STV Studios

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STV Studios
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Media
FoundedAugust 31, 1957;66 years ago (1957-08-31)
(as Scottish Television Productions)
Headquarters Glasgow, Scotland, UK (headquarters);
London, UK
Key people
David Mortimer
(Managing Director);
Paul Sheehan
(Chief Operating Officer)
Products Television
Owner STV Group plc
Subsidiaries
  • Barefaced TV
  • Big Light Productions
  • Crackit Productions
  • Flicker Productions
  • Goat Films
  • Hello Halo
  • Hello Mary
  • Interstellar
  • Kalel Productions
  • Little Dooley
  • Mighty Productions
  • Owl Power
  • PI Productions
  • Primal Media
  • Riverdog Productions
  • Rockerdale Studios
  • Rumpus Media
  • Tod Productions
  • Top Hat Productions
  • Tuesday's Child
  • Two Cities Television
Website www.stvstudios.com

STV Studios (previously STV Productions, SMG Productions, and originally known as Scottish Television Enterprises) is the television production arm of the Scottish company STV Group plc. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, Scotland with an office in London, England. The company's output includes dramatic, factual, and entertainment programming for global television broadcast.

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History

Founded in 1957 by Canadian newspaper magnate Roy Thomson, Scottish Television Enterprises initially served as the main content provider for the group's flagship ITV franchise, STV.

In the 1960s, its productions were often criticised for perceived low quality. However, the 1970s saw an improvement, and the company became a major provider of religious content for the new Channel 4. The ITV network also began showing Take the High Road nationally, and in 1983, STV produced one of its most well-known programs, Taggart .

In February 2019, STV Productions and Primal Media announced a two-year development deal to develop "large-scale entertainment formats" for the UK market. [1]

In August 2020, STV Productions was rebranded to STV Studios after one year of acquisitions and to expand its growing portfolio of businesses. [2] In September 2020, STV Studios acquired factual entertainment producer Barefaced TV from production group Argonon. [3]

In July 2023, STV Studios acquired London-based Greenbird Media (including the 60% majority stake previously owned by Keshet International) for £ 21.4 million, giving it majority ownership of Crackit Productions and Tuesday's Child, among other studios. [4]

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References

  1. Gallagher, Rosemary (5 February 2019). "STV Productions sign deal to make programs in Scotland with Primal Media". www.insider.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. Creamer, Jon (20 August 2020). "STV Productions rebrands as STV Studios". Televisual. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. Morgan, Jillian (1 September 2020). "STV Studios acquires Barefaced TV, eyes younger-skewing fact-ent formats". Realscreen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. Whittock, Jesse (6 July 2023). "STV Pays $27.2M For 'Lego Masters' Firm Greenbird Media". Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2023.