talkbackTHAMES
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| talkbackTHAMES | |
|---|---|
| Image:Talkback Thames.png | |
| Type | Public |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Image:Flag of England.svg London, England |
| Key people | Lorraine Heggessey (CEO) |
| Industry | Media |
| Products | Television |
| Owner | FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group) |
| Website | talkbackthames.tv |
talkbackTHAMES is a British television production company, a division of FremantleMedia (part of the RTL Group). It was formed by the merger of Talkback Productions and Thames Television, the former ITV network franchisee for London on weekdays. This merger was arranged in 2003. The company also includes the amalgamation of several other production companies owned by FremantleMedia, including the UK arm of Grundy Productions; comedy specialists Alomo Productions, and William G. Stewart's company Regent Productions.
The CEO of talkbackTHAMES is Lorraine Heggessey, who took up the post in April 2005, replacing Peter Fincham, who had been CEO of Talkback from 1986 to 2003, and then of talkbackTHAMES from 2003. Fincham left to take over Heggessey's previous job as Controller of BBC One.
[edit] Productions
Notable talkbackTHAMES productions include:
- The Apprentice for BBC One;
- The Bill, originally a Thames production, for ITV;
- Bo' Selecta! for Channel 4;
- Britain's Got Talent in association with SYCOtv, for ITV
- Da Ali G Show for Channel 4;
- Dale's Supermarket Sweep for ITV
- Des O'Connor With... for ITV;
- Duel in association with Gallowgate, for ITV (from 2008);
- Family Affairs for Five;
- Family Fortunes for ITV;
- Grand Designs for Channel 4;
- Grease Is the Word in association with SYCOtv, for ITV
- Green Wing for Channel 4;
- How Clean is Your House? for Channel 4;
- The IT Crowd for Channel 4;
- I'm Alan Partridge for BBC Two
- Manhunt - Solving Britain's Crimes for ITV
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks for BBC Two;
- Pop Idol for ITV;
- PokerFace in association with Gallowgate, for ITV;
- The Price Is Right for ITV;
- Property Ladder for Channel 4;
- QI, in association with Quite Interesting Limited, for BBC Two and BBC Four;
- The Sharon Osbourne Show for ITV;
- Shooting the Past for BBC One;
- They Think It's All Over for BBC One;
- Wish You Were Here...?/Do You Still Wish You Were Here...? for ITV
- The X Factor in association with SYCOtv, for ITV;
