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ITV Studios comprises ITV’s UK production operations, ITV’s international production operations and ITV’s international distribution, home entertainment, publishing, merchandising and licensing business ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
ITV Studios produces programming for ITV’s own channels and for other UK and international broadcasters across a wide range of programme genres, including drama, soaps, entertainment, factual, daytime, arts, current affairs, quizes and game shows. The business has a growing portfolio of international production offices around the world, including US, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Spain and France. In 2010 Come Dine with Me was produced in 28 countries and Four Weddings, which we produce for Living in the UK, was broadcast in 15 countries.
In 2012 the Company’s Manchester base will be moving to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays and we will be building a high-tech production and studio centre for Coronation Street.
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has over 35,000 hours of original and formatted programmes that it distributes to broadcasters in 240 territories worldwide. ITV Studios’ external revenues in 2010 totalled £293 million with an additional £261 million of revenues from sales of programming to ITV.