| MUMBAI:
Funky Formats will showcase five new
entertainment formats at the television
event MIPTV in Cannes, France. The event runs from 2 to 6 April. This will
be headlined by the show Telenovela Star, which will air on Caracol in
Colombia later this year. The format sees a telenovela running in parallel with
a daily reality show. Funky is sharing rights with Caracol Television. Be My Boss is a
reality series that encourages young people to pursue their dream jobs, with candidates
tracking down and pitching to their ideal CEO. On the game show end, ATM is being
billed by the company as the first quiz to have an ATM machine dispensing cash
right in the studio.
Banks and credit card providers have already
signed up to sponsor in some territories. Meanwhile, The Trade Show is
a location-based game where contestants are provided with everyday items which
they must trade up with local citizens to form a 'value chain'. Rounding out the slate is
Alien Nation, a reality sitcom where families allow cameras into their
homes. The twist is that all the action is being watched by aliens. First, the
aliens find the humans weird, but over time they develop human traits and emotions.
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