Why should my business get involved?
Do you have a product, service, location or personal skill that could help a TV crew? Television production companies are always on the look-out for suppliers to their shows. GMBO.TV makes the process of contacting the teams who make these shows simpler and easier.
Our database gets you right into the heart of hundreds of production teams on leading TV shows. GMBO.TV allows programme-makers to quickly identify friendly companies and people who have something useful to offer.
No other service gets as many programme-makers and friendly businesses as close to each other as we do.
We are 100% tax deductible.
How does GMBO.TV help programme-makers?
This website acts as the easiest research tool available to access people who want to get their services used on TV. Our huge database effortlessly matches programme-makers with suppliers looking to help.
Who’s looking at what’s on offer?
Hundreds of frontline production staff including producers, assistant producers, production managers and production coordinators receive a regular email from us featuring companies who want to act as suppliers. Shortly, this same information will also be available via search and listing functions on the website.
How much does GMBO.TV cost?
GMBO.TV is free for programme-makers.
Business suppliers pay an annual fee of £1,000.
What types of business are coming on board?
GMBO.TV appeals to four groups of supplier:
Products: TV shows use a variety of products either as part of the programme-making process or as realistic and appropriately-used props – everything from food and drink to fashion and beauty to home and garden to consumer products.
Services: production teams use a wide variety of businesses including hire companies (eg. props, costume and marquees), building and landscape contractors, caterers, musicians and so on.
People: programme makers frequently need specialist services on set such as stylists and voice coaches. They also need people to feature in shows including experts, models and extras.
Locations: TV shows are always on the look-out for bars, warehouses, homes and other visually interesting locations where filming can occur.
Can I use the service to promote my own goods and services?
While the law says you can’t “place” products inside TV shows as a closet form of advertising, businesses can certainly act as suppliers to a show or feature as experts.
Can I ask a production company to pay me a fee?
Yes. You are acting as a supplier to the show.
Can I pay production companies to place my product or service inside a programme?
At the moment, the Communications Act doesn’t permit product placement within commercial channels. The same is true on the BBC through its Charter and various policies.
Can I insist that my logo is clearly visible and in shot?
You can certainly ask the producer as products or services can feature in programmes if they are editorially justified. To avoid the risk of product placement, you will need to give producers editorial freedom to determine the circumstances when this is possible.
Can you help broker a deal with a TV production company or supplier for me?
To keep your costs down, we don’t get in the way of any commercial deal you enter.
