Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) is the global

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arm of Warner Bros. Television Group. The division was formed in 2009 to produce original programming or local adaptations of Warner Bros. formats in non-U.S. territories. The company has also acquired numerous production companies including

Shed Media Warner Bros. Television Studios UK (formerly Shed Media Group and later Warner Bros. Television Productions UK) is a British creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, doc ...

in the

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and BlazHoffski Holding B.V. (including Dahl TV and BlazHoffSki Levy Productions) in the

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and

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. In 2014, the company acquired Netherlands-based

Eyeworks Eyeworks is an Amsterdam-based international television production company founded by Reinout Oerlemans, Robert van den Bogaard and Ronald van Wechem. As of June 2014, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Warner Bros. Television Group and rebra ...

and its global subsidiaries outside

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in a US$270 million deal, giving Warner Bros. businesses in 15 new territories.

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution was founded in 1989 after purchasing of Lorimar Telepictures by

Warner Communications Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

. It distributes Warner Bros., HBO and Turner content to the international television marketplace (broadcast, pay cable, basic cable, satellite, pay-per-view, subscription video-on-demand, digital platforms, etc.).

Global divisions

Australia

Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITPA) was founded in 2004 as Eyeworks Australia before being rebranded in 2014. As Eyeworks Australia, shows produced include ''

Celebrity Splash ''Celebrity Splash!'' (also known as ''Splash!'') is a reality television franchise created by Dutch company Eyeworks, started from their Dutch reality show ''Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag'' which premièred in 2012. The franchise involves celebr ...

'', ''

Being Lara Bingle ''Being Lara Bingle'' was an Australian reality television series that premiered on 12 June 2012 on Network Ten. The series followed the misadventures of model and minor television personality, Lara Bingle. In April 2013, Network Ten expressed ...

'', ''

Gangs of Oz ''Gangs of Oz'' is an Australian television documentary series on the Seven Network narrated by actor Colin Friels Colin Friels (born 25 September 1952) is a Scottish-born Australian actor of theatre, TV and film and presenter Early life F ...

'' and ''

Territory Cops ''Territory Cops'' is an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of the police in Northern Territory, Australia. This observational documentary series began on the Crime and Investigation Network, premiering on 11 October 2012. ...

''. Following the rebrand, WBITPA began producing '' The Bachelor Australia'' from its fourth season, spin-offs ''

The Bachelorette Australia ''The Bachelorette Australia'' is a reality television adaptation of the U.S. series of the same name, and a spin-off of '' The Bachelor Australia''. The series, hosted by Osher Günsberg, premiered on 23 September 2015 on Network 10 Net ...

'' from its second season & '' Bachelor in Paradise'', as well as ''

First Dates ''First Dates'' is a British reality television programme that has aired on Channel 4 since 20 June 2013. The programme has been narrated by Brian Protheroe since 2015. Production The programme was filmed at the Paternoster Chop House restaur ...

'', the eighth season of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', '' Back in Time for Dinner'', the sixteenth season of ''

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 ...

'' and ''

The Masked Singer Australia ''The Masked Singer Australia'' is an Australian reality television Reality competition, singing competition show hosted that premiered on Network Ten, Network 10 on 23 September 2019. Hosted by Osher Günsberg, the show is based on the intern ...

''.

New Zealand

WBITVP New Zealand produces some of New Zealand’s most successful entertainment shows including ''

RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'' is a reality competition streaming television series based on the American television series of the same name produced by World of Wonder and Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand. The ...

'', ''

The Bachelor NZ ''The Bachelor New Zealand'' is a dating game show based on the original US version, '' The Bachelor''. It aired on Sunday and Monday nights on Three. The first season's bachelor was Art Green and the show was won by Matilda Rice. The second seas ...

'', '' The Bachelorette NZ'', ''

The Block NZ ''The Block NZ'' is a New Zealand reality television series based on the popular Australian series '' The Block''. The first season premiered on Three on 4 July 2012. The show is hosted by former New Zealand cricketer Mark Richardson and Shel ...

'', ''

Celebrity Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' is a reality competition television franchise. The programme originated in New Zealand in 1997, where it was originally produced by Touchdown Television and broadcast by TVNZ, with later editions produced for broadcasters i ...

'', ''

Glow Up ''Glow Up'' is a Philippine television lifestyle informative show broadcast by GMA News TV. Hosted by Winwyn Marquez, Thia Thomalla and Michelle Dee, it premiered on June 9, 2019, on the network's Sunday evening line up. The show concluded on M ...

'', ''

House of Drag ''House of Drag'' is a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV. It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand. It is hosted by New Zealand dra ...

'' and ''

The Great Kiwi Bake Off ''The Great Kiwi Bake Off'' is a New Zealand television baking competition based on ''The Great British Bake Off'' in which 12 amateur bakers compete in a series of baking challenges. The show's first episode was aired on 16 October 2018 on TVNZ ...

''. Factual and documentary productions include ''

Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...

'', '' David Lomas Investigates'', '' All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks'' and '' Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story''.

Spain

The Spanish subsidiary was acquired as part of the Eyeworks takeover in 2014. Eyeworks España was renamed Warner Bros. International Television Production España in December 2015. Shows produced by WBITVP España include ', based on ''

Ellen's Game of Games ''Ellen's Game of Games'', also known as ''Game of Games'' and stylized as ellen's GAME OF GAMES, is an American television game show that aired on NBC. In March 2017, NBC ordered six (later eight) hour-long episodes of the series. Ellen DeGeneres ...

''; ', based on the British show of the same name; ', based on ''

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares ''Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares'' is a television programme featuring British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004. In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improv ...

; ,'' based on the British ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and ...

''; and ', based on the British '' Come Dine with Me''. Along with

Mediaset España Mediaset España (), full name Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A., is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian company MFE - MediaForEurope. Its divisions include the generalist free-to-air TV channels Telecinco and Cuatro, thematic ch ...

and

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

, the company also co-produced '' Brigada Costa del Sol''.

United Kingdom

Established as

Shed Productions Shed Productions, part of Warner Bros. Television Productions UK, was an independent UK television production company, specialising in contemporary, original drama programming and content. It was established in 1998 by Eileen Gallagher, Brian P ...

in 1998, the company was acquired by Time Warner in 2010, before being rebranded as Warner Bros. Television Productions UK in June 2014 (which was later renamed as Warner Bros. Television Studios UK in 2020).

References

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Television shows remade overseas