High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The X Factor is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show was broadcast in February, however since the second season the show has been broadcast from August until the grand final in November. The X Factor is produced by FremantleMedia Australia, and is currently broadcast on the Seven Network. The title "X Factor" refers to a singing talent which is "unique" and "something" that makes for star quality.Network Ten held the rights for the show in 2005, but dropped the show the same year due to poor ratings. In 2010 the Seven Network went into a "bidding war" to gain the rights for the show, and later won the rights and a second season went into production.The X Factor was renewed after a highly successful Australian Idol was no longer broadcast through Network Ten. The X Factor is also broadcast in New Zealand on TV3. Two seasons of The Xtra Factor have been broadcast through Network Ten in 2005 and 7Two in 2010. Although the show was not renewed for a third season in 2011.