February 26th, 2021 By David Knox 2 commentsFiled under: News, Video, Back in 2013 the hottest format internationally was a new singing show from Israel, Rising Star. Nine even optioned it for Australia. But it never happened. Speaking at Screen Forever last week, Stephen Tate Head of Entertainment and Factual Programs, Network 10 said, “It was genuinely the hottest music format. Everybody was talking about it. It was the buzz of MIP. Apparently it did very well in Israel in its first season. The premise was that there was a social media element and a live studio audience and the curtain only rose for the singer if they got enough support.