Founded: 2009
In 2009, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution announced the formation of Warner Bros. International Television Production. During the next 12 months, WBITVP has been steadily increasing the amount of formats it has been licensing, such as “The Bachelor,” and has been aligning with high-profile producers such as John de Mol and his Talpa Media. In 2010, WBITVP acquired a majority stake in Shed Media, one of the UK’s largest and most successful independent production and distribution companies, with operations in both the UK and the US. This marked a significant step in the Company’s goal to establish or acquire operating production companies in major territories around the world with the mandate to create locally produced versions of programs owned by the Studio and to develop original local programming on a market by market basis.