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Dragons' Den is a television programme that originated in Japan where the format is owned by Sony. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with The format, which now airs internationally, consists of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to secure investment finance from business experts — the "Dragons". An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome In business a Guardian angel is a person who provides capital, and or guidance and business know-how to Entrepreneurs and fledgling companies in exchange for

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The contestants are people who have what they consider to be a viable and potentially very profitable business idea, but who lack funding. They pitch their idea to five rich entrepreneurial businesspeople, the "dragons" of the show's title. They have, before the show, named an amount of money that they wish to get, and the rules stipulate that if they do not raise at least this amount from the dragons, they get nothing. In return, the contestant give the dragons a percentage of the company's stock, which is the chief point of negotiation.

Once the contestant has made their presentation, the dragons then probe the idea further, often revealing an embarrassing lack of preparation on the part of the contestants or uncovering troubling facts, and consequently rejecting the investment. It is common in a show to see five or six ideas and only one (or possibly none) that attracts the dragons' money.

Versions

Dragons' Den series have been produced in Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands and Finland. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.

Japan

Titled Money no Tora (Money Tiger), this original version was created by and aired on Nippon Television from 2001 to 2004. ( is a Television network in Shiodome area of Minato Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. It was the first entertainment programme in the history of Japanese television that dealt with the concept of business investment. During its three year run, as many as 16 business executives appeared in the programme as Tigers.

UK

Main article: Dragons' Den (UK)

In the UK, Dragons' Den is broadcast on BBC Two and is hosted by Evan Davis, the BBC's economics editor. Dragons' Den is a British television series hosted by Evan Davis, and first aired on BBC Two on January 4, 2005 Evan Harold Davis (born April 8 1962 in Ashtead Surrey is a British economist journalist and presenter for the BBC. The second series ended on 20 December 2005, with a "Where Are They Now" episode, giving details of the outcomes of some of the ventures from the first series, shown the following day. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A third series commenced on BBC Two on 3 August 2006. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Continuing the trend for the series finale, another "Where Are They Now" episode for the third series also aired on 20 September 2006, with a further follow-up episode broadcasting in October. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The programme was nominated for an RTS award and two BAFTA awards in 2007. The theme tune of Dragons' Den has been credited to John Watt. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. The series is produced by Dominic Bird and Executive Produced by Helen Bullough. The Dragons are:

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5
Peter Jones
Duncan Bannatyne
Simon Woodroffe
Theo Paphitis
Rachel Elnaugh
Deborah Meaden
Doug Richard
Richard Farleigh
James Caan

Controversy

In 2005 Rachel Elnaugh's company went into administration; the remaining assets were bought by two of Rachel Elnaugh's fellow Dragons' Den judges (Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis). Peter Jones (born 18 March, 1966) is a British Businessman with interests in mobile telecommunications, Television, Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949 is a Scottish Entrepreneur, businessman and best selling author Simon Woodroffe OBE is a British Motivational speaker and Entrepreneur. Theo Paphitis (born 24 September 1959) is a Greek Cypriot Entrepreneur based in England. Rachel Elnaugh (born 12 December 1964) is a British Entrepreneur, who came to prominence as an investor on the BBC Two TV series Deborah Meaden (born 11 February 1959) is an English multi-millionaire business woman who is best known for her appearances on the BBC2 edition Doug Richard is a United Kingdom -based Californian Entrepreneur and specialist in Technology transfer, Commercialisation, and Richard Farleigh (born November 9, 1960) is an Australian private investor James Caan (formerly Nazam Khan) is a British entrepreneur of Pakistani origin from Lahore. Although Elnaugh was at the helm before and at the time of the company's failure, she blames the problems on the actions of the last CEO whom she appointed in 2002, whilst she took a non-executive role.

As a result of disputes with various Dragons, and the resulting uncomfortable position of the BBC if it allowed a perceived "failed" business person to be on a business panel, she agreed to leave the "Dragons' Den" panel.

In September 2006, in an investigation by the Sunday Mirror newspaper, it was claimed that most of the deals were unfulfilled after the programmes were shot. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 The article claimed that the Dragons either pulled out of the deals over minor technicalities, deliberately offered heavily unfavourable terms to the entrepreneurs in an effort to make them withdraw, or simply broke off all contact with them after the recording. The UK Dragons defended their record, with Duncan Bannatyne saying: "We don't hand over money to people who don't tell the truth. ", while Theo Paphitis added: "I kept up my end of the bargain. The show is not about a cash prize, it is about us pledging to invest. But people must tell the truth. Simple. " A BBC spokesman said: "After the initial agreement is made on camera, both parties enter a period of due diligence. Due Diligence is a term used for a number of concepts involving either the performance of an investigation of a business or person or the performance of an act with a certain Standard Sometimes during this period the deals fall through. "[1] In fact, the BBC has never made a secret of this, with follow-up programmes openly admitting that many deals ultimately fell through.

It was announced on 21 May 2007, that Richard Farleigh had been dropped from the series. Richard Farleigh (born November 9, 1960) is an Australian private investor The Daily Mail suggested he may have been dropped in order to have a new dragon from an ethnic minority. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Farleigh said, "It would be disappointing if that was the reason - rather than anything fundamental - if it was because I was the wrong colour. I don't know why this has happened and I am very disappointed and bemused - I wasn't expecting it because all the feedback I got was very positive. I had even moved back to the UK to focus on commitments for the show. I am gutted that I have not been invited back. "[2] James Caan, a venture capitalist and founder of Hamilton Bradshaw, replaced Farleigh in series five. James Caan (formerly Nazam Khan) is a British entrepreneur of Pakistani origin from Lahore.

Australia

The Australian Dragons and host.
The Australian Dragons and host.

The Australian version of Dragons' Den was broadcast on the Seven Network and hosted by Andrew O'Keefe. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Andrew Patrick O'Keefe (born 1 October 1971 is a television personality and gameshow host who formerly worked as an intellectual property lawyer Different from other versions, the host ran through the outline of the business with the contestant then negotiating with the Dragons for a deal. It was produced by Michael Horrock. The Australian Dragons were:

The Seven Network announced in December 2005 that the show would not be back for a second season after poor ratings. Darryn Lyons is an Australian Paparazzo and Media personality, best known for his work in Britain. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

New Zealand

In New Zealand Dragons' Den is broadcast on TV One and hosted by Rawdon Christie. Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. Rawdon Christie was born in London. He attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, then Edinburgh University, where he gained a Bachelor of Music Initially the UK and Australian series were broadcast, but a local version has now been produced and screened in 2006. The series is produced by Eyeworks Touchdown. Eyeworks Touchdown (formerly Touchdown Television) is a New Zealand -based television production company specialising in reality and unscripted formats The New Zealand Series 1 Dragons are:

Production company Eyeworks Touchdown is currently soliciting applications for a second series of Dragons' Den

Israel

In Israel, Dragons' Den is entitled Hakrishim (which is Hebrew for "The Sharks"). Sir Robert 'Bob' Jones (born 1939 is a property Tycoon, author and former Politician in New Zealand. Annette Sylvia Presley (born 1964 is a New Zealand telecommunications entrepreneur known as a co-founder of Slingshot, one of New Zealand's largest Internet Eyeworks Touchdown (formerly Touchdown Television) is a New Zealand -based television production company specialising in reality and unscripted formats It is produced by Gil Productions and airs on Channel 10. Channel 10 (ערוץ 10 Arutz Eser) formerly known as Israel 10 (ישראל 10 Yisrael Eser) is a commercial broadcasting It is hosted by Guy Zohar. In the Israeli version, there are 6 dragons who rotate their appearance weekly. The first season aired during the summer and fall of 2006. The dragons in season 1 were: Ze'ev Holtzman, Israela Shtier, Aviv Tzidon, Oded Dessau, Jacky Ben-Zaken, and Nir Sharatzki.

The second season began airing on Channel 10 on May 24, 2007. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. As in the first season, the dragons rotate their appearance weekly. Aviv Tzidon and Jacky Ben-Zaken returned from the first season and were joined by the following new dragons:

Canada

Dragons' Den first aired in Canada on CBC Television on October 3rd 2006. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Season one featured eight 1-hour episodes, including a final "where are they now" edition. Season two expanded this number to ten 1-hour episodes, with "where are they now" segments inserted into the last few episodes of the show.

It is hosted by Dianne Buckner. Dianne Buckner is a Canadian television journalist best known as a host of Business -oriented programming such as Venture and Dragons' The Dragons are:

Netherlands

In the Netherlands the show aired in May 2007 on Nederland 3, every Friday at 20. 25 (+1 GMT). The second season will begin airing in May 2008 on Nederland 3, every Monday at 21. Nederland 3 ( English: Netherlands 3 is the third and youngest of the Terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO 25 (+1 GMT). As in the first season, it is hosted by Jort Kelder. The dragons are:

http://www.dragonsden.kro.nl

Finland

In Finland Dragons' Den is called Leijonan kita. The show started running in Finland on 27th September 2007 on MTV3 channel. MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. The show is hosted by Anna Sorainen. The local Dragons, or Leijonat (Lions in Finnish), are:

Arab world

In the Arab region Dragons' Den is known as Dragons' Den: Al Aareen (The Den. Eero Heikki Lehti (born August 23, 1944) is a Finnish businessman the chairman of the city council of Kerava, and has been a member of the Finnish ) It is broadcast on Lebanon's Future Television, which is available via satellite. Future Television ( Arabic: تلفزيون المستقبل Televiziyon Al Mustaqbal) a television station broadcasting from Lebanon. The show receives contestants from various Arab countries.

The panel of Dragons for the 2007 series consisted of:

The show has been scheduled for a 2008 series.

United States

In 2008, Television producer Mark Burnett signed a deal with format holder Sony to produce an American version of the series. Mark Burnett (born 17 July, 1960) is a British Television producer. The series on U. S. television will be titled The Shark Tank. [3] No announcement has yet been made as to when the series begins, who the Sharks will be, or on which network it will run.

See also

References

  1. ^ Sunday Mirror (2006) [1] Retrieved 17 September 2006
  2. ^ Dave West (2007-05-21). American Inventor is a Reality television series based on a search for America's best Inventor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 'Dragons' Den' panellist dropped. Digital Spy. Digital Spy (or DS as it is often known by its users is a British Entertainment and Media website noted for its extensive Big Brother coverage and forums
  3. ^ Sony, Burnett dive into 'Shark Tank', Variety [2] February 13, 2008

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