The Puppet Show


German free-TV deal for Talpa’s Puppet talent show

German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has ordered a local version of The Puppet Show, the new talent show format from John de Mol’s Talpa. The series launched on SBS6 in the Netherlands in March and the deal to take it Germany’s largest broadcaster is significant for Talpa, which is now part of the ITV group. Talpa […]

French network to make Talpa’s Puppet Show

French commercial network TF1 is the first overseas broadcaster to create a local version of Dutch entertainment format The Puppet Show. The Talpa Media-produced-and-owned format debuted in the Netherlands on SBS6 and was a ratings hit. The first season increased its average slot share for the key 20-49 demographic by 127.7%. The opening episode on […]

MIPTV Hot Pick: The Puppet Show

The Puppet Show was, Talpa Global boss Maarten Meijs says, a “butterfly project”, by which he means the team had butterflies in their stomachs ahead of broadcast. These likely disappeared when the overnights landed. The opening episode on Talpa-backed SBS6 delivering over one million viewers in an 8.30pm-10pm part of the grid that averages 450,000 […]