Sell Your TV Show Ideas: an outsider's guide to getting inside the TV format industry

This is a great book. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn how to pitch or sell and TV Show idea. Do keep in mind that the author is from the UK and most of the information is based upon UK broadcasting. This doesn't mean that the information does not apply worldwide. It just means some of the terms may be a little different.Now that I have completed the book, I will apply what I have learned, take the author up on his offer and get back to all of you so we can see if what I learned will work in the real world. That is what reviews should be about. Just because it is a great read doesn't mean the information will work. I will re-rate this book based upon what happens in the real world. As for now, it was a great read full of great information.

Two problems that are NOT the authors' fault. First, this book is written by and for an author in the UK. I realize he has done some work in America but seemingly based off of shows that were already produced in the UK. I didn't really get that from the description. I wanted information about the American TV industry. I suppose there are similarities. Second it is al about the Reality TV genre. That is fine by itself , but again, I don't think that was clear in the presentation. I think this is Amazons' fault. The book is well written with direct and easy to read outlines and ideas. So just take this into consideration.

As an experienced TV host who has been working in television for 5 years i have a reasonable amount of knowledge about the TV industry, however i knew almost next to nothing in terms of the real nuts and bolts of the business side. After coming up with a new idea i wanted to produce I downloaded more than 20 books from Amazon about the business of reality TV and selling TV show ideas. I can tell you this without a shadow of a doubt this was by far the best book available. If you have a good idea for a new TV show but don't know what to do next, i strongly recommend you buy this book. It certainly has helped me.

This book is fantastic. It's easy to read, very knowledgeably written from someone with real experience. I learned of a whole world I knew nothing of and am excited to take a crack at pitching my own show soon. Bob Barber also seems to be very invested in readers being successful at pitching shows. I emailed him with some questions the other day at the email address provided in the book. He wrote me back within an hour and gave me some advice and invited to write him again if I have more questions.

As someone who works in television, I bought this on my kindle to learn more about the development process. This book pulled back the curtain a bit for me. Some great advice, stories, and guidance. Definitely worth a read.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in selling a TV show idea. Truly nuts and bolts and easy to understand and follow and avoid possible pitfalls and detours from your goals. The best!

This is a great book for anyone who has an idea for a TV show and wants to know how to sell it. It is simply and clearly written, with lots of examples from the author's own experience - and I love that he really is an industry outsider who is sharing what he has learned, so he knows exactly what I needed to know to get started.

The author of this book, Bob Barber is incredibly helpful & knowlegeable. The book is reader friendly, and is written in a stimualating and informative way. I found reading the book to be very easy to understand, fun to read and encouraging. I don't know if I would have proceeded further into the process of developing & subsequently submitting my ideas, to production companies, if I hadn't read this valuable book. I think I might have felt overwhelmed & been a bit intimidated by the whole developing ideas for TV process.Topics include: how to develop your ideas and very invaluabe information tellig the reader how to write his/her treatment/formats, how to choose who best to approach & pitch your ideas to once you have developed them, how to format your ideas in the most effective way, how the TV industry really works, how best to protect your ideas, and finally what to expect if you are successful, in terms of an offer and a contract. All of this information is presented clearly and concisely and with a positive 'you can do' attitude.A really brilliant book and I would encourage anyone who is at all interested in developing a TV show format to purchase this book. Many thanks to the author.

Bob Barber takes the novice through all the ins and outs, rights and wrongs of getting your idea for a TV show in front of the right people. He has a sample treatment section which I found to be extremely useful because it lays out a structure to follow, not precisely because every treatment will be different, but as a guide to how to get your thoughts in order. BB gets across the idea very well that programme executives are always on the look-out for new ideas for TV shows and if possible the next 'big' thing on TV. Highly recommended.

Having read Bob Barbers "Sell Your TV Show Ideas" several times, I can say it is full of practical advice given in simple, plain English. From what to do with your initial ideas, to how to get industry executives interested along with "The 8 Golden Rules" of format writing.If I could give you one piece of advice after reading this, it would be to buy the book and give it a go. You have nothing to lose and possibly a lot to gain.

A good insight into how to get a show looked at by the right people, a little guarded in some areas but generally a very good read and a great book to have if you are serious about proposing formats to TV people

SELL YOUR TV SHOW IDEAS: After spending more than eight years struggling to sell TV formats I now feel much better equipped to sell my ideas. This book is brilliantly written, very easy to read and understand "every TV format creator should have one!" @ideas4tv