▁ent ert ainer ▁and ▁an ▁ag ency ▁to ▁enter ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁contract . ▁ ▁Some ▁examples ▁include : ▁ ▁Van essa ▁Williams ▁signed ▁a ▁talent ▁holding ▁deal ▁with ▁ABC ▁after ▁coming ▁off ▁two ▁successful ▁consecutive ▁television ▁programs ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁network , ▁U gly ▁Betty ▁and ▁Des perate ▁House w ives . ▁ ▁The ▁deal ▁allowed ▁ABC ▁to ▁keep ▁an ▁exclusive ▁working ▁relationship ▁with ▁Williams ▁while ▁they ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁show ▁for ▁her , ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁between ▁st arring ▁roles ▁in ▁their ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁D iane ▁Ke aton ▁had ▁maintained ▁a ▁talent ▁holding ▁deal ▁with ▁H BO ▁after ▁a ▁failed ▁pilot ▁for ▁T ilda , ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁future ▁und et erm ined ▁programs . ▁allowing ▁the ▁network ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁relationship ▁after ▁failing ▁previously ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁program ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁A ▁talent ▁holding ▁deal ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁prize ▁for ▁a ▁contest , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁N BC ▁held ▁its ▁Stand ▁Up ▁For ▁D iversity ▁Tal ent ▁Search , ▁award ing ▁the ▁contract ▁well ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁developing ▁a ▁broadcast ▁show ▁or ▁medium ▁for ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁contest . ▁ ▁Another ▁use ▁is ▁when ▁a ▁network ▁wants ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁talent ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁network ▁but ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁a ▁specific ▁show ▁or ▁program ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁ent ert ainer . ▁ ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁Core y ▁Reyn olds , ▁who ▁had ▁spent ▁the ▁past ▁seven ▁seasons ▁port ray ing ▁S gt . ▁David ▁Gabriel ▁in ▁the ▁drama ▁The ▁Cl oser ,