Subsidiary | |
Industry | Television production and distribution |
Founded | London, 1998 |
Headquarters |
London and Brighton (UK) Los Angeles (USA) |
Key people
|
Nicholas Southgate Claire Hungate Terry Downing |
Parent |
Warner Bros. (Time Warner) (2014-present) Independent(1998-2014) |
Subsidiaries |
Ricochet Twenty Twenty Wall to Wall Yalli Productions Renegade Pictures Headstrong Pictures |
Website | http://www.wbtvpuk.co.uk/ |
Warner Bros. Television Productions UK (formerly Shed Media Group) is a British creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, documentary, factual entertainment, and history.
Established in 1998 as Shed Productions, the company floated on AIM (Alternative Investment Market) in March 2005. The group has grown significantly since flotation and to date, four award-winning media companies: Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, Wall to Wall and Outright Distribution have all joined the group. In 2010 it was bought by Time Warner.
Shed was established in 1998, specialising in producing long-running returnable drama including Waterloo Road, Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives. In March 2005, the company listed on AIM (Alternative Investment Market).
In November 2005, Shed acquired Ricochet, a leading production company specialising in factual entertainment. Ricochet created and produces global brand Supernanny. Other programmes include: Extreme Dreams, It's Me or the Dog, Breaking into Tesco and Blood, Sweat and T-shirts.
Shed acquired Outright Distribution (formerly Screentime Partners) in September 2006. The acquisition was a strategic move in order to maximise exploitation of the Group’s IP through its own in-house distribution company, whilst growing third-party business.
In September 2007, Shed continued acquired BAFTA award-winning independent Twenty Twenty. Brands include: The Choir, That'll Teach 'Em, Brat Camp, Evacuation, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.