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IONOCO STORMS US GAME SHOW MARKET
International broadcast technology company ionoco today announced it has been chosen as the technology supplier for three of the most popular game shows in the U.S - long-running series Family Feud and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?, as well as new format Downfall. ionoco has also completed another five game show pilots shot in the US.
Produced by FremantleMedia North America, Family Feud with new host Steve Harvey is one of the most beloved family game shows in the history of the genre, pitting two families against each other in a battle to guess the most popular answers to survey questions. ionoco is providing the game play functionality for the show’s 12th season, which premieres in national syndication on Monday, September 13, 2010.
Mark Burnett Productions in association with Zoo Productions’ popular syndicated series Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is based on asking adult contestants school-level questions. ionoco will be providing the technology for the latest series, filmed in LA.
ionoco has provided the technology for FremantleMedia North America’s Downfall, a unique, high-stakes, adrenaline-pumping game show where contestants attempt to answer a series of pop culture questions atop a 10-story building to avoid their own ‘downfall’ - literally.. The series premiered this summer on ABC.
In addition to these confirmed series, ionoco has completed five game show pilots shot on the east and west coasts of the US. Two of these pilots use ionoco’s innovative multitouch screen technology.
Simon Ingram, Managing Director of ionoco, adds: “Working on such a range of shows, from established series like Family Feud to exciting new formats like Downfall, means we have been challenged with developing technology solutions for every possible game show scenario. The sheer number of shows and pilots that we are working on demonstrates that ionoco is the go-to company for high-quality game show technology in the US and the rest of the world.”
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About ionoco:
ionoco is a world leading broadcast technology provider of game play, control and graphics systems for TV game shows, TV programmes, channels and interactive TV. Their clients include production companies, broadcasters and lotteries, large and small, from all around the world.
ionoco’s solutions power many of the world's best known television productions and have been proven in thousands of TV shows and studios. Their proprietary software platform, ionologic, running on ionocore computers, is uniquely and quickly configurable, can be easily integrated into any third party equipment or software and has unrivalled functionality, including a stunning real time 3D graphics engine.
The company prides itself on its ability to add value to productions through the creative use of its technology and also on its ability to save costs in pre-production and in post. Its extensive resources mean they can quickly provide local solutions, then roll out and support formats worldwide while also providing low cost systems for run-throughs, demos and pilots. The ionoco team is constantly developing exciting new technologies, such as multipoint touch screens, motion capture, tilt sensors and green screens for new format ideas which showcase the power of ionologic.
ionoco is based in Winchester in the UK, with offices in Los Angeles, France and Israel and associates in Asia.
For further information, please visit http://www.ionoco.com or contact simon.ingram@ionoco.com.
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