Talent Television

London 1 December 2004. Leading UK entertainment producer Talent Television has won a brand new commission for Sky One - a three part documentary series 'Made in LA' presented by music industry guru and Pop Idol judge Nicki Chapman.

Commissioned by Jamie Roberts, Sky One's Commissioning Editor and produced/directed by Paul Clay, Made in LA will be executive produced by Talent TV's Creative Director John Kaye Cooper.

In the new 3 x 1 hour series set to air in Sky One's winter schedule, Nicki Chapman will go beneath the smooth veneer that covers the entertainment capital of the world - Los Angeles. Here, where money and status are everything, making your life look effortlessly successful takes a lot of work. Scratch under the surface and there is a lot of money to be made from catering to the whims, fancies and insecurities of the rich and famous. Made in LA is an entertaining and insightful series which gives viewers a brand new take on the glamorous and grotesque life of LA and on the layer of society that has become both successful and wealthy by supplying and servicing its needs.

The Made in LA deal follows a number of international commissions for Talent TV including a second series of Best of Friends for CBBC, a second Test the Nation event for TV Asahi in Japan and three documentaries for Japanese state broadcaster NHK. Talent TV has also recently expanded its production department, appointing Adam Hayes as its new Head of Production and Jo Spencely as Development Producer.

Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent Television, said: 'This new commission highlights Talent TV as a preeminent producer for multichannel television in the UK. Made in LA lifts the lid on the lives of America's super rich and we're confident it will be a hit with Sky One audiences."

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.