12 Yard Productions is a British television production company. It was founded in 2001 as a joint-venture between David Young and the creative team behind the worldwide hit Weakest Link and Hat Trick Productions.[1][2]
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Industry | Television |
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Genre | Production company |
Founded | 2001 |
Founder | David Young |
Headquarters | London , UK |
Owner | ITV plc (2007-present) |
Parent | Hat Trick Productions (50%, 2001-2007) David Young (50%, 2001-2007) ITV Studios (2007-present) |
12 Yard has gone on to become one of the world's most successful entertainment format creators, producing hit formats including the BBC's long-running early evening quiz Eggheads, Saturday night BBC1 lottery formats The National Lottery: In it to Win it and Who Dares Wins!, primetime feel-good format Holding out for a Hero, Take on the Twisters and Big Star's Little Star for ITV, and Coach Trip, Celebrity Coach Trip and Christmas Coach Trip for Channel 4.
On 5 December 2007, it was confirmed that ITV plc had acquired 12 Yard for £35 million.[3]
Programming
- Think Tank[4]
- Insert Name Here[5]
- 5-Star Family Reunion[6]
- The Instant Gardener[7]
- Guess This House[8]
- Hello, Campers![9]
- Gift Wrapped
- The Guess List[10]
- Big Star's Little Star[11]
- Pressure Pad
- Eggheads[12]
- Celebrity Eggheads
- Revenge of the Egghead[13]
- In it to Win it[2]
- Who Dares Wins![2]
- Coach Trip[14]
- Celebrity Coach Trip[14]
- Christmas Coach Trip[14]
- The Benefactor[14] (TV Series)
- Perfection[2]
- Take on the Twisters[15]
- Holding out for a Hero[16]
- Don't Blow the Inheritance![17]
- Without Prejudice?[18]
- Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour[19]
- Top Dog Model[16]
- Sorority Girls[20]
- The Great British Village Show (BBC One, 2007)[21]
- Michael Winner's Dining Stars (ITV, 2010)
- The Colour of Money
- The Rich List[22]
- Dirty Money[23]
References
- ^ Show of the week: Letterbox, TBI Vision, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ a b c d Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford host new show for ITV Daytime, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Welsh, James (2007-12-05). "ITV acquires 12 Yard". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Bill Turnbull set to front new quiz show Think Tank after his BBC Breakfast departure, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Series 4 for Insert Name Here, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ BBC1 plans “5 Star Family Reunion”, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Instant Gardener returns to BBC1 this month, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Guess this House, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Hello Campers, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ BBC One Orders Saturday Night Entertainment Series Fronted By Rob Brydon, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Extra: “Little Star” moves to U.S.; “Love Island” to Germany, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ BBC quiz show Eggheads appeals for Glasgow teams to apply, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ Lisa cracks quiz to become an Egghead, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ a b c d E4 hits the road with Celebrity Coach Trip, retrieved January 21, 2019
- ^ ITV commissions new daytime quiz show Take on the Twisters, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ a b ITV Studios Global Entertainment Sells Three Formats to Far East, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ Tim Vine to host new family-based ITV quiz show, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ Ten International Formats To Watch For In 2018, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ Coach Trip commissioned for ninth series by Channel 4, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ SORORITY GIRLS, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ ITV acquires 12 Yard, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ The Rich List, retrieved January 22, 2019
- ^ Voice of Big Brother to host Sky One quiz show, retrieved January 22, 2019
External links
- Official website