The Bright Thoughts Company
Founded in 1981, as one of the very first British independent television production companies, The Bright Thoughts Company created a significant amount of performance-based programming for Channel 4. In 2024 Bright Thoughts is focused on remastering and marketing its rich catalogue of quality television, and licensing proven entertainment formats to the rapidly evolving entertainment industry.
The Bright Thoughts Product
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Neil Anthony"My ambition is for our productions to reach their natural audiences once more. In my opinion they are part of TV and social history and should be findable on the streaming platforms by key-word search.
"In the pre-digital age within the broadcast sector, there was an accepted idea that once a show had been screened, it had little or no further value, relevance nor interest. This notion is a flawed concept from the analogue era and evidently is obsolete and has no place in a digital world of entertainment. |
"As broadcast TV loses its grip of nearly a century telling us what we should be watching, the revolution is well underway as technology steams ahead and their ratings plummet even further. Streaming has changed the way people consume televised content forever, and with AI getting smarter, the algorithms now super-efficient in tailoring content to meet the needs of the individual.
"As an independent, our aim is to make Bright Thoughts shows available internationally, on streaming platforms and for our formats and brands to reach fresh audiences."
"As an independent, our aim is to make Bright Thoughts shows available internationally, on streaming platforms and for our formats and brands to reach fresh audiences."
Trends in music and entertainment
"In 2024, less are we concerned which era our entertainment comes from now. It would seem the edges have blurred, for example between the 30s and the 40s or the 70's and the 80s, and it would appear there's an emotional thirst for good 'solid' entertainment - music and theatrical performance - from any period in the past 100 years or so. This shift is emotional not intellectual. Revivals and new productions of 'proven' talent and craftsmanship are commonplace. The hunger is for more remastered 'classic' or 'archive' TV and to watch it on-demand.
"With the massive shift in viewer habits, we can assume the trend will continue, viewers switching to subscription services or the free ad-supported streaming services.
"Bright Thoughts have always been inclusive and never elitist, we didn't think in terms of 'high' or 'low', or 'posh' or 'common', or 'safe' or 'dangerous', we just loved working with talent. We are confident therefore, viewers will appreciate our approach "entertainment pure and simple."
"With the massive shift in viewer habits, we can assume the trend will continue, viewers switching to subscription services or the free ad-supported streaming services.
"Bright Thoughts have always been inclusive and never elitist, we didn't think in terms of 'high' or 'low', or 'posh' or 'common', or 'safe' or 'dangerous', we just loved working with talent. We are confident therefore, viewers will appreciate our approach "entertainment pure and simple."
Formats & brands
A number of formats are owned wholly by Bright Thoughts. The trademark of Top C's & Tiaras is owned by Bright Thoughts.
Licensing & Clips
The Bright Thoughts archive contains remarkable and rare footage of many key British performers - including Arthur Askey, Ron Moody, Dame Maureen Lipman, Barry Cryer, Cilla Black, Dame Julie Walters, Leonard Rossiter. Please get in touch for more information.
Bright Thoughts Postbag |
Since the relaunch of Bright Thoughts we continue to receive a steady stream of requests and feedback regarding our earlier shows and especially asking for remakes to be done as well as remastering of some of the originals.
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News Items |
ProjectsFrom digitising and remastering shows held in the BFI Archive to the exploitation of the IP, he is actively involved in all projects.
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Archive TVSince the relaunch of Bright Thoughts in 2020, working with researchers and editors, he continues to curate the Archive Catalogue.
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THE BRIGHT THOUGHTS COMPANY LTD
Directors(s)
Neil Anthony |
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Registered Office
88 Herne Bay Road, Whitstable, Kent CT5 2LX |
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Company Number
13250533 |
Representation
Roger Hancock Limited is the agent and representative named in all programme contracts with Channel 4 TV.
Email: [email protected]
Roger Hancock Limited is the agent and representative named in all programme contracts with Channel 4 TV.
Email: [email protected]