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STV PRODUCTIONS AND PRIMAL MEDIA AGREE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO
PRODUCE SHOWS IN SCOTLAND
5 February 2019
STV Productions and Primal Media have announced a two year
strategic co-production deal, which will see the two companies
working together to pitch large-scale entertainment formats as
production partners. The partners will develop formats to target UK
and international networks, with the aim that production of the
shows is based in Scotland.
The creative production partnership forms part of STV's
ambitious plans to grow STV Productions into a world-class
production company, focusing on developing returning series for
terrestrial and digital players and serving the growing demand for
quality programming from the nations and regions.
Innovative content producer Primal Media, which is majority
owned by Lionsgate, was founded in 2016 by Mat Steiner and Adam
Wood, and is behind a range of big entertainment shows including
Carnage for Sky One, Rose D'Or winning Bigheads for ITV and RTS
Award winning Release The Hounds for ITV2.
Primal Media is a joint venture with Lionsgate, who will be
first in line to distribute any new formats that emerge from the
partnership.
David Mortimer, Managing Director of STV Productions, said: "I'm
so excited that we are teaming up with Primal Media. Adam and Mat
are two of the most talented entertainment producers in the
business, so I know we will do great things together."
Gary Chippington, Head of Entertainment at STV Productions,
said: "We're delighted to be partnering with one of the most
creative companies in the business."
Adam Wood, Managing Director of Primal Media, said: "Every
ambitious indie these days must have the option to produce in
Scotland - if not, too many precious format slots will be out of
reach. STV, with their scale, entrepreneurial leadership and
deep-rooted Scottish production expertise, feel like the perfect
partners, and we look forward to sharing ideas with David, Gary and
their team."
Last week STV Productions announced that its drama team has
secured television rights to two debut novels by Scottish authors.
Best-seller Maggie & Me, by writer and columnist Damian Barr,
and Fishnet, by award-winning journalist Kirsten Innes, have both
been optioned and will be developed by Head of Drama Development,
Claire Armspach and Head of Drama, Sarah Brown.
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For further information, please contact the STV press
office:
Anna Hendry
0141 300 3830
anna.hendry@stv.tv
Katie Martin
0141 3003109
katie.martin@stv.tv
Notes to editors
STV Productions
STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses
with ambitious plans for domestic and international growth.
The company, led by award-winning executive David Mortimer, has
a record of success across a range of genres, including drama,
entertainment and factual, for a wide range of broadcasters.
Eighteen series of ratings winner Antiques Road Trip have been
produced for the BBC, along with eight series of sister programme
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
In entertainment, the company has produced seven series of
Catchphrase for ITV, game shows And They're Off...for Sport Relief
for BBC One and Babushka for ITV Daytime, as well as The Dressing
Room for UKTV's entertainment channel W.
STV Productions has a track record of producing quality drama,
with four part thriller The Victim - starring Kelly Macdonald and
John Hannah - transmitting later this year on BBC One. STV
Productions has also confirmed a second BBC drama commission -
Elizabeth is Missing, adapted from Emma Healey's novel. Previous
drama productions include Taggart and Rebus for ITV.
Highlights among Factual series and specials include Britain's
Polar Bear Cub for Channel 4, two series of Prison: First &
Last 24 Hours for Sky1, Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside Barlinnie
for ITV, Scotland and the Battle for Britain presented by Andrew
Marr for BBC Two, Fire in the Night, an award winning feature
documentary to mark the 25(th) anniversary of the Piper Alpha
disaster, Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered for BBC1, Smithsonian
Channel and Discovery Canada, as well as documentary series Yes/No
- Inside The Indyref and Inside Central Station for the
soon-to-be-launched BBC Scotland channel.
STV Productions works with a number of leading international
sales agents that distribute its programmes and formats outside the
UK. The company's partnership with Sky Vision covers international
distribution of STV Productions' unscripted catalogue as well as a
global distribution deal for forthcoming BBC drama, The Victim.
About Primal Media
Primal Media was founded in 2016 by Adam Wood and Mat Steiner,
in partnership with Lionsgate. Original commissions include Carnage
for Sky One, Rose D'Or winning Bigheads for ITV, RTS award winning
Release The Hounds for ITV2, The Code for BBC1 and The Wave for
W.
Before setting up Primal, Adam and Mat founded and ran Gogglebox
Entertainment, and held senior positions at companies including
Lion Television, Endemol and Planet 24. They are two of the UK's
most prolific and innovative format creators, responsible for
award-winning shows including Cash Cab (over 5000 episodes
worldwide), Who's Who? (over 4,000 episodes), Playing It Straight
(Channel 4), Move Like Michael Jackson (BBC3), Man v Fly (GSN), The
Exit List (ITV), Singing In The Rainforest (W), Gerry's Big
Decision (Channel 4) and To Catch A Thief (BBC1).
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