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Whataday
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Such a strange decision, in an era where it seems to be 'who can be the biggest indie', seems odd to break it down into four... unless the FremantleMediaUK brand is going to feature quite highly throughout all of this, just as Endemol does with Initial, Brighter Pictures etc.
As far as how they've broken it up is concerned, I think they've got it right, especially with regards to Talkback. A Talkback production credit would look very at home on QI for instance. However the TV geek inside me can't help but want it all to be Thames Television. It would work, even if you had Thames Factual, Thames Drama etc.
Thames is obviously the most iconic brand, and in fact I remember being told that when Pearson TV became FremantleMedia, a close 2nd choice was Thames, for the entire global operation.
It's important to note that FremantleMedia have banished Grundy and several other international production brands to TV history... and it may be that the same is the long term strategy here. But surely they wouldve done it already?
On a similar note, does anyone think that the public look at a TalkbackTHAMES production slide, and think "Oh, it's Thames! Didnt know they were still going"... or if not, will they think that when THAMES comes up at the end of Britain's Got Talent in 2012?
As far as how they've broken it up is concerned, I think they've got it right, especially with regards to Talkback. A Talkback production credit would look very at home on QI for instance. However the TV geek inside me can't help but want it all to be Thames Television. It would work, even if you had Thames Factual, Thames Drama etc.
Thames is obviously the most iconic brand, and in fact I remember being told that when Pearson TV became FremantleMedia, a close 2nd choice was Thames, for the entire global operation.
It's important to note that FremantleMedia have banished Grundy and several other international production brands to TV history... and it may be that the same is the long term strategy here. But surely they wouldve done it already?
On a similar note, does anyone think that the public look at a TalkbackTHAMES production slide, and think "Oh, it's Thames! Didnt know they were still going"... or if not, will they think that when THAMES comes up at the end of Britain's Got Talent in 2012?
I still reckon the audience for BGT skews younger but a lot won't notice or care even if they were born during the time period Thames was an entertainment juggernaut.
