Love Productions
| Industry | Television |
|---|---|
| Genre | Production company |
| Founded | 3 September 2004 in United Kingdom |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 3 |
| Products | |
| Website | www |
Love Productions is a UK-based television production company. Its cooking competition series The Great British Bake Off is among the most watched shows in the UK of its era.[2] As of February 2018[update], the company's credits include 54 productions.[3]
History[edit]
Richard McMerrow and Anna Beattie formed Love Productions in 2004.[1] In 2014 Sky plc acquired a 40% stake in Love Productions.[1]
Love Productions is also associated with the brands Love West, based in Bristol, and Love Productions USA.[4]
Productions[edit]
The list of programmes produced by Love Productions include:
| Programme | Genre | Original network | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Britain: Model Squadron | docudrama | Channel 4 | 2018 |
| Benefits Street | documentary | Channel 4 | 2014 |
| Cirque de Celebrité | game show | Sky One | 2006 |
| Famous, Rich and Hungry | factual | BBC One | 2014 |
| Rich, Famous and in the Slums | factual | BBC One | 2011 |
| Junior Bake Off | baking | CBBC | 2011 |
| Make Bradford British | documentary | Channel 4 | 2012 |
| The Baby Borrowers | reality television | BBC Three | 2007 |
| The Biggest Little Railway in the World | factual | Channel 4 | 2018 |
| The Great British Bake Off | baking | BBC Two | 2010 |
| The Chronicles of Nadiya | documentary | BBC One | 2016 |
| The Great British Sewing Bee | game show | BBC Two | 2013 |
| The Great Pottery Throw Down | pottery | BBC Two | 2015 |
| Tower Block of Commons | documentary | Channel 4 | 2010 |
| Westside | reality television | Netflix | 2018 |
Controversies[edit]
Love Productions' best earning programme, The Great British Bake Off, had moved network channel from BBC Two to BBC One after three series due to its increasing popularity.[5][6] Towards the end of series six, Love Productions's profits were decreasing.[6] The company wished to remain on BBC One, however the £75 million asking price for three series was unacceptable to the BBC.[7] Controversy arose as there were concerns the nature of the show would change with the move to Channel 4 and because most of the show's presenters did not make the move for the following series.[7][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Bristol's Love Productions, firm behind The Great British Bake-off, strikes multi-million Sky deal". SouthWestBusiness. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Great British Bake Off final was the UK's most watched TV show since 2012". 7 November 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ Love Productions on IMDb
- ^ ""Contact Us"". "Love Productions". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (16 October 2013). "BBC2 controller laments losing the Great British Bake Off to BBC1". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ a b Halls, Andy (9 April 2017). "DOUGH SHRINKS The Great British Bake Off owners Love Productions take £2MILLION hit to profits". The Sun. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ a b Steafel, Elanor (4 August 2017). "5 things we learnt from the new Great British Bake Off trailer". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
External links[edit]
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