I don’t know about this. Certainly, we have heard before that Simon Cowell’s ambitions have gone global and he is pushing for a World’s Got Talent show. According to an eNews media release, however, Simon is waiting long–the show is scheduled for July 1st of this year.

Reading between the lines, it could be that this is real and will be just a trial baloon to see how such a show would go over. It could be a farce. Regardless, we’ll keep looking for confirmation and elaboration. Here’s the release in full, from the eNews site:

THE WORLD’S GOT TALENT

A CELEBRATION OF THE ‘GOT TALENT’ PHENOMENON

The talent doesn’t stop with Australia! At the conclusion of the Australia’s Got Talent Grand Final on Tuesday 1 July WIN Television will celebrate the ‘Got Talent’ phenomenon with a premiere special event – WORLD’S GOT TALENT.

Watched by over 100 million people – ‘Got Talent is a global sensation. Over 14 countries, 55 judges and hundreds of thousands of contestants.

Judges across the globe including our very own Dannii Minogue, David ‘the Hoff’ Hasselhoff, Brandy and Simon Cowell all have one thing in common – they are armed with a dream ending buzzer.

From break dancing cows to fire eating clowns WORLD’S GOT TALENT will bring you the most exciting and entertaining talent from across the globe. What acts from Australia’s Got Talent will make the cut?

WORLD’S GOT TALENT is narrated by Americas Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.

WORLD’S GOT TALENT

TUESDAY 1 JULY AT 8:30pm