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Remarkable Entertainment

British television production company


Summary

British television production company

FieldValue
nameRemarkable Entertainment
logoBanijayRemarkableTelevision.webp
typeSubsidiary
former_nameRemarkable Television (2009–2016)
founded
predecessors{{Plainlist
location_cityLondon
location_countryEngland
parentBanijay UK Productions
website
  • Cheetah Television (1987–2009)
  • Brighter Pictures (1992–2009)

Remarkable Entertainment (formerly known as Remarkable Television) is a British television production company that is part of Banijay UK Productions which is part of French production & distribution company Banijay Entertainment. It was created through the merger of two British production companies Cheetah Television and Brighter Pictures by their Dutch parent company Endemol in 2009.

History

In June 2014, Remarkable announced that establishment of their game-show division Remarkable Games with former head of entertainment at Remarkable Television named James Fox heading the new games division as their creative director.

In July 2020, Remarkable and its Dutch production & distribution parent Endemol Shine Group was merged into French production & distribution company Banijay Group (who owns its British subsidiaries) with Remarkable became a subsidiary of Banijay's UK division Banijay UK and became its new parent as Banijay's distribution arm Banijay Rights will distribute Remarkable's future programmes.

In July 2023, Banijay UK Productions announced the merger of Remarkable's factual production division Remarkable Factual into Banijay's other British factual production subsidiary RDF Television with Kitty Walshe stepping down of the CEO of both factual producers.

Filmography

#TitleYearsNetworkNotes
1Ready Steady Cook1994–2021BBC Two/BBC Oneinherited from Cheetah Television
2Deal or No Deal2005–presentChannel 4/ITV1inherited from Cheetah Television West
3Only Connect2008–presentBBC Four/BBC Twotitle=Award-winning Bristol production company to close after 30 yearsurl=https://www.bristol247.com/business/news-business/award-winning-bristol-production-company-close-after-30-years/website=Bristol 24/7first=Martinlast=Boothdate=2 February 2024}}
4Pointless2009–presentBBC Two/BBC Oneinherited from Brighter Pictures
5Celebrity Big Brother2010Channel 4
6Big Brother
7DividedITV1
8The Million Pound Drop2010–2015; 2018–2019Channel 4
9The Bank Job2012Channel 4
10Tipping Point2012–presentITV1inherited from RDF Television and Fizz
11The Common Denominator2013Channel 4
12Ejector Seat2014ITV1
13The Singer Takes It AllChannel 4co-production with Initial
14Two Tribes2014–2015BBC Two
15The Big Spell2017Sky One
16Richard Osman's House of Games2017–presentBBC Two
17All Together Now2018–2019BBC One
18The Wall2019–2022co-production with Glassman Media and Springhill Entertainment
19The Birthday Cake Game2021BBC Radio 4
20Starstruck2022–2023ITV1
21The Big Interiors Battle2023Channel 4
22SurvivorBBC One
23Genius Game2025–presentITV1
24Building the Band2025–presentNetflix

References

References

  1. Barraclough, Leo. (June 4, 2014). "Endemol U.K. Launches Formats Specialist Remarkable Games".
  2. (July 3, 2020). "Banijay Closes Endemol Shine Acquisition, Forming Global Production Giant".
  3. Whittingham, Clive. (July 7, 2020). "Banijay completes Endemol Shine deal".
  4. Goldbert, Max. (July 17, 2023). "Kitty Walshe Exiting Banijay Labels RDF & Remarkable Factual After Eight Years".
  5. "BBC - Rylan Clark-Neal top host all new Ready Steady Cook on BBC One - Media Centre".
  6. Seddon, Dan. (7 September 2021). "Ready, Steady, Cook reboot has been axed by the BBC".
  7. (March 2023). "DEAL OR NO DEAL RETURN CONFIRMED FOR ITV AND ITVX AND STV".
  8. Booth, Martin. (2 February 2024). "Award-winning Bristol production company to close after 30 years".
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