The richest TV producer in the world: Simon Phillip Cowell

The richest TV producer in the world: Simon Phillip Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell (October 7, 1959) is a television producer, entrepreneur and television personality. Cowell is the producer of talent shows such as The X Factor, Pop Idol, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent broadcast in the United Kingdom and the United States. He also owns Syco, a television production company and music publishing house.

British who founded the tea empire: Thomas Twining

British who founded the tea empire: Thomas Twining

Twinings was founded by Thomas Twining, of Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, who opened Britain's first known tea room, at No. 216 Strand, London, in 1706; it still operates today. The firm's logo, created in 1787, is the world's oldest in continuous use.