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Pop Idol: How a Hit Almost Failed Its Own Audition

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DJones

Pop Idol: How a Hit Almost Failed Its Own Audition 18 Years ago

CARTER, Bill, URL: www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/business/yourmoney/30idol.html

Network television programmers face a challenging job, though not a complicated one: they need to find hits. That's why they spend millions to find and hire talented writers, actors and producers. In many cases they would be wiser to invest in a catcher's mitt, because really big hits, ones that can transform the fates of networks

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JK2006

Fascinating article. I wonder if anyone is interested in the JK ingredient; from being there at dinner when Simon came up with the idea to trying... 18 Years ago
to sell the Record of the Year format to the Americans. Enter code here Please note: although no board code and smiley buttons are shown, they are still usable.

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