Optomen is an
independent
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television production company, with Optomen Television Ltd. for the
United Kingdom
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and Optomen Productions Inc. (launched in 2002) for the
United States
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.
Broadcasting
United Kingdom and the United States
Optomen produces a variety of television shows for
UK broadcasters including
BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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,
ITV,
Channel 4
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,
Sky1
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,
Good Food
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and
Discovery
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* Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
Discovery, The Discover ...
. In the
US, Optomen has produced directly for, or co-produced with,
Fox
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,
HBO
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,
A&E,
Discovery
Discovery may refer to:
* Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown
* Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
Discovery, The Discover ...
,
TLC,
PBS
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, and
Food Network
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.
International
Optomen International is its distribution arm which sells its completed programmes worldwide, the most popular being ''
The F Word'', ''
Kitchen Nightmares
''Kitchen Nightmares'' is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. Produced ...
'', ''Great British Menu'', and ''
Police Camera Action!
''Police Camera Action!'' is a police video programme made by Optomen Television, originally broadcast on ITV with repeats airing on ITV4. It was originally commissioned through Carlton Television.
It was presented by Alastair Stewart from 1994 u ...
''.
List of programmes
Publications
Optomen has also published books to accompany the following programmes: ''
The F Word'', ''Great British Menu'', ''
Kitchen Nightmares
''Kitchen Nightmares'' is an American reality television series formerly broadcast on the Fox network, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. Produced ...
'', ''
Two Fat Ladies'', and ''
The Naked Chef
''The Naked Chef'' is a BBC Two television cooking programme starring Jamie Oliver. It originally ran for three series plus three Christmas specials, and was produced by Optomen Television for the BBC. The show was Oliver's television debut, ...
''.
Awards
The company has won many awards over the years, including an International
Emmy, three
BAFTAs
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, three
Royal Television Society awards, three Indie awards, and two
Glenfiddich
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awards.
Sale to All3Media
On 13 August 2010, it was announced that Optomen had been acquired by
All3Media
All3Media Limited is a British worldwide independent television, film and digital production and distribution company based in London, England. The All3Media group comprises more than 40 production and distribution companies from across the U ...
in a £40 million takeover. The agreement saw All3Media take control of Optomen along with its New York-based subsidiary Optomen Productions Inc and One Potato Two Potato, which was established as a joint venture with
Gordon Ramsay
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.
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