North One Television

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North One Television
FormerlyChrysalis Television (1980–2004)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Television production
Founded1980;44 years ago (1980)
Headquarters
London and Birmingham, England
Key people
Neil Duncanson (chairman)
Steve Gowans (CEO)
Dan Coomber (COO)
Products
Parent Chrysalis Group (1980–2004)
All3Media (2004–present)
Website northone.tv

North One Television (also known as North One and formerly known as Chrysalis Television) is a production company based in London and Birmingham, England. Part of All3Media since 2004, the company specializes in factual entertainment, sports and live programming. [1]

The company was originally formed in 1980 by Chrysalis Group to produce facilities, and eight years later in 1988, expanded to produce news and sports programming. [2]

The name change from Chrysalis to North One took effect in 2004. [3]

North One won a tender for a programme to accompany Channel 4's Formula 1 coverage from 2016. [4]

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References

  1. "About Us". North One.
  2. Wright, Chris (14 October 2013). One Way Or Another: My Life in Music, Sport & Entertainment. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9781783230297.
  3. 2004-01-09T15:52:20. "Chrysalis TV reborn as North One". Broadcast. Retrieved 4 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Channel 4 awards Formula One production contract to Whisper Films". Channel Four Television Corporation. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017.