Twofour
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| Subsidiary of ITV Studios | |
| Industry | Television, digital media |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Charles Wace |
| Headquarters | Plymouth, England, United Kingdom |
| Revenue | £80 million (2014) |
| Owner | ITV plc |
| Parent | ITV Studios |
| Website | www |
Twofour is a UK independent media group that was founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former TV news producer. In 2013 it was named the largest true independent media group in the UK and the largest producer of documentary content, employing over 350 people internationally and turning over £58 million in 2013. With headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices across the globe including London and Los Angeles.
Twofour merged with Boom Pictures Ltd in October 2013. Twofour Group includes Boom Pictures Cymru, Boom Kids, Boomerang, Delightful Industries, OSF, Indus, Gorilla, Mainstreet Pictures, Twofour and Twofour America. On 24 June 2015, Twofour Group were acquired by ITV Studios.
The Twofour Group consists of Boom Kids, Boom Cymru (Fflic, Alfresco, Apollo and Harlequin Talent Agency), Boomerang, Delightful Industries, Indus, Mainstreet Pictures, Oxford Scientific Films, Twofour, Twofour America, Twofour Wales and Twofour Rights.
Melanie Leach was named Chief Executive for Twofour Group in summer 2014.
Twofour Broadcast (also known as Twofour) supplies programming to the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BSkyB, Discovery Channel and a variety of other UK and international channels.
The company is a producer of features, factual and entertainment, from long running series such as The Hotel Inspector for Channel 5 to the highest rating new entertainment series on ITV for five years, Splash!, which features Olympian Tom Daley. Splash! has been commissioned for a second series by ITV.
Twofour’s output includes The Jump for Channel 4, BBC Two business series Alex Polizzi – The Fixer, Holiday Hit Squad for BBC One, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders for BBC One, Cornwall with Caroline Quentin for ITV, Choccywoccydoodah for UKTV Good Food, James Nesbitt’s Ireland for ITV, British Cycling: Road to Glory and Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow for Sky Atlantic.
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