Channel 5 will build on breakthrough shows such as Stone Age social experiment 10,000 BC, a joint commission with MTV, history series Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty and Lip Sync Battle UK, a musical reality show competition which attracted 2.5m viewers.
But it was clear then that they had a special idea and the unique capability to build a breakthrough product to deliver on their vision.
The coming years will show how well both communities leverage their growth, build on breakthroughs, and continue to join forces for mutual advancement.
Its breathless publicity material conveys the flavour: "All you really need to win is this: Extremely fast implementation of astonishingly innovative systems built on breakthrough strategies supported by an infrastructure designed for extensibility and iteration.
The talented Murray could make it a foursome if he can build on his breakthrough here.
That's the playwright's feeble attempt to build to a breakthrough.
Most of these pieces build to a breakthrough or solution (many began life as magazine columns).
But the man with one of the biggest serves in men's tennis has not been able to build on his breakthrough in 2011, with his best results still coming at smaller tournaments.
But the White House effort to build on that breakthrough to forge a long-term budget deal with House Speaker John A. Boehner crashed amid resistance from the Republican rank and file to Mr. Obama's conception of fairness and balance.
Coverage includes five apparatus finals as the British team look to build on their breakthrough London 2012 performance which saw them win four medals.
