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BBC ONE COMMISSIONS MORE "TEST THE NATION" February 2005
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LONDON - 2 FEBRUARY 2005: Talent Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent Group plc, has been commissioned by the BBC to produce a further six specials of its hugely successful TEST THE NATION format.
The BBC has shown a major commitment to the primetime BBC One interactive event show, ordering the show up to 2006. The national test show specials will again feature an eclectic assortment of celebrities and professionals in the studio audience.
A total of 10 Test the Nation shows have broadcast on BBC One to date. Previous Test the Nations have included The Popular Music Test, General Knowledge, IQ Tests, and Relationship Test. The programmes all allow viewers to take part on the web, by text message or 'red button', providing a truly interactive experience.
Talent TV acquired the UK and Japanese rights for Test the Nation from Dutch creator Eyeworks. At the end of last year, Talent Television secured a second commission of Test the Nation - the National IQ Test with Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi. This deal followed Talent's unprecedented agreement in 2003 which saw the producer cracking the Japanese market brokering a deal for the country's first-ever interactive event show.
Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent Television, says: "We are delighted that the BBC has shown such confidence in Test the Nation supporting the show into 2006. Test the Nation is a major benchmark in live interactive 'event TV' and we are confident of its continued success."
For further information:
Janet Balmforth/Aimee Norman
Blueprint PR
+44 (0) 208 868 0511
janet@blueprintpr.co.uk
Notes to editors:
Talent Television (part of Talent Group plc) is a leading independent UK format creator and producer of innovative television, video and interactive programming. The Company's reputation for prime-time entertainment programming is unrivalled. The "Test the Nation" series for BBC1 is now well established as a scheduling event which combines the excitement of live network television with state-of-the-art interactive television and web technology. Subjects covered so far include "The Nation's IQ", "Relationships", "General Knowledge" and "The End of Year Test". Talent was also a pioneer in reality television with "The Villa", which was first produced in 1999 for Sky One.
Talent Television also has strong ties with major Japanese broadcasters and indie production companies, having produced several HDTV documentaries for both NHK and TV Asahi networks. And, last October, the "Test the Nation" format was successfully launched on TV Asahi, in association with Japanese indie TV Man Union.
Talent Kids, the children's division, was established last year to develop high quality, innovative programming for kids. Its first commission was for the Disney Channel, with "Inside Clyde", an original adventure game show, the first 13 x half-hours of which was screened earlier this year. This was followed by a breakthrough reality entertainment format for 6-11 year olds called "Best of Friends". Produced for CBBC, the first series of 15 x half-hours appeared on The CBBC Channel in March 04. |
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