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TALENT ASKS "HOW EURO ARE YOU?" FOR BBC2 July 2005 |
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London, 21 July 2005 - Talent Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talent Group plc, has been commissioned by the BBC to produce "How Euro Are You?", a new, primetime factual entertainment format for BBC Two.
Commissioned by BBC Two Controller Roly Keating, the 90-minute programme will be an interactive polling event, designed to reveal the extent and range of attitudes towards Europe and knowledge of all things European amongst the UK population. It will be presented by the BBC's Political Editor Andrew Marr.
"Our relationship with Europe is back at the heart of the news, so this feels like a timely and inventive way to find out what the UK really feels," said BBC Two Controller, Roly Keating.
The "How Euro Are You?" format was developed in-house by Talent and will be broadcast in early autumn. Alexandra Henderson who heads up Talent TV's events and special programming is executive producing the show.
As Editor Elections and Special programmes for the BBC Alexandra has held a number of senior positions in news and current affairs, from executive producer on Panorama to deputy head of political programmes. In 2001, Alexandra became the first woman to edit the BBC's election night results programme - Vote 2001, which received the prestigious RTS judges' award for outstanding contribution to television craft and design.
Tony Humphreys, Talent TV's Managing Director said, "We are delighted to be working with BBC Two for the first time. This new interactive polling event builds on the skill and expertise that we have built up during the long-running 'Test the Nation' series and this new format promises to be a success with viewers when it broadcasts later in the year. This commission demonstrates our continued progress in developing and owning original formats and programming."
Talent TV is rapidly establishing itself as the home of interactive formats in the UK. The BBC has shown a major commitment to the company's Rose D'or winning Test the Nation, commissioning the interactive event show up to 2006.
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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