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Who Will Be The Next Singing Superstar? - American Idol News

Auditions for the eighth season of American Idol begin Thursday, July 17, at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA, and will continue in seven other cities. Once again, auditioners will have an extraordinary opportunity to perform before millions of TV viewers and become household names, with one winning the coveted American Idol title and a major recording contract.

The official docs for the auditions are as follows:

FAQs
Rules
Release Form
Guardian Release Form

Auditions will be held as follows:

Thursday, July 17

San Francisco, CA

The Cow Palace

Monday, July 21

Louisville, KY

Freedom Hall

Friday, July 25

Phoenix, AZ

Jobing.com Arena

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‘Survivor’ Tsunami | Newsweek.com

This article, written in the Summer of 2000, is about the very first season of Survivor. It seems like part of all of our lives now, but 8 years ago, it blasted into the minds of Americans and changed the way we think about TV. This is the first page of a nostalgic, captivating look at what that first Survivor season was like. Remember Colleen?

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‘Survivor’ Tsunami | Newsweek Entertainment | Newsweek.com
By Marc Peyser | NEWSWEEK
Aug 28, 2000 Issue

Talk About Addictive. We Kept Watching ‘Survivor’ Even After They Kicked Colleen Off The Island. This Week 40 Million Americans Will Tune In To Find Out Which One Of The Final Four Will Escape Cutthroat Island Without A Knife In The Back And With A Million Dollars In The Bank. An Exclusive Look Inside The Last Days Of A Tv Juggernaut.

It’s been four months since Rich returned from Pulau Tiga, the South Pacific island he ruled like a beached Rasputin. Can he live with himself yet? Along with 25 million or so other Americans, Rich has watched every minute of “Survivor”–with his mother at his side. Surely seeing himself whack stalwart Gretchen, belittle easygoing Sean and manipulate shaky Kelly must give him some pause. Yeah, right. As Edith Piaf almost sang, Rich regrets nothing. “I’m not sorry for trying to build an alliance. I’m not sorry for blatantly lying to Jeff at the tribal councils,” he says. “I’m happy with the way I played.” He’s not even sorry for the most naked offense of all: parading around nude for all the country to see.

“I’m often nude, and I was in the middle of the South China Sea in 110-degree weather. Why would I have clothes on?” he says. “The night before Colleen was complaining about my nudity, she and Gervase and Greg were sitting right next to me buck naked around the fire. I don’t know if the cameras caught that.” » Read the rest of this entry…

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Survivor Casting Call | WDBJ7

WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | Survivor Casting Call

Do you have what it takes to be a Survivor?  Come to the Survivor 18 Casting Call Wednesday, July 9 at the Salem Fair.  WDBJ7 will be auditioning people from 5pm-8pm at the Free Music Stage. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

You must be 18 years old or older
You must be a U.S. citizen
You must hold a valid U.S. passport or be eligible to apply for one
You are encouraged to fill out an application in advance.  The application is lengthy and takes time to complete.
You must agree to be photographed and videotaped and agree to your likeness being used on CBS and/or WDBJ7 internet and television products and programs
You may speak for two minutes but you do not have to fill the entire time
Instructions for submitting your own videotape and application.  The application should be used for EITHER submitting your own tape OR coming to Survivor Casting Call.

So you’ve seen the show and now want to know how to become a part of SURVIVOR. Here is a breakdown of the selection process:

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Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » UPDATE: Reality TV Sale Price $500 Mil? Mark Burnett “Seriously” Talking To IMG; Already IMG Execs Fawning All Over Him

Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » UPDATE: Reality TV Sale Price $500 Mil? Mark Burnett “Seriously” Talking To IMG; Already IMG Execs Fawning All Over Him

UPDATE: Reality TV Sale Price $500 Mil? Mark Burnett “Seriously” Talking To IMG; Already IMG Execs Fawning All Over Him

FRIDAY UPDATE: I just heard from a knowledgeable source that the Mark Burnett-IMG deal may be as rich as $500 million — $250M upfront, the rest earned out…

EXCLUSIVE: I chased a rumor from a month ago that Mark Burnett might be starting his own network. Now I’ve learned what the already rich reality TV czar (Survivor, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?) is really up to: making even more moolah. An insider tells me Burnett is negotiating to sell his company to the entertainment and sports management and production behemoth IMG and come on board. I understand Burnett is “in very serious conversation” with IMG chairman Teddy Forstmann, whose Wall Street private equity firm Forstmann Little back in 2004 acquired IMG which was founded by his legendary friend Mark McCormack. Forstmann keeps looking for Tinseltown deals so when the LBO prince was spotted having lunch in as public a venue as NYC’s Michael’s a month ago, it sparked that rumor about Burnett starting his own network. Plus, remember that last September Teddy brought HBO’s fired Chris Albrecht to IMG as the president of global media and IMG entertainment, made him a special limited partner in Forstmann Little, and gave him a $250 million fund for showbiz content investments. It’ll be interesting to see how much bigger Burnett’s deal will be.

Read the entire article at Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » UPDATE: Reality TV Sale Price $500 Mil? Mark Burnett “Seriously” Talking To IMG; Already IMG Execs Fawning All Over Him.

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Mark Burnett, IMG talks get real

Mark Burnett, IMG talks get real By James Hibberd and Kimberly Nordyke

Company in the market for a successful reality outfit

Global talent agency and TV producer IMG is in talks to acquire at least part of Mark Burnett’s Mark Burnett Prods.

The “Survivor” mastermind has been looking to sell his company for some time and last year retained Bear Stearns to shepherd the process. Burnett has met with a range of potential buyers, including top reality players FremantleMedia, Endemol and CKX, the parent company of 19 Entertainment.

IMG — which has made growth in TV a major priority since tapping former HBO boss Chris Albrecht as global media head in September and giving him access to a $250 million private-equity fund for acquisitions and investments — also has been in the market for a successful reality production company.

IMG has talked with such players in the field as Bunim/Murray and the Gurin Co., and in April, it inked a deal with Glassman Media to partner on producing and distributing unscripted series.

The parameters of the potential deal with Burnett’s company, first reported by Deadline Hollywood Daily, are still unclear, with insiders indicating that at least half the company is up for sale. The rumored price tag is $250 million, outpacing the $200 million Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine group recently shelled out for another big U.S. reality player, Reveille, which also boasts a successful scripted division. In 2000, CKX paid $200 million for 19 Entertainment, the company of “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller.

In what could be another sign of Burnett’s intentions, his top business associates at MBP, Conrad Riggs and Roy Bank, recently exited the company.

Burnett owns or co-owns the format rights to most of its series, including “The Apprentice” and “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” but often outsources the production of international versions to other companies, such as FremantleMedia and Reveille. Even though “Survivor” is based on a British format, Burnett’s super-rich deal with CBS for the show is said to be crucial to the high price tag for his company, along with the fact that MBP is one of the last marquee indie-producing companies available.

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CBS holds Survivor casting call - PennLive.com

CBS holds Survivor casting call - Midstate PA Local News, Weather, Sports & Entertainment - PennLive.com by By LARA BRENCKLE/ Of The Patriot-News

Shana Cobb, of Harrisburg, was hoping her bright orange hair and larger-than-life personality would help her reach whatever desert island or jungle the next group of Survivors will be stranded in.

More than 100 people hoping to outwit, outlast and outplay the competition on the long-running CBS reality series “Survivor” lined up for auditions at the Colonial Park Mall this morning.

Fans of the show were so eager to audition, producers from CBS 21, who sponsored the casting call, started a half hour early.

Shana Cobb, of Harrisburg, was hoping her bright orange hair and larger-than-life personality would help her reach whatever desert island or jungle the next group of Survivors will be stranded in.

Cobb, who was busy forming alliances with those in line behind her, said she was willing to do whatever it took to win the contest — even if that meant eating bugs.

“I would ask if I could kill it first, but for a million dollars, I would kill it with my mouth,” she said with a laugh.

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CBS announces fall premieres - Survivor is Thursday, Sept. 18

We have a date for Survivor: Gabon! Thursday, Sept. 18 is the day that we’re all waiting for now. Come back to get cast announcements when they happen.

CBS announces fall premieres By James Hibberd

‘Survivor’ will debut early in its 17th edition.

CBS announced its fall launch dates, including an early premiere for the 17th edition of “Survivor” and late debut for “CSI” and other crime dramas.

The bulk of CBS’ schedule will debut during the traditional September premiere week, or just after. But “Survivor: Gabon” — the series’ first cycle to be shot in high definition — will debut Thursday, Sept. 18. This is the seventh year that CBS has rolled out “Survivor” a week before the rest of its shows.

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Springwise: Creator of Big Brother looks to crowds for new reality shows

We get a lot of email from you with ideas for how to make Survivor more interesting. Here’s a place that you can send your ideas that might actually have a chance of making it though to being put on TV.

Springwise: Creator of Big Brother looks to crowds for new reality shows

Several years ago we wrote about Reality TV in a Booth, which gave South African consumers a chance at instant stardom, and now Dutch media entrepreneur John de Mol is tapping the crowds to find the next big ideas in non-scripted television—with big rewards for those that get chosen.

Just last week the creator of ‘Fear Factor,’ ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Deal or No Deal’ launched TalpaCreative, an online community that offers American TV fans the unprecedented opportunity to create and sell their original non-scripted show ideas. Those who become members of the site can submit original format ideas as well as respond to more focused creativity assignments posted by De Mol and his creative team. Two submissions per month are required to retain membership, which is free. Members also have access to the site’s exclusive newsletter and an array of online media resources to help them stay up-to-date on the latest trends. Trend-spotting is strongly encouraged as well, with cash prizes for the most prolific spotters. The best show ideas submitted to the site will be developed by De Mol and his creative team and may be produced and distributed internationally by Talpa Media Group and Endemol, with the creator’s involvement throughout the process. A cash reward of USD 500 will be given to the most active and creative member of the site each month, and shows that get put into production will earn their creators USD 50,000 or more (spelled out in clear-cut legal agreements), depending on how far they get.

De Mol explains: “I am certain that someone with little connection to the TV industry is sitting on a truly great non-fiction show concept. TalpaCreative.com offers that person a direct line to my development team, which could be all it takes to make their dream into our next reality hit. We are ready to take creative and financial risks, to bring some of these ideas to life.”

From product-design contests by major consumer brands to ad agencies for consumer-created ads, there’s no doubt companies are finally starting to realize (and reward!) the potential and profitability of crowdsourcing and the customer-made trend. How can the wisdom of the crowds help your brand compete? (Related: Crowd-managed TV production company.)

Website: www.talpacreative.com
Contact: www.talpacreative.com/contact

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Daily Pilot - ‘Survivor’ fans audition

Daily Pilot - Serving Newport Beach & Costa Mesa, California By Jack Salisbury

Philip Matts, employee at Westside Rentals, gets the attention of applicants and the camera at the “Survivor” casting call at CarMax on Harbor Boulevard on Thursday.

The newly opened CarMax dealership in Costa Mesa was buzzing Thursday with hundreds of people coming from across Southern California and from as far as Colorado.

They were not there to buy cars, however.

An estimated 700 people showed up to the open casting call for the 18th season of “Survivor,” the show many call the father of reality television.

“It’s great,” KCBS TV spokesperson Mike Nelson said. “Especially since we’re talking about the 18th season of a show.”

KCBS, otherwise known as Channel 2, sponsored the operation, which was held in the back lot of the CarMax on Harbor Boulevard.

Thursday’s casting call was the only one in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Prospective contestants began lining up as early as 5 a.m. in hopes of landing a spot on one of television’s best-known reality shows.

“Virtually everybody I know says I belong on the show,” said Doug Carey, 54, of Covina. “The opportunity presented itself, so I figured I’d give it a try.”

Many of the contestants professed to be faithful fans of the show, citing that as a main reason they decided to come out to the casting call.

“Out of all the reality shows out there, this is the most challenging,” Carey said. “You have to work the hardest. Of all the reality shows out there, it’s the best television.”

“Out of all the reality shows, it’s the most raw,” said Ashlee Soule, a 22-year-old Huntington Beach resident. “It’s the most real.”

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cbs4.com - Survivor Casts For Next Show

cbs4.com - Survivor Casts For Next Show

The St. Petersburg Casting Call Is The Only Florida Stop

TAMPA (CBS4) ― South Floridians who think they can “out wit, out play, and outlast” any opponent are in Tampa bay to audition for the latest incarnation of TV’s “Survivor.”

At stake – a prize of $1-million.

Prospective contestants, who started lining up on Sunday, will be interviewed by a casting director in St. Petersburg starting at 4 p.m., the tapes will then be sent to producers of the show.

Those selected to appear on “Survivor” will be flown to a remote location where they will compete in a variety of challenges.

Monday’s casting call is the only one scheduled for Florida. A total of 21 auditions nationwide are planned over the next month.

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