Britain's Got Talent (often shortened to BGT) is a British <br /> <br />television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and <br /> <br />originated from the Got Talent franchise. The show is a Thames <br /> <br />production (formerly Talkback Thames) distributed by <br /> <br />FremantleMedia and is produced in association with Syco TV. The <br /> <br />show is broadcast on ITV and its sister show Britain's Got More <br /> <br />Talent is broadcast on ITV2.