ITV Studios Australia

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ITV Studios Australia
FormerlyArtist Services (1989–1998)
Granada Australia (1998–2013)
Company type Subsidiary
IndustryTelevision
GenreTelevision production
Founded1989;35 years ago (1989)
Headquarters
Area served
Australia
Key people
David Mott
(CEO and managing director)
ServicesTelevision program production
Owner Granada plc (1998–2004)
ITV plc (2004–present)
Parent ITV Studios (2013–present)
Website ITVstudios.com.au

ITV Studios Australia is an Australian television production company and the Australian arm of UK company ITV Studios. It was formed as Artist Services in 1989, later becoming Granada Media Australia before being rebranded to its current name in 2013.

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The company produces or co-produces numerous Australian television programs across commercial television, public broadcasters and subscription television in Australia. ITV Studios Australia is based at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. [1]

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 and Tonight Live with Steve Vizard . Half of the company was sold to John Fairfax Holdings in 1995 for A$9 million, at a time when the company was generating about $50 million per year. [2] In 1998, the entire company was acquired by Granada for A$25 million. [3]

Under the Granada Media Australia banner, the company produced a variety of programs including the first seven seasons of the Seven Network's Dancing with the Stars (2004–2007); Nine Network'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 (2009–2012, 2018–2019) 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 . [4] [5]

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 (2017–present).

Productions

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

TitleNetworkYearsNotes
Fast Forward Seven Network 1989–1992
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard 1990–1993
Full Frontal Seven Network
Network Ten
1993–1997
1998-1999
Big Girl's Blouse Seven Network1994–1995
SeaChange ABC
Nine Network
1998–2000
2019
The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) ABC1998–2001
Merrick & Rosso Unplanned Nine Network2003–2004
Dancing with the Stars Seven Network2004–2007First seven seasons only.
Australian Princess Network Ten2005–2007
Australia's Next Top Model Fox8 2005–2010First six seasons only.
An Aussie Goes Barmy 2008
An Aussie Goes Bolly
Battle of the Choirs Seven Network
An Aussie Goes Calypso Fox8
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Network Ten
Nine Network
2009–2012
2018–2019
Four Weddings Seven Network2010
The Trophy Room ABC2010
Come Dine with Me Australia LifeStyle Food 2010–2013
Young Talent Time Network Ten20122012 reboot
Please Marry My Boy Seven Network2012–2013
Celebrity Come Dine With Me Australia LifeStyle Food2012–2014
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ABC 2012–2022Co-production with Giant Baby Productions
Off Their Rockers The Comedy Channel 2013
Come Date with Me Network Ten2013–2014
Paddock to Plate LifeStyle Food2013–2014
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Network Ten2015–present
The Chase Australia Seven Network2015–present
Keeping Australia Alive [6] ABC2016
noma Australia [7] SBS 2016
The Voice Australia Nine Network (2012–2020)
Seven Network (since 2021)
2017–presentCo-production with Eureka Productions. Previous seasons produced by Endemol Shine Australia.
Hell's Kitchen Australia Seven Network2017
Cannonball
Cram! Network Ten
Think Tank ABC
Love Island Australia 9Go! 2018–present
The Cube Network Ten2021
Celebrity Letters and Numbers SBS2021–present
My Mum, Your Dad Nine Network2022–present
Australia Behind Bars 2022
Alone Australia SBS2023–present
Inside Sydney Airport
Shaun Micallef's Eve of DestructionABC2024–presentCo-production with Giant Baby Productions

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