{{Infobox company
, name =Soho Media
, logo =
, type = Production company
, foundation = 1993
, location =
Moscow
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based
, key_people =
, industry =
production
Production may refer to:
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* Production (economics)
* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
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entertainment
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TV shows
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,
sitcoms
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, products = Just Kidding Me, Minute of Fame, The Great Race
, owner =
CTC Media
CTC Media LLC is a Russian broadcasting company with headquarters in Moscow, Russia.
History
CTC Media (till 2004 - StoryFirst Communications) was established by a U.S. entrepreneur Peter Gerwe in 1989 in Delaware in the United States.
Soho Media has been operating on the Russian TV market for over fifteen years. It specializes in the production of entertainment TV shows, such as the highly popular Minute of Fame and
The Great Race
''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross) and with music by Henr ...
. For the past five years Soho Media worked in close cooperation with
FremantleMedia
Fremantle Limited (), formerly FremantleMedia, is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. The company was founded as Pearson Television in 1993 when publishing and education company Pearson ...
. For CTC Network Soho Media adapted Just Kidding Me which is hosted by Russian pop star Glyukoza and produced the original Russian talent search show similar to
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...