Talkback Thames

Talkback Thames

Industry	Media
Founded	10 February 2003 (2003-02-10)
Defunct	1 January 2012 (2012-01-01)
Headquarters	London, England
Key people	Sara Geater (CEO)
Products	Television
Owner	FremantleMedia (RTL Group, owned by Bertelsmann)

Talkback Thames (stylised as talkbackTHAMES and formerly Talkback Productions and Thames Television) was a British television production company, a division of Fremantle Media (part of the RTL Group, which in turn is owned by Bertelsmann). It was formed by the merger of Talkback Productions and Thames Television. This merger was arranged in February 2003 and reversed in January 2012.

The company also included, as subsidiaries, several other production companies owned by FremantleMedia, including the UK arm of Reg Grundy Productions; comedy specialists Alomo Productions and William G. Stewart's company Regent Productions.

The CEO of Talkback Thames was Sara Geater, who took up the post in October 2010, replacing Lorraine Heggessey, who had been CEO of Talkback Thames from 2005 to 2010. She in turn, replaced Peter Fincham, who had been CEO of Talkback from 1986 to 2003 and then of Talkback Thames from 2003. Fincham left to take over Heggessey's previous job as Controller of BBC One.

Reorganisation 1
Productions 2
References 3
External links 4

Reorganisation

In November 2011, it was announced that, from 1 January 2012, the Talkback Thames brand would be split into four different labels within the newly created FremantleMedia UK production arm:

Boundless for factual shows.^[1]
Retort for scripted comedy.^[1]
Talkback for comedy entertainment.^[1]
Thames for entertainment shows.^[1]

The splitting of Talkback Thames happened as planned on New Year's Day, 1 January 2012.^[2] A fifth label concentrating on drama, Newman Street (named after the location of TalkbackThames's headquarters), was later launched.

Productions

The Apprentice - Originally, a Talkback production for BBC One.
As the Bell Rings for Disney Channel.
The Bill - Originally, a Thames production for ITV.
Bo' Selecta! - Originally, a Talkback production for Channel 4.
Britain's Got Talent in association with SYCOtv for ITV.
Celebrity Juice for ITV2.
Da Ali G Show - Originally, a Talkback production for Channel 4.
Dale's Supermarket Sweep for ITV. - Originally produced by Talbot Television, Central, Fremantle Productions (UK), Grundy and Carlton.
Escape to the Country - Originally, a Talkback production for BBC Two.
Family Affairs - Originally, a Thames production for Channel 5.
Family Fortunes for ITV. - Originally produced by ATV, Central and Carlton.
Four Rooms for Channel 4.
Grand Designs - Originally, a Talkback production for Channel 4.
Grease is the Word in association with SYCOtv for ITV.
Great British Railway Journeys for BBC Two.
Green Wing for Channel 4.
Hole in the Wall for BBC One.
How Clean is Your House? - Originally, a Talkback production for Channel 4.
The IT Crowd for Channel 4.
The King is Dead! for BBC Three.
Manhunt-Solving Britain's Crimes for ITV.
Monday Monday - Comedy drama for ITV.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks - Originally, a Talkback production for BBC Two.
Open House with Gloria Hunniford - Originally, a Thames production for Channel 5.
PhoneShop for E4.
Poisoned (2005) for Sky One^[3]
PokerFace in association with Gallowgate for ITV.
Pop Idol - Originally, a Thames production in association with 19 Management for ITV.
The Price is Right for ITV - Originally produced by Central, Yorkshire, Talbot Television, Fremantle Productions (UK) and Grundy.
Property Ladder - Originally, a Talkback production for Channel 4.
QI - Originally, a Talkback production in association with Quite Interesting Limited for BBC Four, BBC One and BBC Two.
Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club for ITV4.
The Rob Brydon Show for BBC Two.
The Sharon Osbourne Show for ITV.
Thank God, You're Here! for ITV.
They Think It's All Over? - Originally, a Talkback production for BBC One.
Wish You Were Here...?/Do You Still Wish You Were Here...? - Originally, a Thames production for ITV.
The X Factor (UK) - Originally, a Thames production in association with SYCOtv for ITV.
The X Factor USA in association with SYCOtv for FOX.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Conlan, Tara (23 November 2011). "Talkback Thames to be split up". The Guardian.
^ Campbell, Lisa. "Talkback Thames brand to disappear".
^ "Poisoned". IMDB. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

External links

Talkback Thames.tv
Talkback Thames at the Internet Movie Database

The Apprentice (UK)

Series	Series one (2005) Series two (2006) Series three (2007) Series four (2008) Series five (2009) Series six (2010) Series seven (2011) Series eight (2012) Series nine (2013) Series ten (2014) Series eleven (2015)

Starring	Alan Sugar Karren Brady Claude Littner The Candidates Margaret Mountford Nick Hewer

Interviewers	Mike Soutar Claudine Collins Ricky Martin Claude Littner Paul Kemsley Bordan Tkachuk Alan Watts Matthew Riley

Winners	Timothy Campbell Michelle Dewberry Simon Ambrose Lee McQueen Yasmina Siadatan Stella English Tom Pellereau Ricky Martin Leah Totton Mark Wright

Runners-up	Saira Khan Ruth Badger Kristina Grimes Claire Young Kate Walsh Chris Bates Helen Milligan Tom Gearing Luisa Zissman Bianca Miller

Other notable contestants	James Max Paul Torrisi Syed Ahmed Katie Hopkins Raef Bjayou Jennifer Maguire Jim Eastwood James Hill

Production	Mark Burnett Talkback Thames Dru Masters United Artists Media Group

The Apprentice: You're Fired!	Adrian Chiles (2006–10) Dara Ó Briain (2010–14) Jack Dee (2015–)

Related programmes	Comic Relief Does The Apprentice Sport Relief Does The Apprentice Young Apprentice Beat the Boss The Apprentice (franchise) U.S. series Irish series Australian series New Zealand series

Bertelsmann

RTL Group
(75.1%)

Mediagroup RTL Germany (+Austria & Switzerland)	TV RTL VOX RTL II^{[gl 1]} Super RTL^{[gl 2]} n-tv RTL Crime RTL Living Passion RTL Nitro Radio RTL Radio 104.6 RTL Radio Hamburg^{[gl 3]} BigFM^{[gl 4]} 89.0 RTL Antenne Thüringen (15%) Radio Ton (2%) Rock Antenne^{[gl 5]} Sachsen Funkpaket (31/9%) Oldie 95 (4.78%) Radio Top 40 (15%)

RTL Nederland	TV RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Z RTL Lounge RTL Crime RTL Telekids Radio RTL Lounge Radio

M6 Group (48.6%) (France)	TV M6 W9 6ter Paris Première Téva Série Club^{[gl 6]} TF6^{[gl 6]} M6 Boutique & Co M6 Music M6 Music Black M6 Music Club RTL9^{[gl 7]} Radio RTL RTL 2 Fun Radio RTL L'Equipe^{[gl 8]}

RTL Belgium	TV RTL-TVI Club RTL Plug RTL^{[gl 9]} Radio Radio Contact^{[gl 9]} Bel RTL^{[gl 9]}

RTL Luxembourg	TV RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg Den 2. RTL Radio RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg RTL Radio

RTL Croatia	TV RTL Televizija RTL 2 RTL Kockica

Hungary RTL TV	TV RTL Klub RTL II Cool Film+ Film+2 Sorozat+ Prizma TV Muzsika TV

Atresmedia (Spain)	TV Antena 3 LaSexta Neox Nova Mega Radio Onda Cero Europa FM Melodia FM

FremantleMedia	FremantleMedia Australia Blue Circle Blu Productions --> Talkback Thames Retort Boundless UFA Grundy UFA Teamworx Phoenix Film Buzzr

Gruner + Jahr

Prisma Press	Femme Actuelle Prima Voici VSD

Motor Press Stuttgart	sport auto Aerokurier Auto, Motor und Sport

News (56%)	NEWS Profil

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Other assets

^ joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.
^ joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.
^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.
^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.
^ joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Hubert Burda Media, Studio Gong, Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft
^ ^a ^b joint venture with TF1 Group.
^ joint venture with AB Groupe.
^ joint venture with L'Équipe.
^ ^a ^b ^c joint venture with TVI, LEMAIRE ELECTRONICS and Rossel.

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