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Reality Guru Asks You For New Show Ideas

  • Variety, Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:15 AM
John de Mol, the man who brought the world "Big Brother" and "Fear Factor," is recruiting TV fans to pitch ideas for the next big TV reality hit. Users must register on his new site TalpaCreative.com. to submit ideas, as well as respond to assignments posted by de Mol's media company Talpa.

Contributors will be compensated on a scale depending on how far their idea goes. Some people may be asked to join the production of their idea, depending on their TV expertise, according to de Mol.

Stefanie Gelinas, U.S. managing director for Talpa Media Group, will take a look at the submissions with her team, then pass along the best ideas to de Mol.

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