talkbackTHAMES is a Britishtelevision production company, a division of FremantleMedia (itself part of the RTL Group). It was formed by the merger of TalkBack Productions and Thames Television. FremantleMedia (formerly All-American Television and Pearson Television) is an independent production company that holds the rights to the Goodson/Todman game show library which includes such classic game shows as The Price is Right, Match Game, Ive Got a Secret, and Family Feud. ... RTL Group is Europes largest TV, radio and production company. ... The classic Thames Television logo (1969 - 1989), featuring a geographically incorrect montage of London landmarks. ...
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Thames became the personification of commercial public-service television, with a strong mix of drama, current affairs and comedy.
Thames was originally based in Rediffusion's former headquarters, Television House, until the opening of the newly-built Thames Television House on Euston Road in the early 1970s.
Thames was replaced by Carlton Television at midnight on December 31, 1992/January 1, 1993.
It is strongly arguable that given hindsight it was probably a good thing that Thames lost its franchise when it did, meaning that its reputation for good quality programming lived on intact without having to suffer the fate of a forced takeover/sell off or decline through neglect as a result of a lack of regulation.
Thames was a product of a 'shotgun marriage' between the UK ABC and Rediffusion's television production divisions, with their respective parent companies remaining separate from the newly created entity.
Thames was in many respects the cosmopolitan 'city-dweller' both in terms of its programming and its presentation, with the long-running and popular London skyline ident in particular illustrating the values that Thames stood for.
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