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FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television, LBS Communications, and Pearson Television) is a division of RTL Group which holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as What's My Line?, The Price Is Right, Match Game, I've Got a Secret and Family Feud, as well as non-Goodson shows such as Press Your Luck and the Reg Grundy library, which includes Sale of the Century, Scrabble, and Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak. RTL Group is Europes largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an accomplished American television producer, specializing in game shows. ... Bill Todman (July 31, 1916-July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. ... A game show is a radio or television program involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Whats My Line? was a weekly panel game show originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ... The Match Game was a long-running American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ... Ive Got a Secret (abbreviated as IGAS) was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television and was created by Allan Sherman as essentially a knockoff of Whats My Line?. The original version of the show premiered in June 19, 1952... It has been suggested that Family Feud Broadcast History (United States), Family Feud in popular culture, Family Feud rules and production, Family Feud around the world be merged into this article or section. ... Press Your Luck was a popular American television game show during the 1980s where contestants collected spins by answering trivia questions, and then used the spins on an 18-space gameboard full of cash and prizes. ... Reg Grundy (born 1923) is one of the most successful Australian media and television moguls of his generation. ... Countries which have their own version Sale of the Century is an international television game show format that has screened in several countries in various incarnations since 1969. ... Scrabble was an American television game show that was based on the Scrabble board game. ... Bruce Forsyths Hot Streak was a short-lived ABC game aired from January 6, 1986 to April 4, 1986. ...

In addition, they also own (along with Columbia Pictures) the rights to most of the post 1948 Bob Hope film catalog that includes The Seven Little Foys, The Lemon Drop Kid, and Son of Paleface. They were also the distributors of the television series Baywatch, and also hold the rights to the Grundy Television Library, including game shows from its U.S. counterpart, Reg Grundy Productions. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bob Hope KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a British-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel. ... The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story by writer Damon Runyon. ... Son of Paleface is a 1952 film. ... Baywatch was a popular American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ...

Fremantle also focuses on in-house productions, such as the Fox Network TV show American Idol, and current versions of The Price Is Right, Family Feud, and Beat the Clock (for Independent Television), carryover productions from Mark Goodson Productions. The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... American Idol, formerly known as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, is an American television series. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ... It has been suggested that Family Feud Broadcast History (United States), Family Feud in popular culture, Family Feud rules and production, Family Feud around the world be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Beat the Clock (disambiguation). ... Independent Television (ITV) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up to provide competition to the BBC. In England and Wales the channel was recently rebranded ITV1 by ITV plc who own the regional broadcasting licences for the regions. ...

Other shows that Fremantle holds rights to includes "The Apprentice" (with co-creator Mark Burnett for NBC), "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" (on Oxygen in the United States), the Simon Cowell-produced series "The X Factor" (in both the UK and Australia) and "America's Got Talent" for NBC, the long running Australian serials "Neighbours" and "Prisoner", "Distraction" (on Comedy Central), and "Gameshow Marathon" (on CBS). In other countries they own the franchise rights to Betty La Fea in Germany (Verliebt In Berlin), Spain (Yo Soy Bea) and The Netherlands (Lotte), with new versions scheduled to air in Belgium and Greece in 2007. The Apprentice is a reality television show that originated in the United States on NBC. The show is hosted by Donald Trump and the final prize is a job with a starting contract of one year at a hefty six-figure salary. ... Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960), a British-born, naturalized citizen of the United States, is a US TV producer known for pioneering reality television as a genre. ... The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is the name of the upcoming reality based series that will debut on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. ... For the womens television network see: Oh! Oxygen. ... Simon Philip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for BMG in the UK, but is best known as a judge on the television programmes Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... The X Factor is a British popular TV music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on ITV1, with spin-off behind-the-scenes shows The Xtra Factor and The X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2. ... Americas Got Talent is an American television show on NBC. The talent show is a search for Americas next best amateur talent act. ... Neighbours. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Comedy Central is a cable television and satellite television channel in the United States and as of January 15, 2007, in Germany[1]. In the course of 2007, Dutch channel The Box will be transformed into the Dutch version of Comedy Central. ... Gameshow Marathon is an American television program. ... Ana María Orozco as Betty la Fea Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the Ugly) was a popular telenovela (soap opera) filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced between 1999 - 2001 by the Colombian network RCN. It aired on Telemundo in the United States. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Lotte is a Dutch television series based on Columbian telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea. ...

Fremantle's library also includes the 2001 CBS telefilm The Christmas Shoes, inspired by the NewSong #1 hit, and its 2005 sequel, The Christmas Blessing. (The song is property of Bertelsmann AG, which is the majority owner in RTL group.)

The company has also acquired British and Australian production companies: Grundy Television, Thames Television, and Talkback Productions, later merged as talkbackTHAMES. The company also owns the back catalog of the American TV production company Alan Landsburg Productions, which was acquired by Thames in the early 1990s. Reg Grundy Organisation was an Australian television production company founded by Reg Grundy in 1959. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Talkback Productions was formed in 1981 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. ... talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

Fremantle currently leases the rights to all Goodson-Todman game shows, sans The Price Is Right, plus Press Your Luck to GSN for television syndication. The Game Show Network logo (1997-2004) The Game Show Network Logo (1994-1996) The Game Show Network (now known as GSN - The Network for Games) is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows, reality shows, and interactive television games. ...

External link

• FremantleMedia's website