ITV Studios Limited is a British multinational

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owned by British television broadcaster

ITV plc ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV (TV network), ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc ...

. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcasters, and is based in 12 countries across 60 production labels, with local production offices in the UK, the US, Belgium, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Israel, France, Spain, and Scandinavia.

About

ITV Studios not only makes programmes primarily for its parent company ITV plc, but also for other networks such as the

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and

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

. It was formed from a gradual amalgamation of the production divisions of all ITV plc owned 'Channel 3' licensees which occurred from 1994 to 2004, and for a number of years thereafter following the creation of ITV plc. The division is also responsible for ITV's production facilities

The London Studios The London Studios (also known as The South Bank Studios, The London Television Centre, ITV Tower, Kent House and LWT Tower) in Lambeth, Central London was a television studio complex owned by ITV plc and originally built for London Weekend Te ...

3SixtyMedia 3SixtyMedia is a joint venture post production and studio crewing company, based at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and co-owned by ITV Studios and BBC Studioworks. Formed in 2000, it was originally based at Granada Television's Quay Street headqua ...

(based at

ITV Granada ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire on weekdays only, as ABC Weekend TV, ...

, and co-owned with

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), and location hire company ProVision (based at

ITV Yorkshire ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...

, with sales offices at ITV Granada and The London Studios). ITV Studios Global Entertainment (formerly Granada International and Granada Ventures) is responsible for sales of finished programmes, formats and commercial licensing deals.

History

Granada Media

ITV Studios Limited's history can be traced back to Granada Productions, which was founded in 1954 as

Granada Television ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire on weekdays only, as ABC Weekend TV, ...

's in-house production arm.

Carlton International

Central Television Enterprises, Central Independent Television's international sales operations founded in 1987. Central Television Enterprises was later acquired by

Carlton Communications Carlton Communications plc was a British media company. It was led by Michael P. Green and listed on the London Stock Exchange from 1983 until 2 February 2004, when it was bought by Granada plc in a corporate takeover to form ITV plc. Carlton s ...

in 1994 when they purchased Central, renaming the company as CTE (Carlton) Limited. In March 1998, CTE was renamed as Carlton International Media Limited.

ITV Studios

During the merger of Granada Media and Carlton Communications to form ITV plc in 2004, the international division of Granada Media was folded into Carlton International, which assumed the name of Granada International. Meanwhile, Carlton's TV unit was folded into Granada's but retained the "Granada Media Group" name. In March 2004, Action Time, the Carlton-owned format distributor for game shows which before the merger had operated as a semi-independent company, was folded into Granada's operations and the name was retired. In January 2006, the company assumed the name "ITV Productions" for all produced shows airing on ITV networks, while the Granada name was retained on shows that aired on non-ITV channels, such as

's ''

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'',

University Challenge ''University Challenge'' is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. ''University Challenge'' aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC ...

and ''

The Royle Family ''The Royle Family'' is a British sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and specials from 2006 to 2012. It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, com ...

'' for the BBC. However, Welsh programmes would always retain the "ITV Cymru" brand. Granada Media Limited was renamed ITV Productions Limited in December 2006. In December 2007, ITV Productions announced that they had acquired British production company behind entertainment formats

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, marking their first acquisition. In February 2008, ITV announced that they would wind up the Granada brand and merge Granada International and Granada Ventures into a then-unnamed business. however, some of ITV Studios' subsidiaries, such as ITV Studios Australia, still carried the Granada name until 2013. In May 2008, ITV Productions announced that they had acquired Swedish-based Scandinavian independent television production company Silverback. On 17 November 2009, the company announced that they would split its main production arm into four separate departments for factual, entertainment, daytime and scripted. In July 2012, ITV Studios announced that they had expanded their operations into Norway by acquiring Norwegian production company Mediacircus. In August 2012, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired Graham Norton's independent comedy entertainment production company So Television. In July 2013, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired production company

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with ITV Studios global distribution arm ITV Studios Global Entertainment taking over Big Talk's programmes worldwide. In June 2015, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired the remaining 75% stake in British television production company Mammoth Screen. Later, that same month ITV Studios announced that they had bought Twofour Group. In May 2017, ITV plc acquired production company

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. As a result of the takeover, the company became a part of ITV Studios, with ITV Studios Global Entertainment handling international distribution of future series. That same year, ITV Studios also acquired Swedish game show and entertainment programming producer Elk Production, a stake in Danish drama producer Apple Tree Productions, founded by former DR Drama Deputy Head Lars Hermann and Piv Bernth (producer of the hit series '' The Killing'') who had both left public broadcaster DR (which was the home of ''The Killing''),

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is also a partner in Vision Distribution, an Italian film distribution company founded in 2016 with

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, Wildside (owned by ITV Studios' rival

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), Lucisano Media Group, Palomar and

Indiana Production Indiana Production is an Italian multimedia company founded in December 2005 by Fabrizio Donvito and Marco Cohen. The international company has its headquarter in Milan, with subsidiaries in Rome and Los Angeles. Core business of the company is ...

. In April 2017, American horror film production company

Blumhouse Productions Blumhouse Productions, LLC, doing business as Blumhouse (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH), is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum and Amy Israel. Blumhouse is known mainly fo ...

sold a 45% stake in their independent television studio Blumhouse Television to ITV. Blumhouse is known for their globally successful films such as ''

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'' and '' Insidious''. In June 2017, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired Swedish production company Elk Production. In October 2017, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired a majority stake in Italian film and television production company

, which is well known for producing the 2015 crime film ''

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'' and the 2017 RAI/Netflix television series co-production that serves as a prequel to it.. In December 2017, ITV Studios announced that they had acquired a 25% stake in Danish scripted production company Apple Tree Productions with ITV Studios' distribution division ITV Studios Global Entertainment will exclusively distribute Apple Tree's shows internationally. Four years later, in March 2021, ITV Studios announced that they were increasing their stake in Danish scripted production company Apple Tree Productions by taking major control to a 51% majority stake. On 1 October 2019, ITV Studios restructured their entire distribution business. The Creative Network division, led by Mike Beale, consists of all of ITVS' unscripted format labels in and outside the United Kingdom, including recently acquired Israeli company Armoza Formats. The Global Entertainment division, based in the Netherlands, focuses on international sales of ITVS' unscripted formats. As a result, Talpa Media became defunct while Talpa Global was absorbed into the Global Entertainment division. The Global Distribution division will handle ITVS' drama and finished-tape catalogue as well as co-financing, co-production and production of scripted series. On 1 July 2020, ITV Studios announced a music partnership with

BMG Rights Management BMG Rights Management GmbH (also known simply as BMG) is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a music publisher and a record label. BMG was formed in October 2008 after Bertelsmann sold its st ...

(the sister company to ITV Studios' rival

via both companies' parent

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), which includes a joint venture production music label. In March 2021, ITV Studios announced that they had rebranded their division ITV Studios Entertainment to Lifted Entertainment, with

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creative director and executive producer Lee McNicholas joining the rebranded label. On 28 April 2021, ITV Studios expanded into

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with the launch of Cattleya Producciones, an offshoot of their Italian subsidiary Cattleya. In July 2024, ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in

Hartswood Films Hartswood Films is a British television production company founded by Beryl Vertue in 1979. They have also produced dramas such as ''Jekyll'', as well as documentaries, and the 1990s ITV/BBC sitcom ''Men Behaving Badly''. In 2009, Hartswood opene ...

. ITV will also handle worldwide distribution of their future shows. In the same month, ITV sold their 45% stake in Blumhouse Television back to

Blumhouse Blumhouse Productions, LLC, doing business as Blumhouse (; also known as BH Productions or simply BH), is an American independent film and television production company founded in 2000 by Jason Blum and Amy Israel. Blumhouse is known mainly fo ...

. In October 2024, ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in British production company Eagle Eye Drama, along with its Belgian-based production company Happy Duck Films, which globally distributes Eagle Eye's programmes globally with

's Growth Fund, dropping their 25% stake, whilst ITV Studios will handle distribution of Eagle Eye's future programmes. On 23 November 2024,

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reported that

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and

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had been linked to a potential takeover bid for

and a possible break-up of core assets such as ITV Studios and

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. On 30 January 2025,

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reported that RedBird IMI were in early-stage talks with

to merge the

and ITV Studios production businesses.

Output

ITV Studios is a major commercial TV producer in the UK, creating over 3,500 hours of original programming each year across all genres except news. Its

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programmes include, or have included, ''

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'', ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'', '' Heartbeat'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'', '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', '' Parkinson'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Jeremy Kyle Show'' and '' This Morning''. ITV Studios also produces programmes for other UK broadcasters outside of its own

. These include the

, Channel 5 and

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. ITV Studios is based in

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and

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, with the centre in

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now only home to ''Emmerdale'' and Multistory Media (formerly Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television's then Granada Productions' northern features department). The production centres in Bristol and

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closed in 2006 and 2012 respectively. ITV Studios also owns So Television after acquiring

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's production company in 2012. On 22 April 2013, ITV announced they had acquired production company The Garden for £18 million; it is best known for producing Channel 4 series '' 24 Hours in A&E''. In 2013, ITV launched a new production company named

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. 2016 saw ITV Studios secure a four-year British horse racing deal which saw the

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and

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all be shown on ITV. On 14 January 2013, the ITV logo was added to the opening credits of the majority of ITV Studios-produced shows airing on ITV's channels, similar to the BBC.

Production franchises of ITV Studios

In 2004, a duopoly had formed, and Granada owned six franchises, whilst Carlton Communications owned five. Granada bought a 64% controlling stake and took over Carlton in 2004 with the amalgamation of ITV. Consequently, programmes produced by all divisions were referred to as 'A Granada Manchester Production', 'A Granada London Production', etc., at the end of credits. ITV Studios comprises the network production divisions from its following predecessor companies: *

ITV Anglia ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional news bureaux in Cambridge and Northampton. ITV Anglia is owned and operated b ...

ITV Central ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee in the English Midlands. It was created following ...

formerly Carlton Central, Central Independent Television and ATV. *

ITV Wales & West ITV Wales and West, previously known as Harlech Television (HTV), was an ITV (TV network), ITV franchisee in the United Kingdom until 31 December 2013, licensed to broadcast by the regulator Ofcom. There is no channel, past or present, named " ...

(formerly HTV) – including its former subsidiary, Harvest Entertainment. *

ITV London ITV London is the on-air brand name used by ''ITV Broadcasting Limited'' for two broadcast franchises of ITV, Carlton Television (weekdays) and London Weekend Television (weekends) in the London ITV region. Its terrestrial digital signal is ...

(

Carlton Television Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Tele ...

and

London Weekend Television London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV (TV network), ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00&nbs ...

) *

ITV Meridian ITV Meridian (previously Meridian Broadcasting) is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South and South East of England. The station was launched at midnight on 1 January 1993, replacing previous broadcaster Television South, and is owned ...

ITV Tyne Tees ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Tyne Tees, Channel 3 North East and Tyne Tees Television, is the ITV television franchisee for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. Tyne Tees launched on 15 January 1959 from studios at a convert ...

ITV Breakfast ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Limited (previously known as ''GMTV, GMTV Limited'') is the national ITV (TV network), ITV breakfast television licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November ...

(formerly

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)

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and

ITV Westcountry ITV Westcountry, formerly known as Westcountry Television and Carlton Westcountry, was the ITV franchise holder for the South West of England, covering Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset and western Dorset. The co ...

rarely contributed network programmes, so were largely unaffected by the creation of ITV Studios except for the closure of their local news studios. Whilst continuing to present local programming, these are produced from Gateshead and Bristol respectively.

Local operations

12 Yard Productions

was founded in 2001 by David Young and the creative team behind the worldwide hit ''

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'' and

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. The company was originally operated as a joint-venture until December 2007, when ITV acquired the company for £35 million. 12 Yard has become one of the world's most successful entertainment format creators, producing hit formats including the BBC's long-running early evening quiz '' Eggheads'', Saturday night

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lottery formats '' The National Lottery: In it to Win it'' and '' Who Dares Wins!'', primetime feel-good format '' Holding Out for a Hero'', '' Take On the Twisters'' and ''

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'' for ITV and ''

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'' for

. Currently, as of 2022, 12 Yard currently produce shows such as '' Celebrity Coach Trip'' for E4, a revival of '' Eggheads'' for Channel 5, and the British version of ITV Studios/John de Mol's ''Let Love Rule'' format for ITV2, under the local name of ''The Cabins''.

5 Acts Productions

A new label founded by David P. Davis, formerly of Sony Pictures Television-owned

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, which will be based in Cardiff and operate under Patrick Spence's scripted division at ITV Studios.

Big Talk Studios

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and was acquired by ITV Studios on 26 July 2013. The company has produced critically acclaimed films such as ''

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'',

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's ''

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'' trilogy, '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Television series produced by Big Talk include '' Mum'', ''

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'' and the revived ''

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''.

Boom Group

On 29 June 2015, a majority stake of Boom Supervisory Ltd was acquired by ITV Studios, which had acquired Twofour five days earlier. Boom Supervisory was the holding company for subsidiaries such as Boomerang, Boom Cymru and Indus. The Boom Group is currently one of the largest Welsh entertainment production companies, comprising four production divisions, Boom Cymru, for Welsh productions, Boom for productions for the rest of the United Kingdom outside of Wales as well as international markets, Boom Kids for children's programming and Boom Social for digital content. On 9 September 2020, Boom Cymru, along with Twofour, took over production of some series from sister label Boomerang when ITV shut the label down.

Happy Prince

Happy Prince is a label of ITV Studios run by

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The Garden

The Garden was created in 2010 to produce "cutting edge, ambitious, distinctive factual programmes for major broadcasters in both the United Kingdom and outside and to be the most ideal production company we can be, where programming producers can do their very best work and that always delivers exceptional television." On 22 April 2013, The Garden was acquired by ITV Studios. It is known for producing '' 24 Hours in A&E'' for

, '' Inside Claridge's'' for

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, and '' Squid Game: The Challenge'' for

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ITV Studios Continuing Drama

ITV Studios Continuing Drama is an in-house division that handles the production of the soaps ''

'' and ''

''.

ITV Studios Daytime

ITV Studios Daytime is another in-house division that handles the production for the weekday daytime programmes '' Good Morning Britain'', ''

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'', '' This Morning'', and ''

Loose Women ''Loose Women'' (known as ''Live Talk'' from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The show focuses on a panel of four female presenters who interview celebrities, talk about aspects of ...

''.

Lifted Entertainment

Lifted Entertainment (formerly known as ITV Studios Entertainment) is the unscripted production division of ITV Studios that rebranded under its current name in early 2021. The label is known for producing many ITV programmes such as '' Love Island'', ''

Dancing on Ice ''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series broadcast from 2006 to 2014 and then from 2018 to 2025. It was presented by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. Other previous hosts include Phillip Schofield and Christine Lampard. The series ...

'', '' In for a Penny'' and ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

'', as well as programmes for other broadcasters such as Channel 4's ''

'', ''

You've Been Framed! ''You've Been Framed!'' was a Television in the United Kingdom, British television programme where viewers contributed to the programme with their humorous home movies for the entertainment of others. The series began on 14 April 1990 and ended ...

'' and BBC Two's ''

''. In June 2021, it was announced that Simon Cowell's new Syco game show ''

Walk the Line ''Walk the Line'' is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold. The screenplay, written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, is based on two autobiographies by the American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash: '' Man in Black: His Own ...

'' would be developed with Lifted Entertainment rather than with

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(known for ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' and ''

Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global '' Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquial ...

'').

Mainstreet Pictures

Mainstreet Pictures is a drama label of ITV Studios run by joint MDs Sally Haynes and Laura Mackie. Mainstreet Pictures is well known for producing the hit ITV series ''

Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Ca ...

''.

Mammoth Screen

Mammoth Screen Mammoth Screen Limited is a UK-based production company that was established in 2007 by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. It produces drama for key UK broadcasters, especially ITV, and international distribution. ITV announced on 1 June 2015 t ...

is a British television drama production company that was established in 2007 by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer and is a subsidiary of ITV Studios. It produces drama for key British broadcasters, especially ITV and the BBC, and also for international distribution. Examples of Mammoth Screen productions are '' Endeavour'', '' McDonald & Dodds'', ''

Poldark ''Poldark'' is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, initially published from 1945 to 1953 and continuing from 1973 to 2002. The first novel, '' Ross Poldark'', was named for the protagonist of the series. The novel series was ada ...

'', ''

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

'' and the ITV/Amazon Prime Video co-production '' Vanity Fair''.

Monumental Pictures

Monumental Pictures was founded in 2014 by producers Alison Owen and

Debra Hayward Debra Hayward (born 15 April 1964) is a British film producer. As Head of Film at Working Title Films, Hayward frequently served as an executive producer for the company's feature films, working alongside fellow Working Title executive Liza Cha ...

, well known for their participation in films such as ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

'' and ''

Saving Mr. Banks ''Saving Mr. Banks'' is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith. Centered on the development of the 1964 film ''Mary Poppins'', the film stars Emma Thompson as book author P. L. Tr ...

'', to produce film and television content. At the end of April 2015, ITV Studios acquired a minority stake in Monumental Pictures, which later became 51% on 18 July 2019 four years later. Examples of Monumental Pictures productions are ''

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'' for

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, ''

Anne with an E ''Anne with an E'' (initially titled ''Anne'' for its first season within Canada) is a Canadian period drama television series loosely adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 classic work of children's literature, '' Anne of Green Gables''. It ...

'' for

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...

and

and '' Harlots'' for

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Multistory Media

Multistory Media originally started as the factual entertainment and features network production departments of

Tyne Tees Television ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Tyne Tees, Channel 3 North East and Tyne Tees Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV television franchisee for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. Tyne Tees launched on 15 January 1959 from stu ...

and

Yorkshire Television ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...

. When ITV plc was created, the separate departments of these two subsidiaries were merged into Yorkshire Television and renamed Granada Productions North Factual Entertainment and Features. It was then renamed again as the Northern factual entertainment and features department within

as part of ITV Productions. At this point an internal reorganisation took place to disband the management structure of Yorkshire Television and transfer the production business from Yorkshire Television Limited to ITV Productions Limited. The departments were then closed as part of a wider company production review but were relaunched in Leeds as

Shiver Productions Multistory Media (formerly known as Shiver) is a British television production company. It is a subsidiary of ITV Studios and one of the largest providers of factual entertainment in the United Kingdom. Some of its productions include '' Paul O ...

. On 23 May 2019, Shiver Productions changed their name to Multistory Media. Today, Multistory Media is one of the largest producers of factual entertainment for television in the United Kingdom. Examples of Multistory Media productions are '' Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs'', ''

60 Minute Makeover ''60 Minute Makeover'' is a British home interior design television programme broadcast on ITV, and later by Quest Red. In 2013, the show's name changed to reflect the change in presenter to Peter Andre. Format The challenge was to redecorate ...

'' and '' Peter Andre: My Life''.

Noho Film & Television

Noho Film & Television is a subsidiary of ITV Studios that was originally founded in 2012 as an independent joint by Managing Directors Robert Wulff-Cochrane and Camilla Campbell who both formerly headed the drama department at

Oxford Scientific Films

Oxford Scientific Films Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) is a British production company that produces natural history and documentary programmes owned by ITV Studios. Founded as an independent company on 8 July 1968, by documentary filmmaker Gerald Thompson, it broke ne ...

(OSF) is a British company that produces natural history and documentary programmes. Founded on 8 July 1968 by noted documentary filmmaker Gerald Thompson, the independent company broke new ground in the world of documentaries, using new filming techniques and capturing footage of never before filmed activities of its various subjects. In 1996, Oxford Scientific Films was sold to Circle Communications, where it retained its own identity as a division within the company. The following year, Circle Communications was taken over by Southern Star Entertainment UK. Under the new ownership, Oxford Scientific Films continued to enhance its reputation for innovative film-making, producing multiple award-winning series and films, including the highly acclaimed

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1 ...

series '' Meerkat Manor''. In March 2008, parent company

Southern Star Group Endemol Australia, formerly known as Southern Star Group, Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia and Taft-Hardie Group Pty Ltd, was a major Australian independent television production, distribution, and syndication com ...

merged its Sydney-based factual business unit into the Oxford Scientific Films division. The merged company used two brands, with the existing Oxford Scientific Films name being used for specialist factual programmes and the Southern Star Factual brand being used for features and factual entertainment shows. In 2009,

Fairfax Media Fairfax Media was a media (communication), media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties. The company was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased ''The ...

sold Southern Star to

Endemol Endemol B.V. (stylized in all lowercase) was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted gen ...

but retained OSF. In 2011, OSF was acquired by Boomerang Plus, which transferred it to Boom Pictures in 2012. In 2013, OSF became part of the Twofour Group (now part of ITV Studios).

Potato

is the factual entertainment subsidiary of ITV Studios, established in March 2013. Potato produces television shows such as '' The Chase'', ''

Ninja Warrior UK ''Ninja Warrior UK'' (also known as ''Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory'') is a British physical obstacle assault course game show, created for ITV (TV network), ITV that ran from 2015 to 2022. The show is based upon the format of the Japanese ga ...

'' and ''CelebAbility'', with game shows such as ''

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'' and ''Sitting on a Fortune'' produced in association with Glenn Hugill's Possessed production company, itself a venture with ITV Studios, based at their headquarters in London.

Rollercoaster Television

Rollercoaster Television was founded in June 2021 by James Fox & Dom Waugh, who formerly worked at

Endemol Shine UK Banijay UK Productions Limited, trading as Banijay UK, is a British production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay Entertainment. Banijay UK incorporates a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Da ...

subsidiary Remarkable Television. Rollercoaster aims to produce entertainment programmes with the plan to expand them internationally that would be sold through ITV Studios.

So Television

So Television is a television production company founded in 1998 by Irish television and radio presenter, comedian, actor, and author

and his partner Graham Stuart, best known for producing Norton's chat shows '' V Graham Norton'' and ''

The Graham Norton Show ''The Graham Norton Show'' is a British comedy chat show presented by Graham Norton. It was initially broadcast on BBC Two, from 22 February 2007, before moving to BBC One in October 2009. It currently airs on Friday evenings, with Norton ...

''. The company also produces programmes for radio, mainly for

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ...

, via the So Radio division. Both So Television and So Radio are based in

. On 30 August 2012, ITV Studios acquired the company for an estimated £17 million.

Tall Story Pictures

Founded in 2016, Tall Story Pictures is a television drama production company working with the very best established and emerging writing talent, placing the writer's vision at the heart of everything it develops and produces. Examples of Tall Story Pictures productions are psychological thriller ''Trauma'', crime thriller '' The Bay'' and detective thriller '' Bancroft'', both produced for ITV.

Twofour

Twofour Twofour Broadcast Limited, trading as Twofour, is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour ha ...

is a British

and

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group that was founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer. With headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices across the globe including London and Los Angeles. On 24 June 2015, Twofour Group was acquired by ITV Studios. Melanie Leach was named Chief Executive for Twofour Group in summer 2014. Twofour is an international award-winning television production company, producing programming for the

, ITV,

, Channel 5,

UKTV UKTV Media Limited, trading as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 through a join ...

and a variety of other British and foreign broadcasters. Twofour was awarded Broadcast's "Best Indie Production Company" title in 2010 and 2014, with titles including '' The Jump'' (Channel 4), multi award-winning '' The Real Marigold Hotel'' (BBC One/BBC Two) and the fastest selling format of the year, '' This Time Next Year'' (ITV) and Channel 5's longest running series, '' The Hotel Inspector''. The company produces

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and fixed rig shows such as Channel 4's International Emmy winning ''

Educating Yorkshire ''Educating Yorkshire'' is the second series of the British documentary television programme '' Educating'' broadcast on Channel 4. The eight-episode first series was first broadcast on 5 September 2013. Its format is based on the BAFTA Award-win ...

'', '' Educating the East End'' and 2011's '' Educating Essex''. In May 2012, Series Director David Clews was awarded a BAFTA Television Craft Award for his work directing ''Educating Essex''. Twofour has produced a range of adventure documentaries such as ''Harry's Arctic Heroes'' for BBC One and ''Harry's Mountain Heroes'' for ITV, both featuring

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to ...

and a group of wounded soldiers as they attempt to reach the North Pole and Mount Everest respectively. On 9 September 2020, Twofour, along with Boom Cymru, took over production of some series from sister label Boomerang when ITV shut the label down.

World Productions

is a television production company founded on 20 March 1990 by acclaimed producer

Tony Garnett Anthony Garnett (3 April 1936 – 12 January 2020) was a British film and television producer, and actor. Best known for his thirteen-year association with director Ken Loach, his work as a producer continued into the 21st century. Early life ...

and owned by ITV Studios since May 2017. The company's first major series was the police drama '' Between The Lines'' (

, 1992–1994), and throughout the decade they went on to produce a succession of drama series. The most notable of these include '' This Life'' (

, 1996–1997), about a group of young law students in London; vampire thriller ''

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'' (

, 1998) and police drama '' The Cops'' (BBC Two, 1998–1999), which was so controversial in its depiction of the police force that official police advice was withdrawn for the second series. More recently, the company made the series ''

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'' for

(2004–2006), a drama based around the lives of young nurses, and also '' Goldplated'' and for Channel Five it produced the ''Perfect Day'' trilogy and '' Tripping Over'', a co production with

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in Australia. It also co-produced, with

BBC Cymru Wales BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcasting, public broadcaster in Wales. It is one of the four BBC national regions, alongside the BBC English Regions, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Scotland. Established in 1964, ...

, a one-off ''This Life'' reunion special, which aired in early 2007. In 2018, the company produced the hit TV series ''

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'', which achieved the highest viewing figures for a new BBC drama in the multichannel era and the highest BBC viewing figures since 2008.

International operations

ITV Studios have a number of formats broadcasting on various networks around the world. These include franchises for the ''Love Island'' and '' The Voice'' formats, as well as ''Let Love Rule'', a programme known in the UK as ''The Cabins'' and broadcast in a number of territories including as commissions from Discovery in Denmark, TV3 in Latvia, and TV JOJ in Slovakia (where it will be known as ''Laska na chate'').

ITV Studios America or ITV America

Co-headquartered in

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New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, and in

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, Weste ...

, ITV Studios US produces programming primarily for US networks, such as:

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's ''

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, ...

'', ''

Kitchen Nightmares ''Kitchen Nightmares'', known in the UK as ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA'', is an American reality television series originally broadcast on Fox, in which chef Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant ...

'', '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', and ''

Nanny 911 ''Nanny 911'' is an American reality television series that originally aired on Fox from November 3, 2004, to February 23, 2007, and on CMT from April 18 to June 6, 2009. Premise ''Nanny 911'' is loosely based on the British television progra ...

'';

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's '' Hit Me, Baby, One More Time'', ''

The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/ EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera which explores Pink, a jaded rock star, as he constructs a psychologic ...

'', '' The Voice'', ''

Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, it stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater Lo ...

'', and ''Little Friends'';

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' '' Eleventh Hour'';

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's '' But Can They Sing?'' and ''

Celebrity Fit Club ''Celebrity Fit Club'' is a reality television series that follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight for charity. Split into two competing teams of four, each week teams are given different physical challenges, and weighed ...

''; A&E's ''

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'', ''

The First 48 ''The First 48'' is an American documentary news magazine television series on A&E filmed in various cities in the United States, offering an insider's look at the real-life world of homicide investigators. While the series often follows the inv ...

'' and '' House of Dreams''; and

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

's ''

Room Raiders ''Room Raiders'' is a dating/reality series that aired on MTV. Premise On the show, three men or women have their rooms inspected, or "raided" by another single man or woman. The raider does not meet or see any of the three singles (any persona ...

''. The company had its origins in 1988 as World International Network, a consortium of companies like

Central Independent Television ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the ITV (TV network), Independent Television franchisee in Midlands, the English Midlands ...

, which was rebranded into Hamdon Entertainment when the remaining two partners ( Carlton and ARD/Studio Hamburg) bought it in 1995, before taking it outright as Carlton America in 1999, and Granada Entertainment USA, which was formed by Granada Media Group in 1997, before eventually took on the Granada America moniker when Granada and Carlton merged in 2003. In 2006, Granada, in association with FremantleMedia North America, produced '' Gameshow Marathon'', an American version of '' Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon'' for CBS. Television movies from Granada and ITV Studios US include:

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in ''12 Days of Christmas Eve'';

Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television director. Priestly starred as virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000). His other television roles in ...

in '' Reality of Love'';

Farrah Fawcett Farrah Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett; February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009) was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when she played a ...

in ''Hollywood Lives'', based on

Jackie Collins Jacqueline Jill Collins (4 October 1937 – 19 September 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress. She moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and spent most of her career there. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times B ...

' best selling novel;

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles across a variety of genres in film, television, and theater. She was the recipient of Daytime Emmy, National Board of Review, and GLAAD Media Awards ...

in ''Dead Will Tell'';

Melanie Griffith Melanie Richards Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an American actress. Born in Manhattan to actress Tippi Hedren, she was raised mainly in Los Angeles, where she graduated from the Hollywood Professional School at age 16. In 1975, 17-year-old ...

in ''Lethal Seduction'';

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and

Cary Elwes Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the Saw (fr ...

in ''

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'' (2005

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Matthew Perry Matthew Langford Perry (August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023) was an American and Canadian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom ''Friends'' (1994– ...

in ''

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'' (2006),

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and

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in '' Unexpected Journey'',

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in '' Ice Bound''. Hamdon Entertainment and Television programmes now owned domestically from its former ITC library include 1978 adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' (

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), ''

The Scarlet and the Black ''The Scarlet and the Black'' is a 1983 Italian-American international co-production made-for-television historical war drama film directed by Jerry London, and starring Gregory Peck and Christopher Plummer. Based on J. P. Gallagher's book ''Th ...

'' (1983

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), '' Not My Kid'' (1985

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) and ''

At Mother's Request ''At Mother's Request'' is a 1987 two-part television miniseries based on a true story (the Franklin Bradshaw murder). The movie stars E.G. Marshall and Stefanie Powers. Plot summary Frances Schreuder is a mother who is mean to her sons and so ...

'' (1987). In 2007, the Chief Executive Officer of the division, then named Granada America, was David Gyngell, son of the late

Bruce Gyngell Bruce Gyngell AO (8 July 1929 – 7 September 2000) was an Australian television executive, active for more than 40 years in both Australian and UK television. Although Gyngell began his career in radio, in the 1950s he stepped into the arena o ...

, the former managing director of former ITV breakfast franchisee

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and

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. By 2008, David Gyngell had left the company and joined

Nine Entertainment Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited is an Australian publicly listed company with holdings in mass media radio and television broadcasting, publishing and digital media. It uses Nine as its corporate branding. The entity is largely a succ ...

in Australia. The unit was re-branded under the ITV Studios banner in May 2009. On 7 May 2014, ITV Studios announced the acquisition of Leftfield Entertainment, which produces reality shows such as ''

Pawn Stars ''Pawn Stars'' is an American reality television series shown on History and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24 ...

'', ''

Counting Cars ''Counting Cars'' is an American reality television series shown on History Channel and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series, which was the third spin-off of '' Pawn Stars'', was filmed in Las Vegas, where it chronicled the daily activitie ...

'' and ''

American Restoration ''American Restoration'' is an American reality television series airing on the History Channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the first six seasons were recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicled the daily activities at ''Rick's Rest ...

''. ITV took an 80% stake in the company initially, according to ITV this will make them "largest unscripted independent producer in the US" In December 2015, with the purchase of Leftfield, ITV Studios US Group was rebranded as ITV America. On April 4, 2017,

mainly known for their horror movies, announced the launch of an independent television studio with ITV Studios acquiring a 45% stake. In 2018, ITV announced a relocated of a large part of their operations from California and New York City to

, creating 450 new jobs in the process.

Subsidiaries

* Circle of Confusion Television Studios (joint venture with talent management company Circle of Confusion; well known for producing the cult

AMC AMC may refer to: Film and television * AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain * AMC Networks, an American entertainment company ** AMC (TV channel) ** AMC+, streaming service ** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company *** ...

post-apocalyptic horror series '' The Walking Dead'' and its companion piece ''

Fear the Walking Dead ''Fear the Walking Dead'' is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson for AMC. It is a spin-off to '' The Walking Dead'', which is based on the comic book series of the same na ...

'') * Good Caper Content * High Noon Entertainment (well known for producing ''

Cake Boss ''Cake Boss'' is an American reality television series that originally aired on the cable television network TLC. The series premiered on April 19, 2009, and spawned four spin-offs: '' Next Great Baker'', '' Kitchen Boss'', ''Bake You Rich'', an ...

'' for

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

and '' Fixer Upper'' for

HGTV HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. HGTV Dream Home is an ...

) * ITV Entertainment * Leftfield Pictures * Sirens Media (well known for producing ''

The Real Housewives of New Jersey ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'', abbreviated ''RHONJ'', is an American reality television series that premiered on May 12, 2009, on Bravo. Developed as the fourth installment of ''The Real Housewives'' franchise, it has aired fourteen sea ...

'' for

Bravo Bravo(s) or The Bravo(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Groups and labels * Bravo (band), a Russian rock band * Bravo (Spanish group), represented Spain at Eurovision 1984 * Bravo Music, an American concert band music publishing compa ...

) * Thinkfactory Media (producers of TBS' ''Rat in the Kitchen'' show with Natasha Leggero) * Tomorrow Studios (joint venture with

Marty Adelstein Martin Bruce Adelstein is an American television producer. Before becoming a producer, he was a partner at the Endeavor Talent Agency, where he was one of the founding members. As of 2019, Adelstein is the CEO and founder of Tomorrow Studios, a j ...

) ** Work Friends (animation label) * ITV Studios America (Los Angeles-based scripted television production division; well known for producing '' Somewhere Between'' with

Thunderbird Entertainment Thunderbird Entertainment Group (formerly Thunderbird Films) is a Canadian limited liability film and television entertainment company, with offices in both Canada and the United States. Foundation of the company Thunderbird Entertainment Grou ...

for

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting * Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...

and '' Good Witch'' for

Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel is an American cable television network owned by Hallmark Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The channel broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming, including television series and made-for-TV movies. ...

) ** Bedrock Entertainment (joint venture with Tony To and

Daniel Sackheim Daniel Sackheim (born in 1962) is an American television and film director, producer, and photographer. Sackheim has produced and directed for ''The X-Files'', ''Law & Order'', ''House'' and ''NYPD Blue''. He also directed '' The Walking Dead,'' ...

)

ITV Studios Australia

ITV Studios Australia is the Australian division of ITV Studios, based at

Fox Studios Australia Disney Studios Australia (formerly known as Fox Studios Australia) is a Film, motion picture and television production facility in Sydney that has operated as part of The Walt Disney Company since 2019. Occupying the site of the former Sydney ...

in Sydney. The company has its origins in production company Artist Services, a company formed in 1989 by a group of investors including

Steve Vizard Stephen William Vizard (born 6 March 1956) is an Australian television and radio presenter, producer, writer, lawyer and businessman. He is an adjunct professor at Monash University and University of Adelaide. Vizard has written for and produc ...

, producing many classic shows. Half of the company was sold to

John Fairfax Holdings Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties. The company was founded by John Fairfax as John Fairfax and Sons, who purchased ''The Sydney Morning Herald' ...

in 1995 for 9 million, at a time when the company was generating about $50 million per year. In 1998, the entire company was acquired by

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

for 25 million. The company rebranded as ITV Studios Australia in January 2013, with the first programme carrying the new branding being the second season of the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...

comedy news programme ''

Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' is an Australian comedy news television program hosted by Shaun Micallef. The show first aired on ABC at 8:00pm on Friday 25 May 2012. The show was named as Most Outstanding Comedy Program at the Logie Award ...

''.

ITV Studios Germany

ITV Studios Germany productions include '' Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'' (the local version of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''), ''Star Duell'' and ''Deutschlands Beste Doppelgänger'' (''Stars And Their Doubles'') for

RTL RTL may refer to: Media * RTL Group, a European TV, radio, and production company *** List of RTL Group's television stations (including part-owned channels) *** List of RTL Group's radio stations ** RTL Lëtzebuerg, usually referred to simply a ...

; and East-West German comedy ''Ei Verbibbsch'' for

Sat.1 Sat.1 () is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesell ...

. ITV Studios Germany was previously known as Granada Germany. At the start of October 2008, ITV acquired a 51.2% controlling stake in German television production company Imago TV, founded in 1999 by journalists Andrea Schönhuber-Majewski and Fabian Sabo. This deal gave ITV exclusive international rights to distribute and exploit content, format and series rights retained by Imago.

Bildergarten Entertainment

Bildergarten Entertainment was launched by ITV Studios on 19 May 2021 as the replacement for Talpa Germany, the company originally founded by John de Mol and co-owned by Axel Springer SE until 2015. Bildergarten Entertainment is responsible for ''Dickes Deutschland'' and the German version of ''Lange Leve de Liefde'' (''The Cabins'') on

RTL Zwei RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by ''RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG''. RTL2 is a private general entertainment ''(Vollprogramm)'' tv channel on the bas ...

, ''The Voice of Germany'' for ProSieben/SAT.1 and ''Sing Meinen Song'' on VOX.

Armoza Formats

Armoza Formats is an Israeli unscripted television Formats company founded in 2005 by Avi Armoza that is best known for '' The Four: Battle for Stardom'', ''

La'uf al HaMillion ''La'uf al HaMillion'' () is an Israeli game show hosted by Yaron Brovinsky. It has been broadcast on Channel 10 since December 2010. The show's format was specially developed for Channel 10 by July August Productions. The show was sold for p ...

'' (the original version of '' Who's Still Standing?'') and '' I Can Do That''. At the end of July 2019, ITV Studios acquired Armoza and integrated it into their Creative Network division. In April 2024, Armoza bought the company back from ITV, returning it to its independent status. Armoza Formats will retain exclusive rights to reproduce ITV Studios' formats in Israel, while ITV will retain rights to Armoza's back catalog.

ITV Studios France

Ranging from primetime entertainment, talent competitions and daily magazine shows to comedy, drama and documentary, ITV Studios France creates content for broadcasters throughout

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. The division has successfully adapted hit international formats for French audiences including '' 4 Mariages Pour 1 Lune de Miel'' (a French version of '' Four Weddings'') and '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' (a French version of '' The Voice'') for

and '' Les 5 anneaux d'or'' (a French version of '' 5 Gold Rings'') for

France 2 France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...

and also produces popular original programming such as daily magazine show ''Je t'aime etc'' for France 2, comedy series ''Importantissime'' for

Canal+ Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flo ...

and drama feature ''Quand je serai grande je te tuerai'' (a French remake of the two-part British thriller television miniseries '' Undeniable'') for TF1. At the end of February 2017, ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in independent production group Tetra Media Studio, which participates in the fields of

fiction Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ...

(mainly television dramas such as '' A French Village'' which is the company is known for producing),

documentaries A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". The American author and media analyst Bill ...

, magazine series, live entertainment,

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

, new media,

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

and distribution; however, Tetra will continue to operate independently from ITV Studios France. In December 2021, Thierry Lachkar was named as CEO of ITV Studios France.

Tetra Media Studio

Tetra Media Studio is a French independent television group founded in 1990 by directors

Miguel Courtois Miguel Courtois (; born 1960) is a French/Spanish film director and producer. He is known for directing the 2004 biographical film, '' The Wolf''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Courtois, Miguel 1960 births Li ...

Gilles de Maistre Gilles de Maistre (born 8 May 1960) is a French filmmaker, journalist, and actor who was nominated for a César Award. Career Gilles de Maistre graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris X Nanterre in 1983, and further ...

and Jérôme Cornuau. The company participates in the fields of

(mainly television dramas such as '' A French Village'' which is the company is known for producing),

, magazine series and live entertainment. The group consists of:

Fiction (Tetra Media Fiction)

* Beaubourg * Macondo

Documentaries, magazine series & live entertainment

* Tangaro/CLC Productions

ITV Studios Nordic

ITV Studios Nordic is the division of ITV Studios in the

Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

, operating through five units: ITV Studios Norway, ITV Studios Finland, ITV Studios Sweden (including Elk Production) and two companies in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

named United Productions and Apple Tree Productions respectively.

ITV Studios Netherlands

ITV Studios Netherlands is the Dutch division of ITV Studios, created on 11 October 2018. On 1 October 2019, it absorbed Talpa Netherlands (including Talpa Global, Talpa Productions and Fictie) and also MasMedia and Vorst Media as part of ITV Studios' restructuring. ITV Studios Netherlands produces shows on both

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, televi ...

and

SBS6 SBS6 is a Dutch free-to-cable commercial TV channel and is a part of Talpa TV, formerly known as SBS Broadcasting B.V. and now owned by Talpa Network. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are Net5, Veronica, and SBS9. History SB ...

, including ''Lang Leve de Liefde'' (also known as ''Let Love Rule'' or ''The Cabins''), a format exported to the UK, Belgium, Sweden and Portugal.

Talpa Media

Talpa Media was a Dutch global television production company owned by ITV Studios and before that

Talpa Network Talpa Network is a Dutch media conglomerate created by John de Mol Jr. in 2017. History Talpa Network was created in 2017 by John de Mol when he merged all his various media assets, De Mol wanted to create a Dutch media conglomerate that cou ...

which was well known for creating the successful worldwide music reality competition franchise '' The Voice''. The company comprised Talpa Netherlands (which consisted of Talpa Content and Talpa Productions) and Talpa Global. On 1 October 2019, founder

John de Mol Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. is a Dutch media proprietor. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa Network, Talpa. He created the reality television formats ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother' ...

left Talpa when ITV Studios began restructuring.

Talpa Global

Talpa Global comprised divisions in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

, the

Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...

and

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, although other partnerships were vested in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

, the

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...

. The North American division was based in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

, while the Middle East division was based in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

and the German division has offices in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

. When ITV started restructuring on 1 October 2019, Talpa's German division was absorbed into ITV Studios Germany and the Middle East division was renamed ITV Studios Middle East.

Distribution

In addition to its production labels, ITV Studios is the worldwide distributor of programming produced by ITV's production teams and independent producers. Known until 2020 as ITV Studios Global Entertainment, ITVS has distributed programmes and films like ''

Brief Encounter ''Brief Encounter'' is a 1945 British Romance film#Romantic drama, romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play ''Still Life (play), Still Life''. The film stars Celia Johnson and ...

'', '' The Red Shoes'', and the '' Carry On...'' films. Also, a part of this collection is the

ITC Entertainment The Incorporated Television Company (ITC), or ITC Entertainment as it was referred to in the United States, was a British company involved in the production and distribution of television programmes. History Incorporated Television Programme C ...

feature film library, including '' The Eagle Has Landed'', ''

The Return of the Pink Panther ''The Return of the Pink Panther'' is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in ''The Pink Panther'' series. The film stars Peter Sellers returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau for the first time since '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), after ...

'', and '' On Golden Pond''. ITV also owns the rights to the film catalogues of

The Rank Organisation The Rank Organisation (founded as the J. Arthur Rank Organisation) is a British entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in 1937 by industrialist J. Arthur Rank. It quickly became the largest and most vertical integration, ve ...

(except for

Ealing Studios Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in west London, England. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on th ...

productions) and

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

(pre-1945). These films are currently distributed theatrically by

Janus Films Janus Films is an American film distribution company. The distributor is credited with introducing numerous films, now considered masterpieces of world cinema, to American audiences, including the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergei Eisenstein ...

and Park Circus, in conjunction with Westchester Films, whose parent company

Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC, doing business as Shout! Studios (formerly doing business as Shout! Factory, its current legal name), is an American home video and music distributor founded in 2002 as Retropolis Entertainment. Its video releases, issued i ...

signed a North American theatrical, television, and home video distribution deal with the ITV library in March 2018. This deal covers over a hundred films and series. The television library features programming by most of the major

ITV network ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is b ...

companies (except for

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...

which is divided between

for general entertainment and

Boat Rocker Media Boat Rocker Media Inc. is a Canadian multinational entertainment company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2013 by the executives of Temple Street Productions, it holds interests in media production, distribution, brand licensing, ...

for children's programming;

Television South Television South (TVS) was the ITV (TV network), ITV franchise holder in the South East England, South and South East of England between 1 January 1982 at 9.25 am and 31 December 1992 at 11.59 pm. The company operated under various names, init ...

(TVS) which currently belongs to

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

, and

Southern Television Southern Television was the ITV broadcasting licence holder for the South and South-East of England from 30 August 1958 to 31 December 1981. The company was launched as Southern Television Limited. However, in 1966, during the application pr ...

which until recently belonged to

Banijay Banijay Entertainment S.A. (formerly Banijay Group and later Banijay) is a French multinational television production and distribution company which is the world's largest international content producer and distributor with over 130 production co ...

Endemol Shine Australia Endemol Shine Australia is a subsidiary of Banijay Entertainment, a global content production and distribution company. The current CEO of Endemol Shine Australia is Peter Newman. Endemol Shine Australia is based in Sydney. The company’s pro ...

); including titles such as ''

'', '' Doctor Zhivago'' (2002

), ''

The Forsyte Saga ''The Forsyte Saga'', first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author John Galsworthy, who won the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature. They chronicle th ...

'' (2002), and ''

'', plus children's shows, TV movies (e.g. 2005's ''

''), wildlife documentaries, and other factual programming. The library also includes hit series such as ''

'' (produced by

), which has been picked up by

outside the UK. Independent productions distributed by ITV include programming produced by Wall to Wall: (''Ancient Egyptians'', ''The Story Of Us''), Darlow Smithson Productions: (''Seconds From Disaster''), Wark Clements: (''A Mother's Journey''),

Aardman Animations Aardman Animations Limited, known simply as Aardman, is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. It is known for films and television series made using stop motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those fe ...

: ('' Creature Comforts''),

Ragdoll Productions Ragdoll Productions Limited, or simply Ragdoll, is a British television production company founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who had previously worked for Yorkshire Television and TV-am. It is located in Bloxham, Oxfordshire, and has produced a ...

: (''

Rosie and Jim ''Rosie and Jim'' (sometimes written as ''Rosie & Jim'') is a British children's television programme which was produced by Ragdoll Productions and aired on the Children's ITV block on ITV from 3 September 1990 to 16 May 2000. The programm ...

'', ''

Tots TV ''Tots TV'' is a British children's television programme, produced by Ragdoll Productions and Central. The series was first telecast in the UK on the ITV network (part of CITV) from 1993 to 1998. Development ''Tots TV'' was written by two of ...

''), Optimum Television: ('' Old Bear Stories''), Honeycomb Animation: (''

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (often nicknamed ''Grizzly Tales'') is the generic trademarked title for a series of award-winning children's books by British author Jamie Rix which were later adapted into an animated television series of the s ...

''),

Chorion The chorion is the outermost fetal membrane around the embryo in mammals, birds and reptiles (amniotes). It is also present around the embryo of other animals, like insects and molluscs. Structure In humans and other therian mammals, the cho ...

: (''Agatha Christie's Marple and Poirot''),

Carnival Films Carnival Film & Television Limited, trading as Carnival Films, is a British production company based in London, UK, founded in 1978. It has produced television series for all the major UK networks including the BBC, ITV (TV network), ITV, Chann ...

: (''

Rosemary & Thyme ''Rosemary & Thyme'' is a British television cosy mystery Thriller (genre), thriller series starring Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme. The show began on ITV (TV network), ITV in 2003. The th ...

''), and

Red Productions Red Production Company Limited was a British independent television drama production company that was founded by Nicola Shindler and owned by French production & distribution company StudioCanal. Background Red Production Company was formed i ...

: (''Bob and Rose'', ''Second Coming''). ITV also handled non-Spanish, Portuguese and Italian distribution rights to ''

Pocoyo ''Pocoyo'' ( in Spanish and stylised as ''POCOYO'') is an animated interactive preschool comedy television series created by David Cantolla, Luis Gallego, and Guillermo García Carsí, that premiered on 7 January 2005 on La 2. The series was ...

'' from the show's premiere in 2005 until 2011, when ITV and Zinkia Entertainment ended their distribution agreement. The company also incorporates ITV Studios Home Entertainment and a publishing and consumer licensing division, responsible for merchandising rights of ITV Productions and third-party programmes (including

CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six year ...

' ''

Numberjacks ''Numberjacks'' is a British animated/live-action children's television series, aimed particularly at children aged two to five, which was formerly shown on CBeebies and occasionally on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. It was also shown on Tiny ...

'').

References

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