‘Continually reinventing long-standing formats and create cultural buzz’
Multichannel really does mean multichannel to After Party Studios. With a roster of content ranging from the Sidemen Charity Match on YouTube, to Paramount commission In Search of Peace, to Stranger Things: A Strangely British Christmas Party for Netflix – After Party have been doing it all.
Their partnership with Netflix has moved beyond the strange world of the Upside Down to include work for Being Gordon Ramsay and House of Guinness.
Channel 4.0 also came calling for an invite to the party, and the development of nine new formats saw After Party’s Don’t Get Catfished being recommissioned for a second series before the first was even launched.
Diversity was not just found in the content, but also in talent in front of and behind the camera. As said by the company “diverse talent, contributors and crew are central to the storytelling”.
Judges praised After Party Studio’s “unique range of insights and creativity” as well as a “true blend of creative innovation with commercial know-how”.
The quality of the indie’s work caught the eye of Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Sister Group, which bought a majority stake in April this year.
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Firecrest Films
Selling a majority stake to Channel 4 wasn’t the only bold move made by Firecrest Films this year. The production company produced six titles for Prime Video, two Untold investigations for Channel 4.0 and 22 hours for BBC Scotland – increasing its turnover by 20%.
FirstLook Studios
FirstLook Studios true crime and history programming saw it work with Channel 5, Paramount+, Sky History, Hulu, ZDF, Netflix and Peacock – just to name a few. The indie’s impressive global reach saw hits with Killer Kings and Murder 360.
JustSo
Branded entertainment specialists JustSo worked with the likes of Lego, Expedia and Google alongside Netflix, Disney and Channel 4 this year. A showcase of how to marry great television with a commercial mindset.
Yeti Television
A year of firsts for Yeti included a first Prime Video commission, a first Discovery+/Food Network commission and a first solo project for Hairy Biker Si King for More4. As well as breaking new ground for itself, Yeti continued to consistently deliver strong ratings, critical acclaim and international sales.
Zandland
Zandland delivered a diverse slate this year, from groundbreaking TV journalism with ITV’s Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War and its first Hulu series The Cult of Natureboy, the creation of its self-published documentary YouTube channel, alongside a commercial partnership with the Department of Education and Channel 4.
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