Való Világ is a reality game show franchise developed by Magyar RTL Televízió, the Hungarian branch of RTL Group to compete with Big Brother. The first season of Való Világ launched on 11 September 2002, and was followed by six more seasons, as well as a Czech and a Slovakian incarnation from 2005, both titled VyVolení. In 2015, Magyar RTL Televízió purchased the rights to produce the Hungarian version of Big Brother and announced to merge the two formats under the name Való Világ powered by Big Brother.