Talpa Media

Background

Talpa Media was a Dutch television production company founded in 2007 by Endemol co-founder John de Mol as part of the holding company of the same name (which originated in the launch of the Talpa TV channel in August 2005). In 2015, the company was acquired by ITV Studios and from 2017, was co-owned by de Mol's Talpa Network. In October 2019, de Mol left Talpa Media to focus more on the other Talpa assets; subsequently, ITV Studios closed the company down as part of an internal restructuring.

(September 17, 2010-October 2019)

Nicknames: "The Ten Balls", "Tien", "It's All About Content!"

Logo: On a black background, we see a shimmering silver ball zoom out and rotate down to reveal four balls arranged vertically. These balls then rotate to the right and zoom out more to reveal ten balls arranged similarly to a TV remote's buttons and the word "talpa" in a modern font below them. The balls then shine from bottom to top.

Variants:

A short version exists, starting at the second rotation.
On some versions of The Voice, the slogan "IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTENT!" flips in letter-by-letter below the logo.
On the US version of Utopia and seasons 10-12 of The Voice, the logo (glossier than usual) is formed on a black marble background with "talpa" already in place. The balls appear from all directions, and shine with the text as usual.
On the UK version of The Voice from season 6 until season 8 and the British version of it's spin-off The Voice Kids, the logo is blue and appears above the ITV Studios Entertainment logo.

FX/SFX: The balls turning and shining.

Music/Sounds: A held out whoosh with a synth overlay and twinkles.

Music/Sounds Variant: On Utopia, the end bit of the closing theme is heard, with an echoed clang when the logo shines. However on The Voice, a whoosh sound is heard at the beginning.

Availability: Seen on The Voice, including The Voice Kids and The Voice Senior and The Winner Is worldwide.

Editor's Note: None.