Rising Star is an international singing reality competition television franchise based on the Israeli singing reality competition television series HaKokhav HaBa (Hebrew: הכוכב הבא, meaning "The Next Star"), which is produced by Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.
[1] During each performance, the audience at home is able to decide in real time whether or not a contestant is sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app.
As a reportage of the randomly announced performer is shown, viewers are invited to register for voting for that specific act.
The same process applies for this round, except the running vote total is not revealed, both contestants sing with the wall up.
Warner Music Group is the general record company associated and affiliated with the Rising Star format in most countries.
Most notable of such stations were the American television network ABC which began airing its first series in June 2014 live from Los Angeles in the Eastern, Central, & Mountain time zones.
Another major broadcaster RTL Television launched a German language version in Germany.
After the show experienced low ratings during its first few episodes, RTL Television cancelled Rising Star Germany and reduced the season's length to 7 episodes; the winner was determined through a special finale event rather than a full season.
[7] French television channel M6 launched its own version in September 2014, keeping the title Rising Star.
Italian broadcaster Canale 5 bought the rights for its version of Rising Star, which was cancelled during development for unknown reasons.