All3Media
A British international television, film and digital production and distribution group operating through a large portfolio of specialist companies and labels.
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Overview
All3Media is a British independent television, film and digital production and distribution group headquartered in London. It operates through a portfolio model rather than a single consumer-facing entertainment label: more than 40 production companies, distribution businesses and specialist creative brands have been associated with the group across the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, New Zealand and other international markets. Its activities span scripted drama, comedy, factual programming, natural history, entertainment, reality formats, sport, digital content and the international licensing of television formats and finished programmes. The business developed from Chrysalis's television operations. Earlier corporate forms included Chrysalis Visual Entertainment and Chrysalis TV Group, with the All3Media name adopted in 2003 after the television group was acquired from Chrysalis by a consortium backed by Bridgepoint. The group subsequently expanded through acquisitions and joint ventures, building a network of companies with their own creative identities. These businesses have included Lion Television, Lime Pictures, Studio Lambert, Neal Street Productions, New Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, Objective Media Group, Raw, Silverback Films, South Pacific Pictures, Aurora Media Worldwide and All3Media Deutschland, among others. All3Media's portfolio approach gives it access to multiple genres and production cultures. Scripted companies have worked on drama and comedy, while factual and entertainment labels have developed documentaries, reality formats, lifestyle programming, competition series and natural-history films. Studio Lambert has been associated with international entertainment formats including The Traitors, and Neal Street Productions has been connected with scripted television such as Call the Midwife. All3Media International has also served as a distribution and format-sales arm, licensing the group's programmes and concepts to broadcasters and platforms outside their original markets. Ownership changed several times during the company's development. Permira acquired All3Media in 2006. Discovery Communications and Liberty Global acquired it in a joint transaction announced in 2014 and completed in 2015. Discovery's ownership later became part of Warner Bros. Discovery following the 2022 merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia, while Liberty Global remained a co-owner. RedBird IMI agreed to acquire All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for approximately £1.15 billion in 2024, and the transaction was completed in May of that year. Jeff Zucker became chairman, while Jane Turton continued as chief executive and Sara Geater continued as chief operating officer. In 2026, All3Media and Banijay Entertainment announced and completed a merger. The combined group retained the All3Media identity for a number of operating units, while All3Media International was folded into Banijay Rights. All3Media is therefore best understood as an international content-production and rights platform whose value lies in its creative labels, intellectual property, production capacity and distribution relationships rather than in a single flagship product.
History
All3Media's origins lie in the television activities of Chrysalis. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment expanded its production interests through investments and acquisitions, including stakes in South Pacific Pictures in New Zealand and Eclipse Television & Video in Ireland. It also reorganized its British production businesses, placing drama activity under Bentley Productions and creating Chrysalis Entertainment as a broader production division. In 2001, Chrysalis Visual Entertainment became Chrysalis TV Group. The All3Media name emerged in 2003 after a consortium led by former Granada executives acquired the television group from Chrysalis with backing from Bridgepoint. The new company pursued a portfolio strategy, combining multiple independent-minded labels rather than consolidating all production under one name. In early 2004 it created an international formats-sales division and acquired Lion Television, including associated international offices. The acquisition of Mersey Television in 2005 added a major British drama and continuing-series operation; that business was renamed Lime Pictures in 2006. Permira acquired All3Media in 2006. During the following years, the group expanded into continental Europe, North America and additional British genres. It acquired or developed All3Media Deutschland, Maverick Television, Objective Productions, Zoo Productions and Optomen Television. These transactions broadened the group from British television production into comedy, unscripted entertainment, food programming and American production. All3Media also created All3Media America in Los Angeles in 2012. In 2014, Discovery and Liberty Global agreed to acquire All3Media in a joint transaction that was completed in 2015. Under that ownership, the group continued to build its scripted and factual capabilities. It acquired Neal Street Productions, New Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, Raw, Betty TV and Silverback Films, while forming partnerships and labels such as Studio Ramsay, Woodland Park Productions and West Road Pictures. The company also entered sports production through Aurora Media Worldwide and continued to develop digital and international distribution activities. The ownership structure changed again as Discovery became part of Warner Bros. Discovery in 2022. In parallel, All3Media adjusted its portfolio: Angelica Films left the group in 2022, Maverick Television and Objective Media Group Scotland were combined into 141 Productions, and the group continued to launch or support new labels. In 2024, RedBird IMI acquired All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for approximately £1.15 billion. Jeff Zucker became chairman, with Jane Turton and Sara Geater remaining in senior operating roles. All3Media and Banijay announced a merger in 2026, reportedly completing the transaction on 9 July 2026. The combined organization retained the All3Media name for several operating companies, while All3Media International became part of Banijay Rights. The resulting structure continued All3Media's core model: a network of specialist production companies linked by ownership, development resources and international distribution.
- 2026
All3Media merges with Banijay
[1]The merger combined the two international production groups, with several All3Media-branded units continuing under the combined organization.
- 2024
RedBird IMI completes acquisition
[1]RedBird IMI completed its purchase of All3Media, with Jeff Zucker appointed chairman.
- 2020
Silverback Films is acquired
[1]All3Media acquired the natural-history producer associated with Our Planet.
- 2017
Two Brothers Pictures, Raw and Betty TV join All3Media
[1]The acquisitions expanded the group's scripted and unscripted production portfolio.
- 2016
New Pictures and Studio Ramsay
[1]All3Media acquired New Pictures and formed the Studio Ramsay partnership with Gordon Ramsay.
- 2015
Neal Street Productions joins the group
[1]All3Media acquired Sam Mendes's film, television and theatre production company.
- 2014
Discovery and Liberty Global agree to acquire All3Media
[1]The companies announced a joint acquisition valued at approximately US$930 million.
- 2012
All3Media America is launched
[1]The group established a Los Angeles-based American production arm.
- 2007
German expansion
[1]All3Media expanded into Germany through MME Moviement and reorganized its German operation as All3Media Deutschland.
- 2006
Permira becomes owner
[1]Permira acquired All3Media.
Products and positioning
An international independent content group that combines a broad production-company portfolio with scripted, unscripted, factual, digital and distribution capabilities.
Television distribution and formats · 2004
All3Media International
The group's international distribution business represented television programmes and formats created by All3Media companies and external partners. It supported the sale of finished programmes, format adaptations and related rights to broadcasters and platforms in markets outside the original production territory. Following the 2026 merger with Banijay, the operation was folded into Banijay Rights.
Television production
Lion Television
Lion Television is a production company acquired by All3Media in 2004. It operates as a specialist creative label within the group's portfolio and has been involved in television production in the United Kingdom and international markets, including through associated overseas offices and production-service activity.
Scripted and unscripted television production · 2006
Lime Pictures
Lime Pictures is the successor to Mersey Television, which All3Media acquired in 2005 and renamed in 2006. The company is associated with continuing drama, scripted television and other entertainment production, and represents All3Media's longstanding British production presence.
Entertainment and factual production
Studio Lambert
Studio Lambert is an All3Media production label working across entertainment, factual programming and unscripted formats. It is associated with The Traitors and illustrates the group's strategy of retaining recognizable creative companies within a larger international production and distribution network.
Film and scripted television production
Neal Street Productions
Neal Street Productions is a film, television and theatre production company acquired by All3Media in 2015. Its presence strengthened the group's premium scripted-development capabilities and connected All3Media with high-end drama and feature-content production.
Scripted television production
New Pictures
New Pictures is a British drama production company acquired in 2016. It operates as a scripted label within All3Media, developing and producing television drama while retaining its own creative identity and leadership structure.
Scripted television production · 2017
Two Brothers Pictures
Two Brothers Pictures is a British scripted-production company acquired by All3Media in 2017. Its founders continued to lead the company, while All3Media International handled international distribution rights for its productions.
Natural-history production · 2020
Silverback Films
Silverback Films is a natural-history film and television producer acquired by All3Media in 2020. The company is associated with large-scale wildlife and environmental programming, including work connected with the Netflix series Our Planet.
Factual and lifestyle production · 2010
Optomen
Optomen Television and its American production division joined All3Media in 2010. The business expanded the group's factual, food, lifestyle and unscripted capabilities and included the One Potato Two Potato joint venture with Gordon Ramsay.
Sports production · 2018
Aurora Media Worldwide
Aurora Media Worldwide is an international sports-production company acquired by All3Media in 2018. Its addition gave the group a dedicated position in sports content and production services alongside its established television genres.
Scripted television production · 2024
Sunburnt Penguin
Sunburnt Penguin is a scripted label established by All3Media in 2024 to develop comedy and drama programming. Clelia Mountford was appointed president, bringing experience from independent scripted production into the group's portfolio.
Factual and factual-entertainment production · 2022
141 Productions
141 Productions was formed in 2022 by combining Maverick Television with Objective Media Group Scotland. The label focuses on factual and factual-entertainment production within Objective Media Group.
Brand decisions
2026
Merge with Banijay EntertainmentM&ABackground
All3Media and Banijay sought to combine their international production, development and distribution assets.
Action taken
The companies announced an intended merger and reportedly completed it on 9 July 2026, with the combined group led by Banijay chief executive Marco Bassetti and equally owned by Banijay Group and RedBird IMI.
Aftermath
Several All3Media-branded production units retained their names, while All3Media International was incorporated into Banijay Rights.
Reported combined valuation. US$8 billion (Merger announcement in 2026)
2024
Acquire All3Media through RedBird IMIM&ABackground
Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global decided to sell their jointly owned production group after a competitive process.
Action taken
RedBird IMI acquired All3Media, with the transaction completed in May 2024.
Aftermath
All3Media became part of RedBird IMI's private media portfolio, Jeff Zucker became chairman, and Jane Turton and Sara Geater remained in operating leadership.
Reported acquisition value. £1.15 billion (Transaction announced and completed in 2024)
2022
Form 141 ProductionsStrategyBackground
All3Media was reorganizing its factual-production resources and sought to combine related regional capabilities.
Action taken
Maverick Television and Objective Media Group Scotland were merged into 141 Productions within Objective Media Group.
Aftermath
The new label focused on factual and factual-entertainment production.
2016
Form Studio RamsayStrategyBackground
All3Media and Gordon Ramsay sought to develop unscripted programming using Ramsay's on-screen and production expertise.
Action taken
They formed Studio Ramsay; Ramsay owned the company, while All3Media supported development and production and handled distribution rights.
Aftermath
In 2021, Ramsay entered a broader arrangement with Fox Entertainment, and All3Media sold its stake in the partnership.
2012
Launch All3Media AmericaStrategyBackground
All3Media sought a stronger direct production presence in the United States after acquiring and developing American production capabilities.
Action taken
The group launched a Los Angeles-based American production arm.
Aftermath
The American division subsequently supported additional labels, including Woodland Park Productions.
2004
Create an international formats-sales divisionStrategyBackground
All3Media had expanded its portfolio of production companies and needed a dedicated mechanism for commercializing formats beyond their original territories.
Action taken
The group established an international formats-sales division to sell and support adaptations of its concepts for overseas broadcasters.
Aftermath
The division became part of the group's broader international distribution platform.
Recent events
- 2026
All3Media and Banijay announce merger[1]
M&A
The companies announced an intended merger that would combine their production and distribution operations under a jointly owned group.
- 2026
All3Media and Banijay complete merger[1]
M&A
The merger was reported as completed on 9 July 2026. Several All3Media-branded operating units retained their names, while All3Media International was incorporated into Banijay Rights.
- 2024
RedBird IMI agrees to acquire All3Media[1]
M&A
RedBird IMI confirmed an agreement to acquire All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global for approximately £1.15 billion, subject to regulatory approval.
- 2024
RedBird IMI completes All3Media acquisition[1]
M&A · Leadership change
The transaction was completed in May 2024. Jeff Zucker became chairman, while Jane Turton and Sara Geater continued as chief executive and chief operating officer.
- 2024
All3Media establishes Sunburnt Penguin[1]
Product launch
The group launched a scripted label focused on comedy and drama, led by Clelia Mountford.
- 2022
All3Media forms 141 Productions[1]
M&A
Maverick Television and Objective Media Group Scotland were combined into a new factual and factual-entertainment production company within Objective Media Group.
- 2021
All3Media acquires NENT Studios UK[1]
M&A
The purchase expanded All3Media's British production operations, with the acquired activities later integrated into its international division.
- 2020
All3Media acquires Silverback Films[1]
M&A
The acquisition added a leading natural-history production company associated with the Netflix series Our Planet.
- 2019
All3Media launches West Road Pictures[1]
Product launch
The group created a scripted production label led by producer Jonathan Fisher.
- 2019
All3Media launches Angelica Films[1]
Product launch
A factual production company was established with Sally Angel; it later left the group and became independent again in 2022.
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