verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message itv studios ltd logo of itv studios type subsidiary industry television genre television production founded 1954 as granada productions founder granada limited headquarters mediacityuk greater manchester the london studios london area served united kingdom key people kevin lygo managing director kieron roberts manchester itv studios kate bartlett london itv studios mike beale director of international formats services television programme production owner itv plc website itvstudios.com itv studios is a television production company owned by the british television broadcaster itv plc. it is primarily based in greater manchester and london in the united kingdom . it was formerly itv productions and originally granada productions the in house production arm of granada television . contents 1 history 2 output 3 divisions of itv studios 4 itv studios america 5 itv studios australia 6 itv studios germany 7 itv global entertainment 8 see also 9 references 10 external links history edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message former granada logo 2004 2006 former itv productions logo 2006 2009 former itv studios logo 2009 2013 itv studios limited s history can be traced back to granada productions which was founded in 1954 as granada television s in house production arm and central television enterprises central independent television s international sales operations founded in 1987 . granada productions and carlton international re branded name for cte were merged in 2009 to form itv studios ; however some of itv studios subsidiaries such as itv studios australia still carried the granada name until 2013 . itv studios not only makes programmes primarily for its parent company itv plc but also for other networks such as the bbc and channel 4 . it was formed from a gradual amalgamation of the production divisions of all itv plc owned channel three licensees which occurred from 1994 to 2004 and for a number of years thereafter following the creation of itv plc. the division is also responsible for itv s production facilities the london studios 3sixtymedia based at itv granada and co owned with bbc studios and post production and location hire company provision based at itv yorkshire with sales offices at itv granada and the london studios . itv studios global entertainment formerly granada international and granada ventures is responsible for sales of finished programmes formats and commercial licensing deals . programmes on non itv channels except s4c which has always used the name itv cymru retained the granada brand examples are channel 4 s countdown and the royle family for the bbc until 2009 . many of the programmes shown on itv network show the end board featuring the itv studios logo after the credits as of 2009 . output edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message itv studios is a major commercial tv producer in the uk creating over 3 500 hours of original programming each year across all genres except news . its network programmes include coronation street emmerdale heartbeat marple and agatha christie s poirot brainiac science abuse i m a celebrity ... get me out of here parkinson ant & dec s saturday night takeaway tonight the jeremy kyle show and this morning . itv studios also produces programmes for other uk broadcasters outside of its own network . these include the bbc channel 4 channel 5 and bskyb . itv studios is based in london and manchester with the centre in leeds now only home to emmerdale and shiver productions formerly yorkshire tyne tees television s then granada productions northern features department . the production centres in bristol and norwich closed in 2006 and 2012 respectively . itv studios also owns so television after acquiring graham norton s production company in 2012 . 1 on 22 april 2013 itv announced they had acquired production company the garden for 18 million ; which is best known for producing channel 4 series 24 hours in a & e. 2 in 2013 itv launched a new production company named potato . 3 2016 sees itv studios secure a four year british horse racing deal which will see the cheltenham festival grand national and royal ascot broadcast on the channel . 4 since 14 january 2013 the itv logo has been added to the opening credits of the majority of itv studios produced shows airing on itv s channels similar to the bbc . divisions of itv studios edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message in 2004 a duopoly had formed and granada owned six franchises whilst carlton communications owned five . granada bought a 64 % controlling stake and took over carlton in 2004 with the amalgamation of itv . consequently programmes produced by all divisions were referred to as a granada manchester production a granada london production etc. at the end of credits . itv studios comprises the network production divisions from its following predecessor companies itv anglia itv central itv granada itv wales & west formerly htv including its former subsidiary harvest entertainment . itv london carlton television and london weekend television itv meridian itv tyne tees itv yorkshire itv breakfast formerly gmtv itv border and itv westcountry rarely contributed network programmes so were largely unaffected by the creation of itv studios . itv studios america edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message co based in sherman oaks california and new york city itv studios america produces programming primarily for us networks such as fox s hell s kitchen kitchen nightmares sit down shut up and nanny 911 ; nbc s hit me baby one more time the american version of their crime drama prime suspect and little friends ; cbs eleventh hour ; vh1 s but can they sing and celebrity fit club ; a & e s airline the first 48 and house of dreams ; and mtv s room raiders . in 2006 granada in association with fremantlemedia north america produced gameshow marathon an american version of ant & dec s gameshow marathon for cbs . television movies from granada and itv studios america include molly shannon in 12 days of christmas eve ; jason priestley in reality of love ; farrah fawcett in hollywood lives based on jackie collins best selling novel ; anne heche in dead will tell ; melanie griffith in lethal seduction ; jon voight and cary elwes in pope john paul ii 2005 aidan quinn and mary louise parker in unexpected journey ; and susan sarandon in ice bound . until recently when the chief executive officer of itv studios was david gyngell son of the late bruce gyngell the former managing director of former itv breakfast franchisee tv am and yorkshire tyne tees television . the company was formerly granada america but was re branded in may 2009 . 5 itv announced on 7 may 2014 the acquisition of leftfield entertainment group which produces shows such as pawn stars counting cars and american restoration . itv has taken an 80 % stake in the company initially according to itv this will make them largest unscripted independent producer in the us 6 itv studios australia edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message established in 1998 itv studios australia produces over 120 hours of television every year such as seven s dancing with the stars 2004 present ; w s mars venus ; nine s merrick and rosso unplanned 2003 world comedy unplugged and celebrity super powers ; fox8 s australia s next top model ; ten s australian princess 2005 ; lifestyle channel s come dine with me ; ten s young talent time 2012 ; and seven s the chase australia 2015 . itv studios australia was known as granada australia until january 2013 . the company was originally founded as artist services a company formed by a group of investors including steve vizard producing many shows such as fast forward full frontal and seachange . granada purchased the company in the late 1990s . itv studios germany edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message itv studios germany programmes include ich bin ein star holt mich hier raus the local version of i m a celebrity ... get me out of here star duell and deutschlands beste doppelg nger stars and their doubles for rtl ; and east west german comedy ei verbibbsch for sat .1 . itv studios germany was previously known as granada germany . itv global entertainment edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message itv global entertainment ltd is the worldwide distributor of programming produced by granada itv s production teams as well as independent producers . programmes include films like brief encounter and the carry on ... films . also a part of this collection is the itc entertainment feature film library including the eagle has landed the return of the pink panther and on golden pond . the television library features programming by most of the major itv network companies except for thames television which belongs to fremantlemedia ; television south tvs which currently belongs to disney and southern which until recently belonged to southern star entertainment ; including titles such as prime suspect doctor zhivago 2002 miniseries the forsyte saga 2002 inspector morse and agatha christie s poirot plus children s shows tv movies e.g. 2005 s pope john paul ii wildlife documentaries and other factual programming . independent productions distributed by itv include programming produced by wall to wall ancient egyptians the story of us darlow smithson productions seconds from disaster wark clements a mother s journey aardman animations creature comforts ragdoll productions rosie and jim tots tv optimum television old bear stories honeycomb animation grizzly tales for gruesome kids chorion agatha christie s marple and poirot carnival films rosemary & thyme and red productions bob and rose second coming . the company also incorporates itv studios home entertainment and a publishing and consumer licensing division responsible for merchandising rights of itv productions and third party programmes including cbeebies numberjacks and tweenies . both have recently been merged in a restructuring of itv s international arm which saw the new entity firstly named itv worldwide and now itv studios global entertainment . see also edit television portal uk portal other owned studios producing content for itv 12 yard big talk productions shiver productions so television twofour the producer of famous programmes itv granada references edit itv buys graham norton s so television in 17m deal . hearst magazines uk . digitalspy.co.uk . 30 august 2012 . retrieved 13 august 2016 . itv buys