Who Can Predict the Next ``American Idol''?
New "Idol Elimination" Game from Nestle Confections Gives
Consumers a Chance to Win a $1 Million Grand Prize for Correctly
Predicting the 2008 "American Idol" Results
GLENDALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Do you have what it takes to guess the next "American Idol"?
NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) CRISP, BABY RUTH(R), BUTTERFINGER(R), NESTLE
CRUNCH(R), and 100 GRAND(R) candy bars are challenging consumers to do
just that. Just in time for the seventh season premiere of "American
Idol," Nestle's new "Idol Elimination" on-pack promotion features a $1
million grand prize for the person who successfully identifies who
goes, who stays and who ultimately becomes the next "American Idol."
Consumers can look for specially marked packages of NESTLE(R)
CRUNCH(R) CRISP, BABY RUTH(R), BUTTERFINGER(R), NESTLE CRUNCH(R) and
100 GRAND(R) candy for a special game code to play the "Idol
Elimination" bracket game online at the "American Idol" Web site,
www.americanidol.com. Game play begins on Thursday, February 14, 2008,
once the "Final 24" contestants on "American Idol" are announced.
Then, between February 14, 2008 and February 19, 2008, consumers can
sign on, enter their game code and create a game bracket to guess who
will be eliminated each week from the top 24 down to the final
contestant. If consumers guess the elimination order correctly, they
could win the $1 million grand prize.
Fans also can play for an opportunity to win one of 13 additional
weekly cash prizes by playing in a new weekly progressive game each
Thursday after a contestant has been eliminated. Utilizing the same
online entry code method for the $1 million game, fans will fill out a
new bracket and choose the contestants who will continue on each week
for the remainder of the elimination rounds. Each week will offer a
cash prize ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
"Throughout the 'American Idol' season, fans can participate in
the fun and excitement of predicting who stays and who goes home on
'American Idol' with the exclusive Nestle 'Idol Elimination' games,"
said Tricia Bowles, spokesperson for Nestle Confections & Snacks.
"Nestle 'Idol Elimination' gives fans a unique opportunity to make
their Idol predictions and potentially win big cash prizes in the
process."
"Every 'American Idol' fan tries to determine who will make it and
who won't, week in and week out," said Shannon Pruitt, vice president,
Integrated Marketing, Sponsorship & Live Events for FremantleMedia
Enterprises, licensor of "American Idol." "It's an essential part of
the viewing process. 'Idol Elimination' rewards these viewers for
their enthusiasm and powers of prediction."
No purchase necessary. For a free game code, print name, address
and daytime phone number on a 3" x 5" card, and mail it in a
postmarked envelope to: NESTLE "American Idol" Game, P.O. Box 72317,
Rockford, MN 55572. Limit one game code request per outer-postmarked
envelope. Game code requests must be received by April 21, 2008.
Registration begins 12:01 am ET 12/17/07 and game ends 6:59 pm ET
5/20/08. $1 Million Elimination Prediction Game entry period: 4:00 pm
ET 2/14/08 - 6:59 pm ET 2/19/08. Weekly Idol Elimination Prediction
Game entry periods: 4:00 pm ET 2/21/08 through 7:00 pm ET 5/20/08. $1
million dollar prize will be paid in 20 annual payments of $50,000
each. Sponsor reserves the rights to change the dates of the promotion
due to schedule changes made by American Idol. Visit americanidol.com
for complete prize values, entry period dates and full rules. Void
where prohibited or restricted. American Idol(R) FremantleMedia North
America, Inc. & 19 TV Ltd.
About Nestle USA:
Named one of "America's Most Admired Food Companies" in Fortune
magazine for the ninth consecutive year, Nestle USA provides quality
brands and products that bring flavor to life every day. From
nutritious meals with STOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINE to baking traditions
with NESTLE TOLL HOUSE, Nestle USA makes delicious, convenient, and
nutritious food and beverage products that enrich the very experience
of life itself. That's what "Nestle. Good Food, Good Life" is all
about. Nestle USA, with 2005 sales of $8.1 billion (includes Nestle
Nutrition), is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the
world's largest food company -- with sales of $73 billion. For product
news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or NestleNewsroom.com.
About FremantleMedia Enterprises & FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia Enterprises is the content exploitation arm of
FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing,
Distribution and Home Entertainment. It is a division of
FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and
producers of entertainment brands in the world with leading prime time
drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment
programming in over 40 countries worldwide. FremantleMedia is a
subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio
broadcast company, which is 90% owned by Bertelsmann AG, an integrated
media and entertainment company that commands leading positions in the
world's media markets. For further information, visit
www.fremantlemedia.com.
About FremantleMedia North America
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is the U.S. production
division of global media giant FremantleMedia. Based in Burbank,
California, FMNA produces entertaining and innovative television
programs for network, cable and syndicated platforms, including the
Emmy-nominated musical/reality phenomenon "American Idol" (FOX), "The
Next Great American Band" (FOX), "America's Got Talent" (NBC),
"American Inventor" (ABC), "Thank God You're Here" (NBC), "The Janice
Dickinson Modeling Agency" (Oxygen), "Property Ladder" (TLC), "Family
Feud" (syndicated), "Temptation" (syndicated), "Million Dollar
Password" (CBS), and the longest-running game show in television
history, "The Price Is Right" (CBS).
About American Idol
AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller,
founder of 19 Entertainment, Ltd.; and executive-produced by Cecile
Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe,
President, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer,
FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
About 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CKXE), was founded by Simon Fuller 21 years ago and acquired
by CKX in March 2005. The company is recognized as a leading creator,
provider and promoter of globally successful, music-based
entertainment, or "Entertainment Brands."
Simon Fuller, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of 19
Entertainment, is the creator of AMERICAN IDOL in the United States,
"Pop Idol" in the UK, as well as versions of the IDOL format in more
than 30 countries around the world. Fuller is also the co-creator of
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, which aired in the U.S. on FOX during
summer 2005 and was the top-rated television show in its time slot.
Fuller has made music history in the UK and the U.S.A., producing
a stream of No.1 hits and managing multi-platinum-selling acts. Fuller
recently became the world's most successful manager - breaking a
record set by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in the 1960s - when
three of his artists occupied the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions on
the U.S. single chart as well as the No. 1 position on the album
chart.
19 Entertainment has been involved in the creation of 109 No. 1
singles and 87 No. 1 albums in the UK alone, with an impressive tally
of 296 Top-40 albums and 465 Top-40 singles.
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS213878+07-Jan-2008+BW20080107
Consumers a Chance to Win a $1 Million Grand Prize for Correctly
Predicting the 2008 "American Idol" Results
GLENDALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Do you have what it takes to guess the next "American Idol"?
NESTLE(R) CRUNCH(R) CRISP, BABY RUTH(R), BUTTERFINGER(R), NESTLE
CRUNCH(R), and 100 GRAND(R) candy bars are challenging consumers to do
just that. Just in time for the seventh season premiere of "American
Idol," Nestle's new "Idol Elimination" on-pack promotion features a $1
million grand prize for the person who successfully identifies who
goes, who stays and who ultimately becomes the next "American Idol."
Consumers can look for specially marked packages of NESTLE(R)
CRUNCH(R) CRISP, BABY RUTH(R), BUTTERFINGER(R), NESTLE CRUNCH(R) and
100 GRAND(R) candy for a special game code to play the "Idol
Elimination" bracket game online at the "American Idol" Web site,
www.americanidol.com. Game play begins on Thursday, February 14, 2008,
once the "Final 24" contestants on "American Idol" are announced.
Then, between February 14, 2008 and February 19, 2008, consumers can
sign on, enter their game code and create a game bracket to guess who
will be eliminated each week from the top 24 down to the final
contestant. If consumers guess the elimination order correctly, they
could win the $1 million grand prize.
Fans also can play for an opportunity to win one of 13 additional
weekly cash prizes by playing in a new weekly progressive game each
Thursday after a contestant has been eliminated. Utilizing the same
online entry code method for the $1 million game, fans will fill out a
new bracket and choose the contestants who will continue on each week
for the remainder of the elimination rounds. Each week will offer a
cash prize ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
"Throughout the 'American Idol' season, fans can participate in
the fun and excitement of predicting who stays and who goes home on
'American Idol' with the exclusive Nestle 'Idol Elimination' games,"
said Tricia Bowles, spokesperson for Nestle Confections & Snacks.
"Nestle 'Idol Elimination' gives fans a unique opportunity to make
their Idol predictions and potentially win big cash prizes in the
process."
"Every 'American Idol' fan tries to determine who will make it and
who won't, week in and week out," said Shannon Pruitt, vice president,
Integrated Marketing, Sponsorship & Live Events for FremantleMedia
Enterprises, licensor of "American Idol." "It's an essential part of
the viewing process. 'Idol Elimination' rewards these viewers for
their enthusiasm and powers of prediction."
No purchase necessary. For a free game code, print name, address
and daytime phone number on a 3" x 5" card, and mail it in a
postmarked envelope to: NESTLE "American Idol" Game, P.O. Box 72317,
Rockford, MN 55572. Limit one game code request per outer-postmarked
envelope. Game code requests must be received by April 21, 2008.
Registration begins 12:01 am ET 12/17/07 and game ends 6:59 pm ET
5/20/08. $1 Million Elimination Prediction Game entry period: 4:00 pm
ET 2/14/08 - 6:59 pm ET 2/19/08. Weekly Idol Elimination Prediction
Game entry periods: 4:00 pm ET 2/21/08 through 7:00 pm ET 5/20/08. $1
million dollar prize will be paid in 20 annual payments of $50,000
each. Sponsor reserves the rights to change the dates of the promotion
due to schedule changes made by American Idol. Visit americanidol.com
for complete prize values, entry period dates and full rules. Void
where prohibited or restricted. American Idol(R) FremantleMedia North
America, Inc. & 19 TV Ltd.
About Nestle USA:
Named one of "America's Most Admired Food Companies" in Fortune
magazine for the ninth consecutive year, Nestle USA provides quality
brands and products that bring flavor to life every day. From
nutritious meals with STOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINE to baking traditions
with NESTLE TOLL HOUSE, Nestle USA makes delicious, convenient, and
nutritious food and beverage products that enrich the very experience
of life itself. That's what "Nestle. Good Food, Good Life" is all
about. Nestle USA, with 2005 sales of $8.1 billion (includes Nestle
Nutrition), is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the
world's largest food company -- with sales of $73 billion. For product
news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or NestleNewsroom.com.
About FremantleMedia Enterprises & FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia Enterprises is the content exploitation arm of
FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing,
Distribution and Home Entertainment. It is a division of
FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and
producers of entertainment brands in the world with leading prime time
drama, serial drama, entertainment and factual entertainment
programming in over 40 countries worldwide. FremantleMedia is a
subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe's largest television and radio
broadcast company, which is 90% owned by Bertelsmann AG, an integrated
media and entertainment company that commands leading positions in the
world's media markets. For further information, visit
www.fremantlemedia.com.
About FremantleMedia North America
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is the U.S. production
division of global media giant FremantleMedia. Based in Burbank,
California, FMNA produces entertaining and innovative television
programs for network, cable and syndicated platforms, including the
Emmy-nominated musical/reality phenomenon "American Idol" (FOX), "The
Next Great American Band" (FOX), "America's Got Talent" (NBC),
"American Inventor" (ABC), "Thank God You're Here" (NBC), "The Janice
Dickinson Modeling Agency" (Oxygen), "Property Ladder" (TLC), "Family
Feud" (syndicated), "Temptation" (syndicated), "Million Dollar
Password" (CBS), and the longest-running game show in television
history, "The Price Is Right" (CBS).
About American Idol
AMERICAN IDOL is created and executive-produced by Simon Fuller,
founder of 19 Entertainment, Ltd.; and executive-produced by Cecile
Frot-Coutaz, CEO, FremantleMedia North America, Inc.; Nigel Lythgoe,
President, 19 Television; and Ken Warwick, Executive Producer,
FremantleMedia North America, Inc.
About 19 Entertainment
19 Entertainment, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CKX, Inc.
(NASDAQ: CKXE), was founded by Simon Fuller 21 years ago and acquired
by CKX in March 2005. The company is recognized as a leading creator,
provider and promoter of globally successful, music-based
entertainment, or "Entertainment Brands."
Simon Fuller, who serves as Chief Executive Officer of 19
Entertainment, is the creator of AMERICAN IDOL in the United States,
"Pop Idol" in the UK, as well as versions of the IDOL format in more
than 30 countries around the world. Fuller is also the co-creator of
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, which aired in the U.S. on FOX during
summer 2005 and was the top-rated television show in its time slot.
Fuller has made music history in the UK and the U.S.A., producing
a stream of No.1 hits and managing multi-platinum-selling acts. Fuller
recently became the world's most successful manager - breaking a
record set by the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in the 1960s - when
three of his artists occupied the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions on
the U.S. single chart as well as the No. 1 position on the album
chart.
19 Entertainment has been involved in the creation of 109 No. 1
singles and 87 No. 1 albums in the UK alone, with an impressive tally
of 296 Top-40 albums and 465 Top-40 singles.
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS213878+07-Jan-2008+BW20080107
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