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Fremantle, Cowell have Got Talent for NBC NBC has created its first partnership with Simon Cowell (American Idol) and FremantleMedia (American Idol) to bring amateur performers from across the US to audiences in a new variety talent competition series. The new series, the concept for which has also been sold to UK terrestrial ITV under the title Got Talent, will be executive-produced by Cowell through his Syco TV production company in a coproduction with FremantleMedia. "Simon has his finger on the pulse of pop culture," said NBC president of entertainment Kevin Reilly. "This show will be a shot of adrenaline to the variety format with Simon's gift of discovering untapped talent, both great and uniquely not so great." Cowell said: "This is a show I've always wanted to make. This time we're looking for everything. Personally, I hope to find the next Siegfried and Roy! I promise this is going to be a fun ride." Cecile Frot-Coutaz, CEO FremantleMedia North America, said: "We are thrilled to bring this new format to NBC. It will bring a whole new level of excitement to the talent show genre." The series, which is intended to premiere this summer, will feature a colourful array of hopeful future stars that possess widely varying levels of talent competing for the top prize of headlining in Las Vegas. Singers, dancers, comedy performers and bizarre novelty acts – including some wannabes who have no business even pretending to have talent – will have a chance to strut and perform in front of a panel of celebrity judges who will determine which acts advance to the final rounds. Kris Sofley 3 Feb 2006 © C21 Media 2006 
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