Got Talent
Got Talent is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, similar to that described by Fremantle of the "Idol" and "The X Factor" formats. Unlike those shows, "Got Talent" (influenced by the variety talent shows "Opportunity Knocks" and "New Faces") showcases several artistic disciplines in addition to singing. In April 2014, the format was named the world's most successful reality TV format ever by "Guinness World Records". Cowell stated , “I am very proud that "Got Talent" is a home grown British show. We owe its success to a group of very talented producers all over the world who have made this happen. And of course amazing talent.” History. "Got Talent" was conceived in 2005 by Simon Cowell, creator and judge on "The X Factor". The origins of the format is traced to the British talent shows "Opportunity Knocks" (on screen from the 1950s, with the winner using the now-standard method of a telephone vote) and "New Faces". Both shows showcased singers, dancers and comedians and non standard performers  such as acrobats, animal acts and novelty acts. Cowell states, "I was a fan of variety shows "Opportunity Knocks" and "New Faces", and to be able to update that tradition, really was a buzz". The concept of the format was for a large-scale televised talent competition, in which anyone of any age and background, could participate with any form of talent before both an audience and a panel of judges. The concept was first proposed to British television network ITV, who agreed to a pilot episode of the format. After the pilot proved a success, work began on producing  a season of the competition for British television, but was suspended after its intended host entered into a dispute with ITV and ultimately ended their involvement with the network. Owing to this, Cowell took to promoting the concept to American television networks sooner than planned, and eventually secured the interest of American television network NBC with producing a season for their 2006 summer broadcast schedule. "America's Got Talent" debuted on 21 June 2006, and was the first international edition of the franchise to be produced and broadcast. The program proved a success for NBC, who commissioned further seasons, while  launching the franchise internationally – among countries where the competition's format was bought up by television networks between late 2006 to mid-2007 included France, Russia, Sweden, and Australia. Cowell later returned to the UK to continue production of the British edition for ITV, leading to "Britain's Got Talent" debuting on June 9, 2007. Proposed global version. In June 2010, following "Britain's Got Talent"s success at the BAFTA television awards, Cowell voiced his ideas regarding "World's Got Talent", a global version of "Got Talent". However, he argued that the format would not work with judges as they had  all "tried to be him" in previous attempts (such as "World Idol"), and instead proposed a commentary format, similar to that of the Eurovision Song Contest. During the same week, more details were announced, with Cowell explaining 20 previous winning contestants from global variations of "Got Talent" would be brought together at the Royal Albert Hall with himself and Jonathan Lopez both having roles in the show. A proposed prize of £1 million was announced, along with a projected global television audience of 300 million, and an intended airdate of 2011. However, Cowell halted plans for the series because  it would conflict with his judging commitments with "The X Factor USA" and "Britain's Got Talent" for the years to come. In February 2014, "The X Factor USA" was canceled by Fox due to low ratings and Cowell's decision to return to the UK version of that show. In 2014, ITV had broadcast a series of spin-off shows "Planet's Got Talent" which showed the clips of Got Talent from all over the world. It has been broadcast in Italy on TV8 and Sky Uno. Slovenia had made a show as same as the British one. In  2019, Hunan Television produced an unofficial spin-off series, "World's Got Talent", whose copyrights were shared by Hunan Television and Fremantle, featuring 61 notable acts from "Got Talent" franchise around the world. Currently, a similar version of "World's Got Talent" and "Planet's Got Talent" acts as a YouTube channel, known as "Got Talent Global". The channel uploads clips from "Got Talent" shows from across the world. The channel currently has over 13 million subscribers. A similar channel, called "Top Talent" uploads clips of "The X Factor", "Got Talent" and "Idol" from around the world. That channel has  over 3 million subscribers. NBC launched a spin-off series, "" in 2019, featuring notable contestants from "America's Got Talent" alongside acts from the franchises worldwide. The winner of this spin-off series was Canadian-American card magician Shin Lim. In addition, Hunan Television produced an unofficial global version of "Got Talent" in 2019, the "World's Got Talent" presented by Eliza Liang and Wong Cho-lam, featuring notable contestants from the "Got Talent" versions around the world. Following the success of "America's Got Talent: The Champions", ITV launched a spin-off series, "" in 2019, featuring notable contestants from  Britain's Got Talent alongside acts from the franchises worldwide"." The winner of this spin-off series was dance act, Twist and Pulse. In 2020, Seven Network launched a spinoff series of "Australia's Got Talent" called "". The show was set to launch sometime in 2020, but was cancelled before production began. Section::::"Got Talent" around the world.