Thames

From 1968 to 1992 as an ITV franchise, see Thames Television.



1993–1997	1997–2001	2001–2003	2003–2006	2012–2018	2018–2025

1993–1997[]

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In April 1993, Pearson Television purchased Thames.

1997–2001[]

In August 2001, the byline was updated to ''A FremantleMedia Company'' after Pearson Television was renamed to FremantleMedia. It was only used for a short time, however.

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2001–2003[]

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2003–2006[]

In February 2003, FremantleMedia merged Talkback with Thames, forming talkbackTHAMES. Both companies retained separate identities however until January 2006.

2012–2018[]

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In January 2012, FremantleMedia split Talkback Thames into four companies, Talkback for comedy, Thames for entertainment, Boundless for factual and Retort for scripted comedy and indies.

2018–2025[]

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In 2018, FremantleMedia UK rebranded to simply Fremantle UK and the Thames brand celebrated its 50th anniversary. A rebranding of the production divisions soon followed with Thames receiving a logo inspired by both the River Waves logo from 2001 and the Rising Buildings logo from 1968 respectively. On September 16, 2024, Fremantle UK announced the re-merging of Thames and Talkback to form Talkback Thames, with the merger commencing sometime in 2025.

◄	Talkback Thames (2005–2012) Thames Television

Thames

Talkback Thames (2025–present)

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