The Got Talent franchise is a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCO company. A pilot show was made in Britain, hosted by Paul O'Grady, but after O'Grady's acrimonious split with ITV, the series was postponed, resulting in America's Got Talent becoming the first full series of the format. It has spawned spin-offs in over 30 countries, in what is now referred to as the Got Talent format, similar to that described by FremantleMedia of the Idol format.
The Got Talent franchise is one of the fastest growing international franchises, closing the gap on other successful franchises such as The Weakest Link,The X Factor, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Dancing with the Stars and Idol franchises, all of which also originated in the United Kingdom.
Spanish channel Cuatro picked up the rights to the Tienes Talento (You Have Talent) format. It premiered on the 25th January 2008, in Primetime.[21] It was hosted by Nuria Roca (who also hosted Factor X) and Eduardo Aldán (actor and TV host) and the judges were Natalia Millán (actress, singer & dancer), Miqui Puig (singer, DJ and judge also on Factor X) and Josep Vicent (Artistic director, specialized in musical creations and performances). The top prize of €150,000 was won by 16-year-old flamenco singer Salva Rodriguez.Controversially, Telecinco launched a near-identical show called Tú sí que vales ('You're worth it'), sparking a war of words between the two stations. It remains unclear whether Cuatro, who own the rights to the official format in Spain, will take legal action.