8 May 2014

Discovery Communications and Liberty Global to acquire All3Media

Discovery Communications and Liberty Global today announced an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture to acquire All3Media, a leading international producer and distributor of award-winning TV programming, from its founders and the Permira funds.

All3Media, the largest independent production group in the U.K. with headquarters in London, has a strong presence in the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and has 26 creative centers in the world’s largest TV producing markets. All3Media has a diversified catalogue of more than 8,000 hours of content across numerous genres, with strong production capabilities in drama, comedy, factual and factual entertainment programming. For the fiscal year ended in August 2013, All3Media recorded revenues of approximately £505 million.

Discovery Communications and Liberty Global will preserve All3Media’s creative independence and focus on serving its global broadcasting partners. The All3Media group will continue to operate under its own name with its own executive management team, and its existing creative operating model as a standalone, independently managed entity. “

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Discovery Communications and Liberty Global to acquire All3Media