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ITV Studios Australia is an Australian television production company and the Australian arm of UK company
ITV Studios ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadc ...
. It was formed as Artist Services in 1989, later becoming Granada Media Australia before being rebranded to its current name in 2013. The company produces or co-produces numerous Australian television programs across commercial television, public broadcasters and
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in Australia. ITV Studios Australia is based at Fox Studios Australia in
Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountai ...
.


History

The company has its origins in production company Artist Services, a company formed in 1989 by a group of investors including Steve Vizard, producing many shows such as '' Fast forward'', '' Full Frontal'', ''
SeaChange ''SeaChange'' is an Australian television program that ran from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC and in 2019 on the Nine Network. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howar ...
'' and '' Tonight Live with Steve Vizard''. 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 (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the ...
for 25 million. Under the Granada Media Australia banner, the company produced a variety of programs including the first seven seasons of the
Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...
's ''
Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...
'' (2004–2007);
Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television ne ...
's '' Merrick & Rosso Unplanned'' (2003); six seasons of Fox8's '' Australia's Next Top Model''; Ten's '' Australian Princess'' (2005–2007), ''
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ''Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation'' is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef. History Original run The first series ran on Network Ten for 18 episo ...
'' (2009–2012, 2018–present) and reboot of '' Young Talent Time'' (2012); Lifestyle Channel's '' Come Dine with Me Australia''. The company rebranded as ITV Studios Australia in January 2013, with the first program carrying the new branding being the second season of ABC comedy program '' Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell''. Under the ITV Studios name, productions include LifeStyle Channel's '' Paddock to Plate'' (2013–2014), Seven game show '' The Chase Australia'' (2015–present), Ten's '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2015–present) and the sixth season of Nine's ''
The Voice Australia ''The Voice'' is an Australian singing competition television series. It premiered on the Nine Network on 14 April 2012, before moving to the Seven Network in 2021. Based on the original ''The Voice of Holland'', and part of ''The Voice '' ...
'' (2017–present).


Productions

Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Itv Studios Australia Mass media companies established in 1989 Australian companies established in 1989 Companies based in Sydney Fairfax Media ITV (TV network) Television production companies of Australia Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies