Antix Productions is a television production company founded by
Yvette Fielding
Yvette Paula Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English television presenter, producer, actress, writer and paranormal investigator. In 1987, aged 18, she became the youngest presenter on the BBC television programme '' Blue Peter''. With h ...
and
Karl Beattie
Karl Beattie (born 2 April 1963) is an English television director, producer and cameraman. Beattie and wife Yvette Fielding co-own and run Antix Productions.
Career
Karl Beattie's documented life has references to him teaching martial arts with ...
in 2001. The company have produced shows for broadcasters such as
Living
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* ...
and
ITV
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in the UK and
Travel Channel
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in the United States. Their output includes successful shows such as ''
Most Haunted
''Most Haunted'' is a British paranormal reality television series.
''Most Haunted'' was first shown on Living TV between 2002 and 2010. However, it has since been revived on TV and online, via an official mobile app and YouTube Channel. Pres ...
'' and its various sister shows such as ''
Most Haunted Live!
''Most Haunted Live'' is a spin-off of the paranormal reality television series ''Most Haunted'' and was also produced by Antix Productions. The show consists of paranormal investigations broadcast live over a period of one or more nights, usua ...
''.
Originally, Antix Productions was based in
Cheadle in the
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, but relocated to an office within
MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK is a mixed-use property development on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in City of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The project was developed by The Peel Group, Peel Media; its principal tenants are Mass media, ...
in
Salford
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, Greater Manchester in 2011.
Productions
Most Haunted
*''
Most Haunted
''Most Haunted'' is a British paranormal reality television series.
''Most Haunted'' was first shown on Living TV between 2002 and 2010. However, it has since been revived on TV and online, via an official mobile app and YouTube Channel. Pres ...
''
*''
Most Haunted Live!
''Most Haunted Live'' is a spin-off of the paranormal reality television series ''Most Haunted'' and was also produced by Antix Productions. The show consists of paranormal investigations broadcast live over a period of one or more nights, usua ...
''
*''Most Haunted Extra''
*''Most Haunted: Recurring Nightmares''
Other
* ''
Ghosthunting with...''
* ''The Ride''
* ''Pop Talk''
* ''Celebrity Daredevils''
* ''
Celebrity Ghost Stories UK''
* ''Death in Venice''
* ''Living with Yvette and Karl''
* ''Spook School''
* ''The Enfield Poltergeist''
* ''Ghosthunters''
The Paranormal Channel
In 2008, Antix Productions launched The
Paranormal Channel. The channel (launched 9 June 2008) broadcast a mix of programmes on the
paranormal
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including documentaries, films and dramas. The channel was subsequently renamed the
Unexplained Channel
The Unexplained Channel was an entertainment TV channel broadcast in the UK on the Sky Digital platform. The channel claimed to be the first TV channel in the world dedicated to the paranormal, and aimed to be ground breaking in its investigat ...
. However, in April 2010, the Unexplained Channel ceased broadcasting, with its EPG slot on Sky Digital being purchased by
Information TV
Information is an abstract concept that refers to something which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level, it pertains to the interpretation (perhaps formally) of that which may be sensed, or their abstractions. Any natur ...
.
Information TV Limited
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References
Mass media companies established in 2001
Television production companies of the United Kingdom
Mass media in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
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