Warner Bros. International Television Production

Warner Bros. Television Studios International (formerly Warner Bros. International Television Production) is the global television production & distribution arm (through its Warner Bros. International Television Distribution subsidiary) of Warner Bros. Television.

Warner Bros. Television Studios International
Formerly
Warner Bros. International Television Production (2009-2020)
Subsidiary
IndustryTelevision production
Television distribution
FoundedMarch 21, 2009 (2009-03-21)
Headquarters
London, UK
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsTelevision programs
ParentWarner Bros. Television Studios
SubsidiariesWarner Bros. International Television Distribution
WebsiteOfficial website

The division was formed in 2009 to produce original programming or local adaptations of Warner Bros. formats in non-U.S. territories.[1][2]

The company has also acquired numerous production companies including Shed Media in the United Kingdom and BlazHoffski Holding B.V. (including Dahl TV and BlazHoffSki Levy Productions) in the Netherlands and Belgium.[3] In 2014, the company acquired Netherlands-based Eyeworks and its global subsidiaries outside North America in a US$270 million deal, giving Warner Bros. businesses in 15 new territories.[4]

Global divisions

Australia

Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITPA) was founded in 2004 as Eyeworks Australia before being rebranded in 2014.[5]

As Eyeworks Australia, shows produced include Celebrity Splash, Being Lara Bingle, Gangs of Oz and Territory Cops. Following the rebrand, WBITPA began producing The Bachelor Australia from its fourth season, spin-offs The Bachelorette Australia from its second season[6] & Bachelor in Paradise, as well as First Dates, the eighth season of Who Do You Think You Are?,[7] the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer Australia.[8]

Spain

The Spanish subsidiary was acquired as part of the Eyeworks takeover in 2014.[9] Eyeworks España was renamed Warner Bros. International Television Production España in December 2015.[9][10]

Shows produced by WBITVP España include Juego de juegos, based on Ellen's Game of Games; First Dates, based on the British show of the same name; Pesadilla en la Cocina, based on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares; ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (España), based on the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?; and Ven a cenar conmigo, based on the British Come Dine with Me.[11] Along with Mediaset España and Netflix, the company also co-produced Brigada Costa del Sol.[12][13]

United Kingdom
Main article: Warner Bros. Television Productions UK

Established as Shed Productions in 1998, the company was acquired by Time Warner in 2010, before being rebranded as Warner Bros. Television Productions UK in 2015.

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