Outright Distribution (formerly Screentime Partners) was a global TV distribution company headquartered in London and owned by Warner Bros. Television Productions UK.
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| Formerly | Screentime Partners (2003–2006) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television distribution |
| Predecessor | Wall to Wall International |
| Founded | August 2003[1] |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Folded into Warner Bros. Television Productions UK |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Chris Bonney Tom McClelland Jess Khanom Leonora Teale Belinda Ronalds David Asher Aubrey Clarke Kelly Bordiuk |
| Products | Waterloo Road Who Do You Think You Are? Footballers' Wives Supernanny It's Me or the Dog Rock Rivals Bad Lad's Army No Going Back |
| Parent | Screentime (2003–2006) Warner Bros. Television Productions UK (2006–2010) |
Outright specialises in format and finished programme distribution. With an expanding library from Shed Media companies' content and growing quality third party business, Outright Distribution had a large catalogue of programme brands, selling over 2,000 hours in over 125 different territories worldwide.
In Broadcast magazine's Top Ten Most Used UK Distributors survey in March 2008, Outright Distribution was placed 7th.
Outright Distribution became part of the Shed Media Group in September 2006. On 5 August 2010, Warner Bros. Television secured a 55.75% stake in Shed Media.[2] Warner Bros. completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Shed Media on 14 October.[3] Under the deal, Shed Media will remain an independent company but Outright Distribution would be folded into the Warner's UK operation.
References
edit- ^ Waller, Ed (4 August 2003). "Screentime get UK foothold". C21 Media.
- ^ "Time Warner to acquire Shed Media". Digital Spy. 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Warner Bros completes Shed Media deal". Digital Spy. 14 October 2010.