Andrew O'Connor: the inventor of Pasapalabra, the millionaire format that Antena 3 and Telecinco fight for

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Pasapalabra

achieved its

this November

. The program garnered almost three million viewers and a 23.2% share share, which translates into

. According to the Oblicua media agency, a 20-second spot in the space is around 7,500 euros, so that,

. The latest report from Publiespaña -the advertising subsidiary of Mediaset España- corroborated these data when it was broadcast on Telecinco. In his old chain, he charged 7,000 euros for a spot of the same time.

However, the origin of

is not linked to success.

Created by

,

and

, it was produced in England by Objective Productions and BBC North, a division of the BBC.

Although it was something joint, O'Connor (58) was the one who carried the singing voice of the project, since he was the

.

In fact, he even took the lead as a presenter, as he had previous experience in front of the camera;

he had hosted other entertainment shows in England and had also made his first steps as an actor and comedian, although his most prolific work was behind the scenes, as a producer.

On August 5, 1996,

on the BBC

, the program that would one day become

.

.

Two contestants faced each other in various tests related to the alphabet and, to help them, each had two celebrities.

'Pasapalabra', in its first stage on Antena 3, with Silvia Jato.Atresmedia

Despite the parade of familiar faces, the curiosity of the evidence and the spark that O'Connor brought,

.

It was broadcast for the last time on March 27, 1997. Goodbye to O'Connor's dream.

However, whoever follows her gets it and he

, one of the most important audiovisual companies in the world.

Only they know the terms of the contract, but it seems that O'Connor and co had to sell all the rights, since in the litigation that ITV maintained with Mediaset they stressed that the program "is based on

" and that they are "

".

His stage in Telecinco

But the house by the foundations. There is still time to get to the famous trial. In 1999, ITV sold the program to Mediaset Italia, which adapted the dynamics under the name

. The version is already much more similar than the Spanish version and, a year later, Antena 3 premieres

.

As the saying goes, the police are not stupid.

Mediaset has the data for Italy.

In addition, he realizes that the format is very valuable in Spain.

For this reason, in 2006 they signed an assignment agreement with ITV.

The program changes the chain and Christian Gálvez assumes the role of presenter.

, since, unlike the target that can attract another of its flagships,

-according to audience data, a woman over 60- this

, which also contributes to the carry-over effect for your nightly newscast.

'Pasapalabra', in his time on Telecinco, with Christian Gálvez.Mediaset

It is in 2012 when everything goes wrong.

Mediaset decides

.

According to them, there are quite a few differences with respect to the format that O'Connor created one day;

the most significant: the rosco.

In fact, they register that test as their own.

The British company decides to go to court and, in 2019,

of

.

In addition, the group had to pay compensation for the profits they were able to obtain during the years that the contract was not in force.

The figure never transpired, but it is known that ITV initially asked for

.

An unbeatable rival

Pasapalabra

is worth it. Since his departure from Mediaset, no program has managed to overshadow him.

and, later, even adding a donut in the program itself. Failure one and two. His other attempt was

, which was presented by Christian Gálvez himself. Failure three. The last card they have played is

o'clock

, an adaptation of the

space

of

and produced by Unicorn Content (

). It seems that the idea is to

. If in

give her version, in It's

that of Gloria Camila. In the mornings, they have Rocío Flores's. So they have the Jurado clan controlled and, to find out about the whole soap opera, you have to watch Telecinco from 12 to 9.

Good move, although it has not had an effect.

. It is not only the audience figures, it is also the conception that the population of the program has. The Personality Media report for the last wave of 2021 claims that Spaniards consider it to be

.

Telecinco lost the goose that lays the golden eggs and

.

Since Antena 3 found the reef of the Turks, their data have not been the same.

Above it pissed off ITV, which after the trick issued a statement with its decision not to continue its local production operations in our country.

.

Not even the Invincible Armada.

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