Stellify Media is a

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television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and

Matthew Worthy Matthew Worthy is a British TV format creator and Executive Producer. He is also the Joint Managing Director of Stellify Media, alongside his creative and business partner, Kieran Doherty. Worthy & Doherty have co-created multiple entertainment ...

as a joint venture with

Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures Entertainme ...

.Sony Pictures Television Launches Northern Ireland Production Company Stellify Media , Deadline
Retrieved 20 March 2014 Stellify are best known for successfully rebooting the UK version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' with

Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist, game show host and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes '' Top Gear'' and '' The Grand Tour'' alongside R ...

for ITV, and ''Blind Date'' with

Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady MBE DL (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, very popular in ...

for Channel 5.Shows , Stellify Media
Retrieved 30 May 2018

Background

On 20 March 2014, Doherty and Worthy launched the production company Stellify Media as a joint venture with

. Doherty and Worthy jointly develop and executive produce all of Stellify's content. Stellify are primarily based in Belfast and also have headquarters in London.

List of programs

''Can't Touch This'' (2016)

''Can't Touch This'' is a

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...

physical game show hosted by Zoë Ball and

Ashley Banjo Ashley Modurotolu Banjo is an English street dancer, choreographer and actor. He is the leader of dance troupe Diversity who won the third series of ''Britain's Got Talent''. Banjo was a judge on the Sky1 talent show '' Got to Danc ...

, with voice-over provided by Sue Perkins. If a contestant touches a prize they win the prize.BBC One – Can't Touch This
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Goodbye House'' (2017-)

''Goodbye House'' is a property show on

RTÉ One RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...

in which siblings must compete to find the perfect 'downsized' home for their parents. The show piloted in 2017,Goodbye House – Monday 12 June 2017 – RTÉ Player
Retrieved 23 October 2018 with a full series airing in 2019.Goodbye House – Monday 12 June 2017 – RTÉ Player
Retrieved 6 January 2020.

''Don't Say It... Bring It!'' (2017)

''Don't Say It... Bring It!'' is a game show on Dave that involved contestants having to physically find the answers to questions and bring them back to host Jason Byrne in order to win money.Don't Say It Bring It , Dave Channel
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment'' (2017)

''In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment'' is a Channel 5 entertainment format that tests whether or not three members of the public can withstand being in solitary confinement for up to 5 days. George Lamb hosts and also participates.In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment – Channel 5
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Space Truckers'' (2017)

''Space Truckers'' is a BBC One Northern Ireland formatted-documentary about Ryan Milligan, an

Ardglass Ardglass () is a coastal fishing village, townland (of 321 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the historic barony of Lecale Lower. It is still a relatively important fishing harbour. It is situated on the B1 Ardg ...

trucker and astrophysicist, who is tasked with transporting a supercomputer for the LOFAR space telescope from

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to Ireland.BBC One – Space Truckers
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Blind Date'' (2017–2019)

A revival of the classic UK dating show that aired on Channel 5, hosted by

and voiced over by

Melanie Sykes Melanie Ann Sykes (born 7 August 1970) is an English television and radio presenter. She is best known for co-hosting '' Today with Des and Mel'' with Des O'Connor and '' Let's Do Lunch'' with Gino D'Acampo. She also co-hosted '' Going Out with ...

. This was co-produced with

So Television So Television is a production company established in 1998, founded by Irish comedian Graham Norton and Graham Stuart to make television shows. The company is well known for producing Norton's chat shows, including ''So Graham Norton'' and '' V G ...

.Blind Date – Channel 5
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Blind Date Ireland'' (2017)

Stellify Media also produced an Irish version of the hit show, hosted by

IFTA Award The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) is an all-Ireland organisation focused on film and television. It has about 1000 members, and is based in Dublin, with branches in London and Los Angeles. The IFTA now holds separate ceremonies for the ...

winning comedian

Al Porter Al Porter (born Alan Kavanagh, 6 January 1993) is an Irish comedian, actor, and radio personality. Career Acting Porter has been acting since he was 10 years old, and has been the headline attraction in the annual Christmas Pantomime in the Olym ...

that aired on TV3 in 2017. This was co-produced with Al's company Pink Tie Productions.Ireland's Comedy Superstar Al Porter to Host TV3's 'Blind Date' – Virgin Media Television Xposé
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Beauty Queen and Single'' (2017–)

''Beauty Queen & Single'' is a dating format where 6 beauty queens go on a series of dates with no make-up to see if they can make a connection that is more than skin deep.BBC One – Beauty Queen and Single
Retrieved 23 October 2018 The first series launched in 2017 on

BBC One Northern Ireland BBC One Northern Ireland is a Northern Irish television channel based on the UK-wide BBC One, owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland. The service is broadcast from Broadcasting House in Belfast. In the rest of the UK, BBC One Northern Irela ...

and the second series launched in 2019 on

BBC One Wales BBC One Wales is a Welsh television channel owned and operated by BBC Cymru Wales. It is the Welsh variation of the UK-wide BBC One and is broadcast from Central Square in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city ...

, with both series being made available UK-wide on BBC iPlayer after airing. A third series is launching in December 2022 on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...

''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (2018–)

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the game show, a week of special episodes aired on ITV, with

as host.Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? returns to ITV this Saturday with brand new twists
Retrieved 23 October 2018 The revival received mostly positive reviews from critics and fans, and, as well as high viewing figures, led to ITV renewing the show for further series with Clarkson returning as host.

''A Taste of Home'' (2018)

''A Taste of Home'' is a BBC One Northern Ireland cookery format in which exotic international dishes are prepared for local guests. This was co-produced with Afro-Mic Productions.BBC One – A Taste of Home
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Gino's Win Your Wish List'' (2018–2021)

'' Gino's Win Your Wish List'' is a Channel 5 game show hosted by

Gino D'Acampo Gennaro Sheffield D'Acampo (born Gennaro D'Acampo; 17 July 1976) is an Italian celebrity chef and media personality based in the United Kingdom, best known for his food-focused television shows and cookbooks. D'Acampo rose to fame as a regular ...

, in which families answer questions to win prizes from their wish list.Gino's Win Your Wish List – Channel 5
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Celebs in Solitary'' (2018)

''Celebs in Solitary'' is a celebrity edition of ''In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment'' on Channel 5, in which

Anthea Turner Anthea Turner (born 25 May 1960) is an English former television presenter. She was a host of ''Blue Peter'' from 1992 until 1994, and of ''GMTV'' from 1994 until 1996. Early life Turner was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and educated ...

Professor Green Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London. Growing up on ...

Eddie Hall Edward Stephen Hall (born 15 January 1988) is an English media personality, actor, boxer, and former strongman. He won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Hall has also won national competitions such as UK's Strongest Man, Britain's S ...

, and Shazia Mirza attempt to spend five days in solitary confinement. Presented by George Lamb.Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown – Channel 5
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Parents' Evening'' (2018–2019)

''Parents' Evening'' is a

documentary series that goes inside the most important night of the high school calendar – the parent-teacher meeting.BBC One – Parents' Evening
Retrieved 23 October 2018

''Hot Right Now'' (2018)

''Hot Right Now'' is a spinoff of ''Beauty Queen & Single''. It is a BBC One Northern Ireland topical talk show, in which Vinny Hurrell is joined by Gemma Garrett, Orlaith McAllister, Rebecca Maguire and Ashleigh Coyle as they take to the road to explore the unique quirks of Northern Ireland. They then discuss how they get on back in studio as the team review their adventures in a way only they can.BBC – ‘Hot’ new topical programme is coming to BBC Northern Ireland soon – Media Centre
Retrieved 19 November 2018

''Flinch'' (2019)

'' Flinch'' is a physical gameshow for

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.Netflix Orders ‘Jackass’-Meets-‘Wipeout’ Format ‘Flinch’ From Sony’s Stellify , Deadline
Published on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018 The show is hosted by Seann Walsh, Lloyd Griffith, and Desiree Burch.Comedians to host Netflix gameshow : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Published on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018

''There's No Place Like Tyrone'' (2019-)

''There's No Place Like Tyrone'' is Northern Ireland's first ever constructed reality show. The show is based around farmers in

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''Secret Body'' (2019-)

''Secret Body'' is the "world's first undercover weight loss show". Hosted by Stephen Clarke and Rab Shields (known online as The Kilted Coaches), this show sees people undergo a body transformation over 12 weeks, while wearing a specially-designed 'fat suit' to hide their progress.

''Pretty Single'' (2020)

''Pretty Single'' is a spinoff of ''Beauty Queen & Single'', featuring six beautiful and single women, ditching their glamorous hair and make-up.

''Celebrity Snoop Dogs'' (2020)

''Celebrity Snoop Dogs'' is a celebrity property show for

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...

where cameras go inside the locked-down houses of well-known faces around the UK, but the filming is done by the celebrity homeowners' pet dogs.

''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: The Million Pound Question'' (2020)

''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: The Million Pound Question'' is a six-part documentary series on ITV that revisits the iconic UK million pound winners from the world-famous game show - and looks at the best moments from the archives. It is narrated by

Stephen Mangan Stephen James Mangan (born 16 May 1968) is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He has played Guy Secretan in ''Green Wing'', Dan Moody in ''I'm Alan Partridge'', Seán Lincoln in '' Episodes'', Bigwig in ''Watership Down'', Postm ...

. The sixth and final part of the series is entitled ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: A Very Major Scandal''.

''Barbershop For Bald Men'' (2021)

''Barbershop For Bald Men'' is a BBC One NI documentary that sees three young men share their stories about premature hair loss and undergo astonishing transformations.

''Fast Food Face Off'' (2021)

''Fast Food Face Off'' is a

/BBC NI food show in which stand-up comedian Josh Jones pits

Kristian Nairn Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975) is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. More recently, he has played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max se ...

and Gemma Bradley against each other in a competition to find the best takeaway in town.

''Farm To Feast: Best Menu Wins'' (2021-)

''Farm To Feast: Best Menu Wins'' is a BBC NI cooking competition show hosted by

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, in which seven of Northern Ireland's most talented amateur cooks compete against each other using the best of ingredients on their doorstep, to make culinary masterpieces.

''Fastest Finger First'' (2022)

''Fastest Finger First'' is a Spinoff to the original UK edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hosted by

Anita Rani Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), better known as Anita Rani, is an English radio and television presenter. Early life Rani was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire to a Hindu father and a Sikh mother. In an episode of ...

, in which contestants battle it out for the one prize money can't buy - a guaranteed place on the world's biggest quiz show, and the opportunity to win a million pounds.

Non-television Productions

*''Spot The Glitch'' - a mobile game published to the

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platform in November 2018. Players must search a manipulated photo and identify what has been altered. *''NI Hospice: Lights To Remember'' - an annual production starting from 2020, commemorating loved ones that passed away while in pallative care at Northern Ireland Hospice. Hosted on the NI Hospice

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...

channel. *''Virtually Impossible'' - an upcoming

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

game show presented by

Joe Sugg Joseph Graham Sugg (born 8 September 1991) is an English YouTuber and actor. In 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel ThatcherJoe, currently at over 7 million subscribers. In 2018, he was a finalist on the sixteenth series of '' ...

, set to launch on his YouTube channel. Contestants must navigate an obstacle course in real-life while wearing a VR headset. The VR course is the same in structure as its real-life counterpart, but it features enhanced graphics to make the challenge more difficult. *''Get In The Van'' - an upcoming game show for Channel 4.0 presented by Spuddz and America Foster. Teams compete to find three extraordinary strangers from the tallest person to the person with the most tattoos, to avoid a humiliating forfeit. Co-production with Acclaimed Content. Launching on 10th December 2022.

References

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