Two years later, Sony Pictures Entertainment purchased 2waytraffic for £137.5 million. Some of Smith's rules have been slightly relaxed over the years as the franchise's development has progressed.ĭutch company 2waytraffic ultimately acquired Millionaire and all of Celador's other programmes. For example, all hosts were required to appear on-screen wearing Armani suits, as Tarrant did in the UK producers were forbidden from hiring local composers to create original music, instead using the same music cues used by the British version and the lighting system and set design were to adhere faithfully to the way they were presented on the British version.
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He developed a series of standards for international variants that ensured they mirrored the British original closely. In March 2006, original producer Celador announced that it was seeking to sell the worldwide rights to Millionaire, together with the rest of its British programme library, as the first phase of a sell-off of the company's format and production divisions.īritish television producer Paul Smith first had the idea to franchise the UK programme internationally. While many pursued litigation, they were all unsuccessful, and each claim was later settled out-of-court on an agreement/settlement. Since the original version launched, several individuals have claimed that they originated the format and that Celador had breached their copyright. Tentatively known as Cash Mountain, the show took its finalised title from a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film High Society, starring Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm. The format of the show was created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight, who had earlier created a number of the promotional games for Tarrant's morning show on Capital FM radio, such as the bong game.
Since its debut, international variants of the game show have been aired in around 160 countries worldwide. The revival received mostly positive reviews from critics and fans, as well as high viewing figures, leading ITV to renew the show for several more series. A revived series of seven episodes to commemorate its 20th anniversary aired from 5 to, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson. The original British version debuted on 4 September 1998 on the ITV network, hosted by Chris Tarrant, who presented his final episode on 11 February 2014 after which the show was canned.
The maximum cash prize offered in most versions of the format is an aspirational value in local currency, such as one million pounds in the U.K. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format that twists on many game show genre conventions – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes contestants are given the question before deciding whether to answer, and have no time limit to answer questions and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (often informally called Millionaire) is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! (U.S.) Scores composed by Keith and Matthew Strachan Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (see International versions) Sony Pictures Television (2008–present).Press the TUNE/TIME SET + or - button to select the correct minute.įollow this procedure to set the ALARM of the clock radio.Press the TUNE/TIME SET + or - button to select the correct hour.Press the TUNE/TIME SET + or - button to select the correct day.Press the TUNE/TIME SET + or - button to select the correct month.Press the TUNE/TIME SET + or - button to select the correct year.Press and hold the CLOCK button until a beep sound is heard.Although the clock radio is preset from the factory to default to the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone, if the displayed time is incorrect or the clock did not change for Daylight Savings Time, make sure to program the time zone for your area.
By default, the TIME ZONE setting is set to Eastern Standard Time (EST).Press the TIME SET +/ - button repeatedly to select one of the following:.Press and hold the - TIME ZONE button for at least two seconds until the area number 2 flashes in the display.