As well as the commercial side, the report also examines the legal aspects of the format business, including:

• The pitfalls faced by creatives from idea to on-air and beyond
• Examination of key cases and Supreme Court rulings on copyright protection for formats in Europe
• The latest developments in European format protection on the grounds of copyright and unfair competition

• The global format business was worth €2.4bn in 2004
• The number of format hours broadcast has increased by 22 percent since 2002
• The USA is the single most important format market in terms of production value, followed by Germany and France
• The UK is the biggest exporter of formats: 32 percent of all format hours broadcast originate in the UK
• Endemol dominates the format business. It is the largest originator, distributor and producer of formats in the world
• Games shows represent 50 percent of global format airtime
• Reality is the single most important genre in terms of production value
  
  
  
  

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