Mole wants to invent shows, no lead meetings – AD.nl

The sale of Talpa Media in the UK commercial television channel ITV has both a financial reason for a personal reason for media tycoon John de Mol. De Mol, which is April 60, realized a few months ago that he no longer wants to deal with the conference structure and want space in his busy schedule. This afternoon he announced at a press conference welded in Laren.

ITV Studios boss Kevin Lygo, ITV CEO Adam Crozier, CEO of Talpa Holding Pim Schmitz and major shareholder John de Mol’s Talpa during the press conference on the acquisition of Talpa by ITV. © anp.

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The Mole Talpa Media explains that he has not sold to stop working, but he wants to fill his life with things that he likes. He is referring on the creative process of television. ,, What I like least is a fast growing company the consequence that there are many structures to underpin such as conferencing. I just do not like that, ” he explained to the press.

When the media mogul founded Talpa he began deliberately with a small team in a ‘nice little house’ in Hilversum. ,, I wanted 12 people come up with new ideas. At half past one I wanted to ask during lunch at how the holidays had been and how it was with the sick children. So we started. Silently, there was a company that grew. ”

The penny
And Talpa grew quickly, partly due to the success of the program formula of The Voice of Holland that is globally sold. A few months ago, for De Mol awareness. ,, I was there for the first time in my life in the hospital and looked at my calendar. I saw that 40 percent of available hours were filled with all kinds of meetings and appointments which I thought: Why am I doing this? The penny dropped that I was the head of a corporate structure that showed me began to stand against. ” The Mole added that this awareness coupled with the interest in the Dutch company was the sum total of the sale. ,, I thought it was good time to sell. In a few weeks I’m 60. ”

huge hit
purchasing British ITV party stood for De Mol at an early stage to one. Mole said chief executive Adam Crozier on a Sunday night in an abandoned Amsterdam bar and felt the click. ,, The ITV’s strategy is one-to-one same as Talpa. The way we really to deal with creativity spoke ITV. I look forward to raising them. “

Crozier agrees. ,, The merging of the companies increases the chance to come up with great apps. “

New formats
One of the programs that Talpa is unpacking Popstar !, a talent show with puppets. ,, I was laughed at, ‘says De Mol, which does have confidence in the show that will be broadcast tomorrow on SBS 6. He also mentions the RTL program Dance, Dance, Dance, which will be presented by Chantal Janzen and Jandino Asporaat and video clips imitating with celebrity couples. ,, It is spectacular because it is driven by technology. “” And then there are Super Kids (RTL) and We Are Family (SBS). ,, The pipeline at Talpa was creatively filled, filled and kept filled. ”