ABOUT OPTOMEN
Optomen is an independent television production company with Optomen Television Ltd founded in 1988 in the UK and Optomens Production Inc in 2002 in the US.
They have headquarters in both London and New York and produce shows for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky1, Good Food and Discovery in the UK and Fox, HBO, A&E, Discovery, TLC, PBS and Food Network in the US.
Optomen's parent company is All3Media, who acquired them in August 2010 for £40 million along with the New York-based part of the company and One Potato Two Potato which is a joint venture with Gordon Ramsay.
Food appears to be their main focus, with Gok Wan and The Hairy Bikers having their own shows, diet based programmes and good connections with Good Food and Food Network.
Their relationship with Gordon Ramsay has been so successful that they created One Potato Two Potato, a company which is focused on producing content involving Ramsay and his family for international broadcasters since it was established in 2008.
All of Gordon Ramsey's shows including Kitchen Nightmares, Costa Del Nightmares and Hotel Hell, are produced by Optomen/One Potato Two Potato and seem to bring in most of it's success and recognition.
WHAT TYPE OF ORGANISATION ARE THEY?
Optomen are a private independent company and they make a profit by selling their programmes to broadcasters.
They have won an Emmy and three BAFTAS among other awards, which is a result of the success of their food-based shows.
Without a celebrity chef like Ramsay, they probably wouldn't be known in the industry.
HOW ARE OPTOMEN STRUCTURED, ORGANISED AND MANAGED?
Optomen UK have five permanent members of staff, USA have six and One Potato Two Potato have four, with the CEO overseeing all three parts.
They have also published books to correspond with specific chefs and shows, ultimately leading to yet more recognition and boosting profits.
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