19 February 2009
Talent Group plc
("Talent" or "the Company")
Contract win
The Company today announces that Talent Television Limited, its wholly owned
subsidiary, has signed a two year agreement with Digital Rights Group ("DRG").
The agreement gives DRG exclusive first look rights over the programmes and
formats developed by Talent.
The first title that DRG will unveil as part of the two year agreement is How
Clean Is Your Crime Scene, a 10 x 60 minute series which explores the lives of
those involved in a cleaning business with a difference. The title will
officially launch in April 2009 at MIP TV in Cannes.
In addition, as part of the agreement, DRG will be granted exclusive rights to
sell the format of Everybody Dance Now, a Saturday night ITV1 showcase
programme.
Jeremy Fox, CEO of DRG said, "We're delighted to have a first look deal with
Talent. With our all new sales team now working in synergy across all brands we
have experts that can deal with a broad range of genres ideal for the high
quality and varied output that Talent deliver. We look forward to significant
sales in the coming weeks."
Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent said, " DRG has an experienced and
energetic team we very much looking forward to working with. This deal reflects
the strength and potential global appeal of our development slate which we are
confident DRG will exploit with vigor."
Talent Group plc 020 7421 7800
Tony Humphreys (Managing Director)
John East & Partners Limited 020 7628 2200
John East/Simon Clements
Notes to editors:
Talent Group is a leading independent UK format creator and producer of
innovative television, video and interactive programming.
Talent produces a wide range of entertainment and factual programming for a
broad spectrum of terrestrial and cabsat broadcasters in the UK, US and
worldwide. Credits include "Everybody Dance Now" for prime time ITV One, BBC
live interactive series "Test the Nation" for prime time BBC One , CBBC's hit
show "Best of Friends", reality documentary series "Corkscrewed", co-produced
with LA-based Magic Pictures Inc for Sky One and Fox Reality, and controversial
documentaries "The Man With 80 Wives" and "9/11: The Curse of Compensation" for
Channel 4. Talent was also a pioneer in reality television with "The Villa",
which was first produced in 1999 for Sky One.
Digital Rights Group, the UK's leading independent distributor, is backed by
IMAC (Ingenious Media Active Capital), the largest listed media fund in Europe.
DRG provides producers with international distribution for their rights and
programmes independently of the major broadcasters and other producer-owned
distributors.
The Group works with producers during all phases of the production process;
from development to the acquisition of finished programmes and formats. The
focus is on high quality, multi-genre content delivered to all platforms.
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