FRAPA AND DISCOP ISTANBUL PARTNER ON ‘THE FORMAT DAY’
Format association strengthens its ties with key industry events
FRAPA and DISCOP’s Basic Lead are to co-organise this year’s The Format Day, the dedicated
conference and pitching programme to be held on Tuesday, March 1, during the sixth edition of the
DISCOP Istanbul multiplatform content market. The co-operation marks the next step in FRAPA’s
mission to create a safer, better-regulated format industry founded on free expression and the right
to fair trade.
About FRAPA
www.frapa.org
The Netherlands-based FRAPA –
the Format Recognition and Protection
Association — is an international body
dedicated to the protection of formats.
Established in 2000 by a group of key
industry professionals, FRAPA now
represents numerous companies from
within the television and broadcast
industry. Its members include format
creators, producers, distributors and
broadcasters. As an independent, nonprofit association, FRAPA’s key services
include registering format proposals;
mediating disputes arising out of claims
of format plagiarism; creating guidelines
for fair competition; and educating
the industry and the law regarding the
protection of formats.
About Basic Lead
Headquartered in Los Angeles and
Johannesburg, Basic Lead