FRAPA (Format Recognition and Protection Association) is the international format industry association dedicated to the protection of formats. The format business is blossoming and new players entered the market in droves over the last years. In view of all the changes it became clear to FRAPA that the format industry needed a new roadmap. In this Panel at Mipcom FRAPA is going to publish a comprehensive report on the global format industry. "The FRAPA Report; TV Formats to the World" will outline the changes in the format business during the last 3 years. Which formats travelled well? Which companies created them? Who rolls them out and what are the immediate effects of the economic crisis?