But the nine newcomers provide talent and size.
She is, anyway, one of the owners of the Dawn Animal Agency, which provides talent for film and stage.
Some are great, while some are decidedly not so, but Jon says that simply showcasing a handful of each year's potential superstars (Brit FM has previously provided talent to Kiss FM and 1Xtra) isn't the point.
"We invest in films for different reasons, because there's a story about Scotland, because there's a Scottish writer involved, because there are locations in Scotland or because it provides talent opportunities for our people within the film industry," he said.
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In the past quarter century, many entertainment industry prognosticators have said that technology will provide talent with a direct line to consumers and disintermediate not only agents, but also production companies, studios and networks.
Far from controlling the industry, the huge entertainment firms look ever more like mere publishers, providing the talent with the necessary money, advertising and distribution.
One promising sign for the future of classical music is the number of children still willing to dedicate hours after school and on weekends to practice and rehearsals, thereby providing ample talent for the nation's conservatories.
As Thomson reminds us, the company was formed, in 1919, by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and D. W. Griffith — four above-the-line people — in order to enjoy the profits of the films they were providing the talent for.
