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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