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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1994 |
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| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Gwen Hughes (CEO) |
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| Website | www |
Zodiak Kids & Family Productions UK (formerly The Foundation and Zodiak Kids Studio UK) is a British television production company that is a subsidiary of French production & distribution group Banijay Entertainment through its children's production division Banijay Kids & Family founded in 1994. It is led by Gwen Hughes as CEO. [1]
In August 2006, The Foundation TV Productions was acquired by British independent production and distribution company RDF Media Group in order for RDF to further expand their kids and family entertainment operation with The Foundation's founders Vanessa Hill and Ged Allen had continued to work The Foundation under RDF alongside RDF's family entertainment director Nigel Pickard who had joined the acquired company. [2] [3]
In February 2011 following Swedish/French production group Zodiak Media Group's acquisition of The Foundation TV Productions' British production parent RDF Media Group one year prior in 2010, The Foundation TV Productions' parent company Zodiak Media Group announced the establishment of their own children's television division named Zodiak Kids with The Foundation TV Productions was moved into the new division and became a subsidiary of the new Zodiak Kids division. [4]
| Title | Year(s) | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Creatures | 1998–2004 | ITV (CITV) | |
| Finger Tips | 2001–2004, 2008 | ITV (CITV) CITV Channel | |
| The Basil Brush Show | 2002–2007 | CBBC | Co-production with Entertainment Rights |
| Globo Loco | 2003–2004 | ITV (CITV) | |
| Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown | 2004–2006 | ITV (CITV) CITV Channel | Co-production with Carlton Television/Granada London/ITV Productions Known as Ministry of Mayhem in 2004 and MoM in 2005 |
| Let's Roll with Roland Butter | 2004 | ITV (CITV) | |
| Tricky TV | 2005–2006, 2010 | ITV (CITV) CITV Channel | |
| Finders Keepers | 2006 | ITV (CITV) CITV Channel | |
| Dani's House | 2008–2012 | CBBC | |
| Basil and Barney's Swap Shop | 2008–2010 | CBBC | Known as Basil's Swap Shop for its first two series |
| Basil and Barney's Game Show | 2008–2010 | CBBC | Condenced version of Basil and Barney's Swap Shop Known as Basil's Game Show for its first two series |
| Big Barn Farm | 2008–2010 | CBeebies | |
| Mister Maker | 2008–2009 | CBeebies | Series 1 (2007) was produced by RDF Television |
| Escape from Scorpion Island | 2008–2011 | CBBC | Co-production with Freehand Series 1 (2007) was produced by RDF Television |
| Waybuloo | 2009–2012 | CBeebies | Co-production with Decode Entertainment/DHX Media (Toronto) |
| Planet Ajay | 2009–2010 | CBBC | |
| Mister Maker Comes to Town | 2010 | CBeebies | |
| Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge | 2011–2015 | Disney XD CITV | Co-production with Adventure Line Productions |
| Tickety Toc | 2012–2016 | EBS Nick Jr. | Co-production with FunnyFlux Entertainment |
| Let's Play | 2013–2014 | CBeebies | |
| Mister Maker Around the World | 2013 | CBeebies | |
| Dani's Castle | 2013–2015 | CBBC | Retitled Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle for its third series |
| Zack & Quack | 2014–2017 | Nick Jr. | Co-production with Candy Bear, QQD Limited and High1 Entertainment |
| Secret Life of Boys | 2015–2021 | CBBC | |
| Mister Maker's Arty Party | 2015 | CBeebies | |
| Scrambled! | 2014–2021 | CITV | |
| Millie Inbetween | 2014–2018 | CBBC | |
| The Lodge | 2016–2017 | Disney Channel | Owned by The Walt Disney Company EMEA |
| Joe All Alone | 2018 | CBBC | Miniseries |
| Flatmates | 2019–2021 | BBC iPlayer | Spinoff of Millie Inbetween |
| Mister Maker at Home | 2020–2021 | CBeebies | |
| Ted's Top Ten | 2021–2022 | CITV | |
| Silverpoint | 2022–2023 | CBBC ZDF | Co-production with ZDF Studios |
| Mister Maker's Mumfie Makes | 2023 | YouTube |