All3Media Limited is a British worldwide independent television, film and digital production and distribution company based in
London
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, England. The All3Media group comprises more than 40 production and distribution companies from across the United Kingdom and all other parts of Europe (IDTV in the Netherlands and All3Media Deutschland in Germany), New Zealand (
South Pacific Pictures
South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is '' Shortland Street ...
) and the United States.
History
The company was formed in 2003 after the
Chrysalis's television arm was acquired by a consortium led by ex-Granada chief Steve Morrison, former ITV Head of Programming, David Liddiment and former Operations MD at Granada, Jules Burns.
In 2013, it was named top UK independent producer, with a turnover of £473m.
On 8 May 2014, it was announced that
Discovery, Inc. and
Liberty Global
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would acquire All3Media, in a joint venture valued at US$930 million.
On 24 September 2020,
BBC Studios announced their intention to sell their stake in their German joint venture with All3Media, Tower Productions, and launch their own German division, BBC Studios Germany Productions. The sale took effect at the end of 2020.
On 3 December 2020, All3Media acquired Silverback Films, the producer of the
Netflix
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series ''
Our Planet''.
On 17 May 2021, it was announced that Discovery, which co-owned All3Media, would be merging with
AT&T
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subsidiary
WarnerMedia
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It was originally established in 1972 by ...
to form
Warner Bros. Discovery.
On 8 April 2022, the merger was completed.
Companies
As of this date, the following are a list of companies owned by All3Media:
*All3Media America
**Best Production Company (joint venture with Kevin Bartel)
**Relevé Entertainment
**Woodman Park Productions
*All3Media Deutschland
**Tower Productions
**Bon Voyage Films
**Filmpool Entertainment
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**Filmpool Fiction][
**South&Browse][
**The Fiction Syndicate][
*All3Media International
**NENT Studios UK
*Angelica Films (joint venture with Sally Angel)
*Aurora Media Worldwide
*Bentley Productions Ltd., producer of ITV's '']Midsomer Murders
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'' and '' Ultimate Force''
*Bright Spot Content
*Bullion Productions
*Caravan
* Company Pictures
*Great Scott Media
*IDTV, Netherlands
* Lime Pictures
**Wise Owl Films
*Lion Television
**Lion Television Scotland
**Lion Television America
**Lion Television International
*Little Dot Studios
**YouTube
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Channels
**Wing (content agency)
**History Hit (streaming service created by Dan Snow)
* Maverick Television
* Neal Street Productions
*New Pictures
**Witchery Pictures (joint venture with Siobhan Finnigan and Judith King)
* North One Television
* Objective Media Group (OMG)
**Betty
**Main Event Media, Los Angeles, California (run by OMG EVP Jimmy Fox)
**Objective Fiction (scripted comedies and comedy-dramas)
***Tannadice Pictures (joint venture with Neil Forsyth)
**OMG America, Los Angeles, California
**OMG North/Purple Productions, Manchester
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, England
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**Triple Brew Media (live and recorded quiz and gameshow programming)
**OMG Scotland, in Glasgow
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*141 Productions
*Canard
* Optomen
**Optomen Entertainment, Los Angeles, California
* Raw TV
*Seven Stories
*Silverback FilmsSouth Pacific Pictures
South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is '' Shortland Street ...
, New Zealand
**Kura Productions (joint venture with Quinton Hita)
Important rights held
* '' Call the Midwife''
* ''The Circle''
* ''The Cube''
* '' Fleabag''
* '' The Gadget Show''
* '' Gogglebox''
* '' Great British Menu''
* ''Hollyoaks
''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...
''
* '' Homes Under the Hammer''
* ''Horrible Histories''
* ''Lingo''
* '' Midsommer Murders''
* The Max Headroom character - held by All3Media .Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
''
* '' ''Skins'' (UK)''
* '' Undercover Boss
See also
* List of All3Media television programmes
This is a list of programs produced by All3Media, the UK's largest independent television, film and digital production and distribution company and is currently owned by RedBird IMI, a joint venture between RedBird Capital Partners and UAE-funded ...
References
External links
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Television production companies of the United Kingdom
Permira companies
Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries
Liberty Global
Joint ventures
Entertainment companies established in 2003
Mass media companies established in 2003
British companies established in 2003
Mass media companies based in London
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