The X Factor
A panel of expert judges from the music industry preside over initial auditions, with audience votes coming into play during later live shows featuring the selected contestants in four distinct categories, one assigned to each of the four judges. The X Factor has no barriers as it is open to all ages, all styles, solo acts or groups. And the performers aren’t the only ones competing – the judges get in on the act as well, pitting their skills against each other as they search for the one act that has The X Factor.
The X Factor is the brainchild of Simon Cowell’s company Syco (a partner of FremantleMedia), and is produced by FremantleMedia (co-produced with Syco in the UK and US). (source: fremantlemedia.com)
Format distributor: FremantleMedia
Created by: The Syco Entertainment
Website: www.fremantlemedia.com/Production/Our_Brands/The_X_Factor.aspx
Country of origin: UK (ITV)
Sold to: Germany (Vox), Australia (Seven Network), Hungary (RTL-Klub), Ukraine (STB), Pan-Arabic, Italy (Sky Uno), Vietnam (VTV3), Japan (OTV), Serbia (Pink), Azerbaijan (ATV), Denmark (DR1), Poland (TVN), Russia (Channel Russia), Lithuania (TV3), Israel (Reshet), Indonesia (RCTI), Portugal (SIC), Slovakia (Joj), Czech Republic (Nova, Prima) and more