ITV Studios Australia is an Australian television production company and the Australian arm of UK company ITV Studios. It was formed as Artist Services in 1989, later becoming Granada Media Australia before being rebranded to its current name in 2013.
The company produces or co-produces numerous Australian television programs across commercial television, public broadcasters and subscription television in Australia. ITV Studios Australia is based at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney.
History The company has its origins in production company Artist Services, a company formed in 1989 by a group of investors including Steve Vizard, producing many shows such as Fast forward, Full Frontal, SeaChange and Tonight Live with Steve Vizard. Half of the company was sold to John Fairfax Holdings in 1995 for 9 million, at a time when the company was generating about 50 million per year. In 1998, the entire company was acquired by Granada for 25 million.
Under the Granada Media Australia banner, the company produced a variety of programs including the first seven seasons of the Seven Network's Dancing with the Stars (2004–2007); Nine Network's Merrick & Rosso Unplanned (2003); six seasons of Fox8's Australia's Next Top Model; Ten's Australian Princess (2005–2007), Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009–2012, 2018–2019) and reboot of Young Talent Time (2012); Lifestyle Channel's Come Dine with Me Australia.
The company rebranded as ITV Studios Australia in January 2013, with the first program carrying the new branding being the second season of ABC comedy program Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell.
Under the ITV Studios name, productions include LifeStyle Channel's Paddock to Plate (2013–2014), Seven game show The Chase Australia (2015–present), Ten's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2015–2026) and the sixth season onwards of Nine's The Voice Australia (2017–present).
Productions Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production. Title Network Years Notes Fast forward Seven Network 1989–1992 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard 1990–1993 Full Frontal Seven NetworkNetwork Ten 1993–19971998–1999 Big Girl's Blouse Seven Network 1994–1995 SeaChange ABCNine Network 1998–20002019 The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) ABC 1998–2001 Merrick and Rosso Unplanned Nine Network 2003–2004 Dancing with the Stars Seven Network 2004–2007 First seven seasons only. Australian Princess Network Ten 2005–2007 Australia's Next Top Model Fox8 2005–2010 First six seasons only. An Aussie Goes Barmy 2006 An Aussie Goes Bolly 2008 Battle of the Choirs Seven Network An Aussie Goes Calypso Fox8 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Network Ten (2009–2012; 2025)Nine Network (2018–2019) 2009–20122018–20192025 Four Weddings Seven Network 2010 The Trophy Room ABC 2010 Come Dine with Me Australia Lifestyle Food 2010–2013 Young Talent Time Network Ten 2012 2012 reboot Please Marry My Boy Seven Network 2012–2013 Celebrity Come Dine With Me Australia LifeStyle Food 2012–2014 Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell ABC 2012–2022 Co-production with Giant Baby Productions Off Their Rockers The Comedy Channel 2013 Come Date with Me Network Ten 2013–2014 Paddock to Plate LifeStyle Food 2013–2014 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Network Ten 2015–2026 The Chase Australia Seven Network 2015–present Keeping Australia Alive ABC 2016 noma Australia SBS 2016 The Voice Australia Nine Network (2012–2020)Seven Network (since 2021) 2017–present Co-production with Eureka Productions. Previous seasons produced by Endemol Shine Australia. Hell's Kitchen Australia Seven Network 2017 Cannonball Cram! Network Ten Think Tank ABC Love Island Australia 9Go! 2018–present The Cube Network Ten 2021 Celebrity Letters and Numbers SBS 2021–present Australia Behind Bars Nine Network 2022 My Mum, Your Dad 2022–2023 My Kitchen Rules Seven Network 2022–present Prior seasons produced by Seven Productions. Alone Australia SBS 2023–present Inside Sydney Airport Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction ABC 2024–2025 Co-production with Giant Baby Productions Shark! Nine Network 2026–present
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