Got this in my inbox:

A new world-beating reality TV show on it's way to Nigeria speedily

Name: Dragons' Den

Origin: UK

Broadcaster: NTA

TX: TBC

Programme makers: Would reveal in time (hint: they produced one of the most successful shows of 2006)

Sponsors: (Completed but cannot reveal yet -a MAJOR new generation bank -one of the top 10)

Developing,

My guess is that the producers behind the Nigerian Edition of Dragons' Den are the same people behind the business-oriented Intern show that was broadcast on TV last year. This one is also business oriented.

So you now get first hand info on upcoming events in Nigeria?? congrats!

Is this going to be with Nigerian entrepreneurs?

Talk about originality. Anyway, I've been a fan of reality TV. Or TV in general. There are good shows I do get to watch though: 24, Lost, you know, the likes,

I guess with the influx of everything Television into the 9ja market, the hoax tv reality show "Organ Donor" would actually be a reality with time. Wish we could be originators of TV contents not forever adopters. Fatwa to realty shows

great to know tv's going ballistic nowadays.i was begining to favor cable over local stations;we get bombarded with crap in the name of drama and soaps evryday dat it stinks.reality shows r d bomb

any hints on the entrepreneurs? i think all those guys chatting away in the business section about VC and funding should go and show their skills

I like the original version

Quite interesting.But I wonder will this work in the Nigerian market?I mean the inventions, unless its something very simple or for organisations. Maybe I'm wrong but I just wonder, having seeing the UK's Dragon Den and knowing market structures and economies are different. Lets see might be well tailored for the Nigerian Market, I hope.

i have a feeling most entrepreneurs will be asking for millionss not one or two million; 20milla gidigba! fear go catch them dragons sef

Dis Guy - Even in places like Gambia fools now hardly part with their money, let alone in hard nosed Nigeria and we're talking a chequered business Dragons. Asking for 20million for a new business You better be inventing a dodo-dicer with mass distribution lockdown in china ready to go or something so unique that the dragond would be fighting over it. Realistically, most new businesses fail because they launch in at the deep end my dear -always test the water/

Dragon's den in Nigeria? Fine and good but who is going to be a dragon that can attract the needed audience? Heard on good authority that the Internshow Didn't end on a good not for bankphb and that's why they had to ditch the creators and go for the apprentice. Dragon's den? I know virtually all the Marketing communications guys in the "top" banks and all of them swore in confidence that there is nothing ike that, at least in the near future. not that i won't like it though. On a lighter note Seun, are you sure you are not sounding us out on your Idea?

@ edetcnn: U certainly do not know all the top bank marketing execs, Seuns scoop is so genuine that you guys can't verify two weeks on Tell you what, it is one of the top 5 banks sponsoring, go figure or, await the press release like every other civilian hehe , [/color]

Pls. do you know exactly when this show will be coming up?

Any updates on this show? Sounds like it might be a bit different from the usual.

Hi Seun, it took time to get the info from my source. Nigerias version of Dragons Den is on for the new year and it is exactly the same to the originals, the only difference is the Nigerian Tycoons and the gidi business hopefuls

omigosh not again. . .

dragon's den my foot. . .

And the sponsors are (African Drum roll) - United Bank For Africa (UBA) and wait for it MTN!!! And the producers of the show are to be Storm Vision (Apprentice Africa /Big Brother Nigeria).

There you have it chaps, don't Say nairaland is not the place to see!

Pls I will like to resieve a detailed information about the registration when it starts

MsMs:

Zigbo when you no get money for pocket and no even sabi think to find business to make some money, you are lost in the world you know . This na one good opportunity, make sense of it and if you can't say nothing at all .

first of all, i dint get a word of that, secondly i am hoping for the day our people will be more original instead of copying up nd down, even if they must copy atleast it should be in collarbo with the pioneer producers(jst like other countries),so we can be sure it will be orgaized/nt biased etc. for the mean time its still dragon's den my foot, till i see it nd its actually helping people.

Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigbo, Why do you think that guy in the south that created Nigeria's first automobile never made it out of his garage Original shows are at times high risk -especially for a big brand (without having to name any misfires). Adaptations are common all over the world today (Millionaire -100+ countries, Deal or No Deal, Big brother, Idols et all are sample of successfull and bankable franchises. Not to say we can't make our own but I'm not sure we're there yet, ultimately.

By the way, I think i heard Dragons Den is a collabo btw Storm Vision and the BBC.

with the UK version majority of them have products to manufacture, they usually come up with working prototypes
I wonder how this will be pulled off in nigeria, where manufacturing is a bit

I'm looking forward to it sha! hope they're innovative with the show and stream it online weekly!

it had better be in collarbo with bbc and hope for the love of God it doesnt suck. . .

Here you go people

http://dragonsdennigeria.com/index.html

Ciao.

I love narialand forum.
nice infos:
seun seems to have his ears on ground, to gist us on up- coming shows.
Kudos to you, and more pepper for your account.
i love u, bro.