Staraoke
Staraoke is a children's game show (from 8 to 12 years old) based on karaoke, which aired on Boomerang in Europe. The show was created in Finland by the company Intervisio and was broadcast on MTV3 from 2003[3] to 2011.
| Staraoke | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Karoake |
| Based on | Staraoke's PC game |
| Directed by | Juha Stenholm[1] (Finnish version) Sue McMahon (Cartoon Network version) |
| Presented by | Kana |
| Composer | Pat Gribben and Cormac O'Kane (Cartoon Network version) |
| Country of origin | Finland |
| Original language | Finnish |
| No. of seasons | 10[2] (Finnish version) 1 (Cartoon Network version) |
| No. of episodes | 100 (Finnish version) 78 (13 for every CN European version) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Finn Arnesen (for Turner Entertainment) John A. Marley (for Archie Productions) |
| Producers | Lotta Perander[1] (Finnish version) Amanda Browning (Cartoon Network version) |
| Production locations | Helsinki (Finnish version) London (Cartoon Network version) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production companies | Intervisio Archie Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV3 TV4 Cartoon Network Minimax |
| Original release | 2003–2011 (Finnish version) 2009 (Cartoon Network version) |
The show's format began to be sold in Europe in 2006; the first two countries to create their own Staraoke version were Hungary and Sweden, which were aired on Minimax and TV4 respectively.[4] In 2007, Intervisio won an International Interactive Emmy Award for "Best Interactive Programming" thanks to Staraoke.[5]
Staraoke in Europe
| Country | TV channel | Host(s) | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | Cartoon Network (France) | Angie Doll and Mathieu Boldron | 2009 |
 Germany | Cartoon Network (Germany) | Bahar Kizil and Jan Köppen | 2009 |
 Hungary | Minimax | Patríciát Virág and Noémi Virág | 2006–2007 |
 Italy | Cartoon Network (Italy) | Carolina Benvenga and Andrea Dianetti | 2009 |
 Poland | Cartoon Network (Poland) | Zosia Zborowska and Marcin Mroziński | 2009 |
 Spain | Cartoon Network (Spain) | Vicky Gómez (credited as "Vicky Alonso"), and Alex Montero | 2009 |
 Sweden | TV4 | Malin Gramer | 2006–2008 |
 United Kingdom | Cartoon Network UK | Laura Hamilton and Nigel Clarke | 2009 |
References
- Hot Nordic Docs at MIPDOC/MIP TV
- NEWS - Intervisio Oy
- Nordgren, Kaj (2009-02-11). "Bringing interactivity to TV content". Tekes. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- home - Intervisio Oy
- "SCANDINAVIA LEADS INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIVE EMMY AWARDS AT MIPTV". International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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