Talpa media produces under own banner in key european markets

Talpa media produces under own banner in key european markets

The three entities will produce formats from the Talpa catalogue for local TV channels in their territories. Each of these companies is a joint venture of Talpa with leading local media companies. In the UK it's Shed Media, in Italy it's Toro TV and in Northern Europe it's Nordisk Film TV in Scandinavia together with Banijay Finland in Finland.

Talpa's worldwide formats include Emmy Award winner The Voice', 'The Voice Kids', I Love My Country', The Winner Is ', Dating in the Dark' and brand new reality blockbuster Utopia'.

As in the US, where Talpa Media USA has been producing under it's own banner, the company will follow suit in the aforementioned countries. In The Netherlands, Talpa International, headed up by its Managing Director Maarten Meijs, will maintain close contact with the various branches.

Says Pim Schmitz, CEO of Talpa Holding: In producing our formats, we're used to working as co-producers together with local parties all over the world. What we're now doing in the UK, Italy and the Northern European countries goes a step further. Talpa will now produce under its own brand, and for us that's an important milestone in terms of the company's international growth.

Claire Hungate, Chief Operating Officer, Shed Media Group said: We're thrilled to be building upon our partnership with Talpa the company responsible for some of the most groundbreaking formats on TV. The diversity of Talpa's offering fits perfectly with the diversity we have across our seven UK production companies, which span every genre from entertainment, to game show, to scripted series.

We've had a great time dating Talpa in Italy. Like all good relationships, it's time to get a little more serious! says Marco Tombolini, Senior VP and MD of Toro TV. If the tremendous performance of The Voice' is any indication, we'll have a lot more to celebrate going forward with this joint venture.

Jacob Houlind, CEO of Nordisk Film TV, notes: It's a great honor for us to further build one of the global industrys most innovative and dynamic TV brands in the Nordic region. With the rapid turnover of great new formats John de Mol and his excellent team deliver, we'll do our utmost to continue to be the safe, well-reputed hands executing these shows for our Nordic clients.

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