 Home About us Contact us Jobs Productions Contestants  Press 02-09 Crime Scene 06-07 Test The Nation 06-07 Best of Friends 05-07 No 1 Soap Fan 03-07 Mr Miss World 03-07 Best of Friends 05-06 Best of Friends 11-05 Best Of Friends 10-05 Channel 4 07-05 Mr Ambassador 07-05 ITV 50th 07-05 Test The Nation 07-05 How Euro Are You 05-05 Rose d′Or 03-05 Best Of Friends 02-05 Test The Nation Talent Group plc Talent South | press releases Talent Television and Bullseye become Best of Friends at MIP-TV 2007 March 2007 Talent Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent Group plc, and UK independent distributor Bullseye TV Productions have signed a distribution deal on the brink of MIP-TV 2007 for CBBC's hit children's reality series for 6-12 year olds 'Best of Friends'. Series produced by Talent TV's John A. Marley and executive produced by Head of Talent Kids Annie Miles, and Anne Gilchrist Creative Director for CBBC, 'Best of Friends' has become one of CBBC's most successful kids' entertainment shows. The format was developed in-house at Talent by Jonathan Wolfman from an original idea by Mark Robson.Bullseye TV has picked up worldwide television rights to 15 half hour episodes of the show outside the UK and will introduce 'Best of Friends' to the international marketplace at MIP-TV. Format rights and licensing and merchandising rights will also be available to buyers through Talent Television and Bullseye.To date, Talent has made three UK series, plus five African specials of the format which tests the real friendships of boys and girls. Currently airing in rotation on the CBBC Channel and BBC One, the half hour format features ten year old boys and girls who are taken to task to prove just how much their mates really mean to them. The main theme of the programme is that 'friendship matters', and of course there are plenty of opportunities for the kids to get their own back on the presenters when they are dared to take on the tasks.Annie Miles, Head of Talent Kids said: “'Best of Friends' has become a must-watch programme for children in the UK so we are excited to be extending the brand to broadcasters and a whole new audience of children worldwide.”Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent Television added: “As 'Best of Friends' is one of our key brands, it was vital to choose the right partner to take the show worldwide. Bullseye is dynamic and hungry and has been recognised as the fastest growing distribution outfit in the UK, so we are confident that they will be instrumental in extending and exploiting the series to its full potential.”Jorg Roth, Managing Director at Bullseye added: “We are delighted to be working with Talent TV on 'Best of Friends' and to be taking our first BBC show to the international marketplace. We will be introducing the show to buyers at MIP and feel confident that they will instantly buy into the show's universal theme of friendship.” Talent Group plc Tony Humphreys (Managing Director) 020 7421 7800 John East & Partners Limited John East/Simon Clements 020 7628 2200  Copyright © 1987-2010 Talent Television ~ Web site by Shepperton Software |