The X Factor Starts GettingPersonal, With a New Range of Official Gifts

The X Factor Starts GettingPersonal, With a New Range of Official Gifts

ALTRINCHAM, Cheshire, November 14/PRNewswire/ -- GettingPersonal.co.uk, one of the UK's leading online retailers of gifts,
today announced a partnership with FremantleMedia to launch an exclusive
range of gifts from the hit television show The X Factor.

Under the agreement, Altrincham based GettingPersonal.co.uk will operate
the online gift shop at http://www.itv.com/xfactor as well as sell the
products as part of it's extensive range of gifts & presents at
http://www.gettingpersonal.co.uk

The new range exclusively developed by the company includes:

- The X Factor Personalised Calendar. Turn each page of this calendar and
the name of your choice is spelt out in 12 stunning photographs related to
the show. Put someone's name in lights on the actual X Factor stage.

- The X Factor T-Shirts. The biggest ever range of X Factor T-shirts is
now available - with designs including some of those great lines from the
show such as 'Boot Camp Babe', 'Fantastically Bad' or 'Feel the Love'.

- Personalised Mugs. Put your name on one of these stunning X Factor mugs
with classics such as 'Raising the Bar on Bad' and 'Xtraordinary'.

- Framed Replica Discs. Make someone a real star with a personalised
replica disc, framed in a sleek silver frame and encased in glass.

- Limited Edition Dog Tags, uniquely numbered X Factor Dog Tags make a
great fashion accessory.

- Pin Badges, Fridge Magnets, Keyrings... all sorts of ways for fans to
show that they have got what it takes.

If you have an X Factor fan in the family - we've got your Christmas
shopping covered!

John Smith, Managing Director at GettingPersonal.co.uk said, "We are
delighted to be associated with ITV's top rated show and we believe that the
range of gifts we have created really do have The X Factor."

Dominic Burns, Senior VP of Licensing at FremantleMedia said, "We chose
GettingPersonal.co.uk - because they really got into the spirit of The X
Factor - we're delighted with the fantastic range for its variety and
innovation."

http://www.gettingpersonal.co.uk/gifts.asp/View/308/buy/the-x-factor-gifts.htm

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GettingPersonal.co.uk will also be selling this great merchandise at key
events including the live shows in the run up to Christmas and the X Factor
auditions for the next series.

The X Factor is produced by talkbackTHAMES, the UK production company
owned by FremantleMedia and Syco for ITV.

About FremantleMedia Enterprises:

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is the commercial arm of FremantleMedia
and comprises of Fremantle International Distribution (FID), FremantleMedia
Licensing Worldwide (FLW) and Fremantle Home Entertainment (FHE). FID has a
network of international sales offices and licenses over 19,000 hours of
programmes to 150 countries worldwide. FID's programming comes from in-house
UK producer, talkbackTHAMES and from an increasing number of independent
producers in the UK and internationally. Recent international successes
include US ratings-toppers The Apprentice: Donald Trump and The Apprentice:
Martha Stewart, hugely successful fashion reality series, Project Runway
starring Heidi Klum, exquisite Brook Lapping production Catherine the Great
and the music event special, Britney Spears: In the Zone. FLW is the
licensing division of FremantleMedia and exploits the company's many strong
brands including the award winning international format, Idols and the cult
children's classics, Rainbow and DangerMouse, across multiple off-screen
platforms including merchandising campaigns, interactive and wireless support
and music publishing. FHE is the home entertainment arm of FremantleMedia.
FremantleMedia is one of the largest international creators and producers of
programme brands in the world, with leading prime time entertainment, drama,
serial drama and factual entertainment programming produced in over 25
territories. International drama programmes include Germany's top rated
serial drama, Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten (Good Times Bad Times), the UK's
most successful police drama, The Bill, and Australia's top serial drama,
Neighbours. The company's entertainment and factual entertainment hits range
from the award winning international format, Idols, broadcast as the prime
time show, American Idol, on FOX in the US, to the grime-busting format, How
Clean is Your House? and factual entertainment series starring celebrity
chef, Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Kitchen, as well as long-running gameshows like
The Price Is Right. FremantleMedia is the production business of the RTL
Group, Europe's largest television and radio broadcast company.

http://www.fremantlemedia.com

http://www.fidtv.com

Source: gettingpersonal.co.uk

For more information or high resolution images please contact John Smith on +44(0)161-926-3011 or jsmith@gettingpersonal.co.uk

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