Kitting up
There's a continual need for post houses to invest in new kit and to keep on top of emerging technologies. In the month of IBC, Michael Burns reveals the essential kit for the coming year
52 True North
directors Andrew Sheldon, Jess Fowle, Glyn Middleton head of production Carol McKenzie post production manager Andrew Lurcuck staff 9 turnover £4.2m
profit £361k commissions 25 hrs commissioned 115 hrs tx’d 76
key shows Animal 24:7 (BBC1) Panorama: Shannon - The Mother of All Lies (BBC1) Cutting Edge: Addicted to Surrogacy (C4)
genre fact, fact ent
53 Electric Sky Productions
exec producer David Pounds, Andy Webb
development producer Holly Bigsby
turnover £4.12 commissions 6
hrs commissioned 26.5 hrs tx’d 56
key shows Fat Doctor (Discovery) Make Your Child Brilliant (Five) Vertical City (More4/Sky Arts) genre fact, fact ent
54 Reef Television
md Richard Farmbrough head of production Paul Hanrahan head of popular factual Andrew Snowball
head of factual entertainment Sophie Morgan head of post production Tim Waymouth staff 14 turnover £4.1m
profit £560k commissions 11 hrs commissioned 138 hrs tx’d 108
key shows Chefs - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (BBC2) Who’s got God’s Millions (Five) Suggs In The City (ITV1)
genre fact, fact ent
55= Bwark Productions
directors Iain Morris, Damon Beesley head of production Leo Martin staff 4
turnover £4m commissions 3
hrs commissioned 6 hrs tx’d 6
key shows The Inbetweeners (E4) Free Agents (C4) The Persuasionists (BBC2)
genre ent, drama
55= Motive Television
executive chairman Mick Pilsworth staff 25 turnover £4m commissions 17 hrs commissioned 36 hrs tx’d 16
key shows How Not to Live your Life (BBC 3) Get Rich (MTV) 50 Ways to Leave your TV Lover genre ent, fact, fact ent, sport
55= Hibbert Ralph Animation
animation director Jerry Hibbert
producers Greg Mills, Alex Jennings
staff 10 turnover £4m
commissions 1 hrs commissioned 10
hrs tx’d 10 key shows Fireman Sam
genre kids
58 Wag TV
md Martin Durkin head of production Steven Green staff 10 turnover £3.52m
profit £600k commissions 6 hrs commissioned 25 hrs tx’d 25 key shows How Do They Do It? (Disovery/Five) Blasted! (Science Channel) genre fact
59 Pulse Films
md Thomas Benski head of prod Marisa Clifford creative director Jonathan Stadlen staff 18 turnover £3.5m commissions 8 hrs commissioned 12 hrs tx’d 18 key shows History’s Hardest Prisons (Nat Geo) Drivetime (BBC4) JD Set (C4) genre ent, fact, fact ent, sport
60= Flame Television
chairman Roger Bolton director of programmes Barbara Altounyan director of production Claire Fetherstone commercial director Julius O’Dowd staff 8 turnover £3.2m commissions 7 hrs commissioned 27 hrs tx’d 25
key shows Heir Hunters series 2 (BBC1) Don’t Get Done, Get Dom (BBC1) Double Life of Dickens (C4) genre fact
60= Hartswood Films
chairman and producer Beryl Vertue producer Sue Vertue general manager/director Debbie Vertue producers Elaine Cameron, Philippa Collie Cousins staff 7 turnover £3.2m profit £461k commissions 1 hrs commissioned 4.5 hrs tx’d 3 key shows The Cup (BBC2) Sherlock (broadcast pilot)
genre ent, drama, fact
60= Redkite Animation
md Ken Anderson chairman Malcom Ritchie coo Peter Grey head of production Sueann Smith staff 12
turnover £3.2m commissions 2
hrs commissioned 13 key shows Dennis and Gnasher (CBBC) Marvo the Wonder Chicken (Disney XD) genre kids
60= Thumbs Up
md Marty Redman head of production Barry Read executive producer Cheryl Snelling development producer TJ Sherbrooke staff 7 turnover £3.2m
commissions 6 hrs tx’d 30
key shows Britain’s Next Top Model
