmark's second nationwide commercial terrestrial channel after TV 2 (Denmark), TV 2. It was renamed TvDanmark 2 when the sister channel TvDanmark 1 was launched. When TvDanmark 1 was renamed Kanal 5 (Danish TV channel), Kanal 5, the first channel reverted to its old name before becoming Kanal 4 in 2006. On 1 January 2007, the terrestrial Kanal 4 signals were replaced by a new channel called 6'eren, SBS NET, while Kanal 4 continued broadcasting by satellite and cable. The station is broadcast to Denmark by satellite from London, showing mainly films, United States, US and drama shows, therefore allowing for more lenient advertising rules as compared to broadcasting directly from Denmark. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTL-TVI
RTL-TVI is a private French-language Luxembourg based television station in Belgium owned by DPG Media and Groupe Rossel, it was originally owned by the RTL Group until 31 March 2022. Within the French-speaking area of Belgium, it is the most popular channel with a 20 percent viewing share. It was the first commercial television station in Belgium. RTL-TVI offers a schedule of family-oriented information, entertainment and fiction genres. In French-speaking Belgium, almost all of the foreign programs are dubbed in French, instead of retaining the original soundtrack. In Belgium, RTL also operates the French-language channels Club RTL, Kidz RTL and Plug RTL. History Since 1955, Télé-Luxembourg, which became RTL Television in 1982, is broadcast from the Dudelange transmitter in Luxembourg. Following the collision of a Belgian military plane with the transmitter on 31 July 1981, the '' Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion'' (CLT) obtained compensation from the Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTM (TV Channel)
VTM or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij ( English: ''Flemish Television Company'') is the main commercial television station in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium) and forms part of a network of channels owned by DPG Media (formerly Medialaan). It was launched on February 1, 1989 as the second commercial television channel in Belgium after the French-speaking RTL-TVI, and quickly became the most popular TV channel in the Flemish part of Belgium. Early programming consisted of local versions of game shows like 'Rad Van Fortuin' ( Wheel of Fortune) or 'Waagstuk!' ( Jeopardy!). The channel is also considered to have been instrumental in the rebirth of the local music industry as it was the first TV channel to promote local music through its primetime TV show 'Tien om te zien' (Ten to see), a weekly chart show with only local music productions. The channel's focus on local music and local versions of international TV formats quickly allowed it to outperform p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Wauters
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television presenter, and occasionally actor and race car driver. Biography Koen Wauters was born in Halle in 1967. Together with his three brothers and two sisters he spent his youth in Sint-Genesius-Rode. In his youth, Koen Wauters was a keen footballer, but all dreams of a possible pro career ended when he suffered from repeated knee injuries. Musical career In 1987, Koen and his brother Kris joined the local band Clouseau. Koen became the frontman and singer of the band. The band and Koen became household names in Flanders in 1989, when the single ''Anne'' became a huge hit. Over the next twenty years, Clouseau became the most popular band in Flanders. Actor Koen Wauters has acted in 2 Dutch movies, '' My Blue Heaven'' (1990) and '' Intensive Care'' (1991). Television presenter Koen Wauters started his career as a TV presenter in 1989, as one of the first faces for the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İctimai Television
İctimai Television ( , “Public Television”), or İTV, is a public television channel in Azerbaijan. It officially began broadcasting on 29 August 2005 after being created by law in the beginning of 2004, as the first independent public broadcaster in Azerbaijan. The channel is based in Baku. Organisation İTV is primarily funded through advertising and government payments. The law of January 2004 creating the channel called for funding to come from a television licence fee beginning in January 2010, but this portion of the law has currently yet to be implemented as of . The channel is operated by the Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (), which consists of a nine member council whose members are approved by the President of Azerbaijan and a director general elected by the council and also approved by the President. The company also operates the public radio station ''İctimai Radio'', which commenced broadcasting on 10 January 2006. This arrangement as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AzTV
AzTV or Azerbaijan Television ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziyası) is a state-controlled national television channel in Azerbaijan. It is the oldest television channel in the country, having first broadcast from Baku on 14 February 1956 in what was then the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. Organisation The channel has been owned since 2005 by the Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting Closed Joint-stock Company ( az, Azərbaycan Televiziya və Radio Verilişləri Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti, links=no), of which the national government is the only shareholder. This company also owns the channels İdman Azərbaycan TV ''(Sport Azerbaijan TV)'' and Mədəniyyət TV ''(Culture TV)''. In 2007, an application by AzTV to join the European Broadcasting Union was rejected after the channel was found to be too closely associated with the ruling government. Programming The channel starts its daily broadcast by airing National anthem of Azerbaijan. Programming o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leyla Aliyeva (presenter)
Leyla Mutallim qizi Guliyeva (née Aliyeva, Azerbaijani: ''Leyla Mütəllim qızı Quliyeva (Əliyeva)'', born 1986) is an Azerbaijani television presenter. On 22, 24 and 26 May 2012 she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan together with Eldar Gasimov and Nargiz Birk-Petersen. Career Leyla Aliyeva graduated from the Baku Academy of Music with a degree in choral directing and has a master's degree in music. In 2004, while in her first year of undergraduate studies, she was hired by İTV to work for the channel's Department of Music, Arts and Entertainment. In 2007, she began covering Eurovision news and soon rose to becoming a member of İTV's Eurovision organising committee. Aliyeva also served as the spokesperson of Azerbaijan announcing the country's first voting results in the country's debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five national free-to-air networks, 10's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country. As of 2022, Network 10 is the fourth-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, Nine Network, ABC TV and ahead of SBS. History Origins From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965 there were three television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network), the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), and the public ABC National Television Service (now ABC TV). In the early 1960s, the Australian Government began canvassing the idea of licensing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
