Sparks Network
The Sparks Network is an international alliance of 19 leading independent television production companies from all major television markets, founded in 2004. The company is based in Stockholm . Membership is limited to a single company per market. Membership is exclusive, which means that it excludes membership in other international networks.
The company enables its members a low-threshold exchange of existing TV formats through licensing, achieves lower licensing costs for its members compared to third parties and promotes the exchange of production know-how. The aim is to optimize the costs of buying and optioning TV formats and to make the national contacts of the members available to everyone else.
The format catalog published by Sparks Network contains the production formats of all member companies. This enables them to present a broad product portfolio to national TV broadcasters and, if the order is placed, to build a cost and experience advantage over competitors based on the practical experience of the partners (quotas, text books, production Bibles, etc.).
The total of the pilot productions developed annually by the network members was around 50 in 2010.
Members (excerpt)
- In Germany, the network has been represented by Schwartzkopff TV-Productions ( Axel Springer AG ) since June 1, 2010 .
Former members in Germany are:
- Janus Entertainment , as of June 2007
- MME Entertainment , from 2004
- Zana Media ( Ringier ), Switzerland
- ATM Grupa, Poland
- Ay Yapim, Turkey
- Kapa Studios - G. Karagiannis SA, Greece
- Zebra Producciones, Spain , since May 20, 2010
- Idea Asia Media, People's Republic of China , since May 20, 2010
- Triangle Production, Italy
- Imagic, Lebanon
- Sputnik TV, Belgium , since May 20, 2010
- Optimystix, India , since September 28, 2005
- Susamuru, Finland
- Lemon productions; Indonesia
- Everyshow, South Korea
- Collaboration Inc., Japan
- ICM Talent, United States
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. z. B. Schwartzkopff boss: The time of folk music is over , dwdl.de, July 11, 2009 .
- ↑ About Sparks Network , sparksnetwork.com ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ cf. z. B. SPARKS NETWORK producer network: Schwartzkopff replaces Janus " , dwdl.de, June 17, 2009 .
- ↑ cf. z. B. IN THE PRODUCER NETWORK - Janus becomes a member of the "Sparks Network" , dwdl.de, June 1, 2007 .
- ↑ cf. z. B. kressreport edition 12/2004.
- ↑ cf. z. B. Optimystix becomes 14th Sparks Network member; 1st Asian production house to do so , indiantelevision.com, September 28, 2005 .
