The X Factor Digital Experience

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The X Factor Digital Experience
Created by Simon Cowell
Written by
  • Jon Reynaga
  • Carrie Borzillo
  • Margaret Kerrison
Directed by Marc Scarpa
Creative directorDaniel Frydman
Presented by
Judges
Theme music composerSimon Cowell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15 (as of 22 December 2011)
Production
Executive producers
  • Simon Cowell
  • Owen Leimbach
  • Jim Frenkel
  • Dan Pelson
ProducerMarc Scarpa Mike Rotman
Running time60–150 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseOctober 25 (2011-10-25) 
December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22)

The X Factor Digital Experience is a live digital pre-show produced by SYCOtv, FOX, Sony and FremantleMedia North America that aired in 2011 ahead of The X Factor . In addition to watching the program live on television, the audience was able to participate on multiple platforms in real-time. [1]

Participants could start online with the streaming digital pre-show one hour prior to each live televised broadcast. Hosts Taryn Southern, [2] Jim Cantiello [3] and Dan Levy along with guests—including judges Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger [4] —and participants discussed performances, contestant's fashion, and song choices. Participants could tweet questions live to the hosts and their guests and some fans were selected to join the live-stream via Skype. [5]

X Factor Digital was honored with a Cannes Bronze Lion for Branded Content and Entertainment at the Cannes Lions 59th International Festival of Creativity [6] and was an Official Honoree in the Interactive Advertising category for the 16th Annual Webby Awards. [7]

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