About
ITV Studios not only makes programs primarily for its parent company ITV plc, but also for other networks such as theHistory
Granada Media
ITV Studios Limited's history can be traced back to Granada Productions, which was founded in 1954 as Granada Television'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 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 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 asOutput
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. ItsProduction 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: *Local operations
12 Yard Productions
5 Acts Productions
A new label founded by David P. Davis, formerly of Sony Pictures Television-ownedBig Talk Productions
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 byThe 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'' forITV Studios Continuing Drama
ITV Studios Continuing Drama ia an in-house division that handles the production of the soaps '' Coronation Street'' and ''ITV Studios Daytime
ITV Studios Daytime is another in-house division that handles the production for the weekday daytime programmes '' This Morning'', '' Loose Women'', '' Good Morning Britain'' and ''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'', '' In for a Penny'' and ''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 ''Mammoth Screen
Mammoth Screen 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'', ''Monumental Pictures
Monumental Pictures was founded in 2014 by producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward, well known for their participation in films such as ''Multistory Media
Multistory Media originally started as the factual entertainment and features network production departments ofNoho 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 atOxford Scientific Films
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Rollercoaster Television
Rollercoaster Television was founded in June 2021 by James Fox & Dom Waugh, who formerly worked atSo Television
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
World Productions
International operations
ITV Studios have a number of formats broadcasting on various networks around the world. These include franchises for the ''Love Island'' and ''ITV America
Co-headquartered inSubsidiaries
*Circle of Confusion Television Studios (joint venture with talent management company Circle of Confusion; well known for producing the cultITV Studios Australia
ITV Studios Australia is the Australian division of ITV Studios, based atITV 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; and East-West German comedy ''Ei Verbibbsch'' for Sat.1. 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'') onArmoza 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'', ''ITV Studios France
Home to a richly diverse slate of programming ranging from primetime entertainment, talent competitions and daily magazine shows to comedy, drama and documentary, ITV Studios France creates content for major broadcasters throughoutTetra Media Studio
Tetra Media Studio is a French independent television group founded in 1990 by directorsFiction (Tetra Media Fiction)
*Beaubourg *MacondoDocumentaries, magazine series & live entertainment
*Tangaro/CLC ProductionsITV Studios Nordic
ITV Studios Nordic is the division of ITV Studios in the Nordic countries, operating through five units: ITV Studios Norway, ITV Studios Finland, ITV Studios Sweden (including Elk Production) and two companies inITV 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 bothTalpa Media
Talpa Media was a Dutch global television production company owned by ITV Studios and before thatTalpa Global
Talpa Global comprised divisions in North America, theDistribution
In addition to its production labels, ITV Studios is the worldwide distributor of programming produced by ITV's production teams, as well as independent producers. Known until 2020 as ITV Studios Global Entertainment, ITVS has distributed programmes and films like ''References
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