Objective Media Group
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Objective Media Group (OMG), previously known as Objective Productions, is a media company that produces entertainment, factual entertainment, reality, factual and scripted programming. It has produced shows including The Cube, Lingo, The Gold, Feel Good, Peep Show, Fresh Meat, and Toast of London. The company has offices in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Scotland and Los Angeles, California.[1]
Objective Media Group’s logo since 2016. | |
| Formerly | Objective Productions (1991-2016) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television production |
| Genre | Comedy, Entertainment, Factual Entertainment, Documentary |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Andrew O'Connor |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | All3Media (2007–present) |
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| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | objectivemedia |
Objective has won a number of awards including BAFTA,[2] RTS Awards,[3] British Comedy Awards,[4] Rose d'Or,[5] Monte Carlo Golden Nymphs and the South Bank Show.
History edit
Objective Productions was founded in 1991 as Objective Productions by Andrew O'Connor.
On 15 August 2007, British independent powerhouse group All3Media has acquired Objective Productions in order to expand its TV production and distribution.[6]
On 24 September 2015, Objective announced that they would go a creative restructure.[7]
On 17 December 2015, Objective has announced that they had launched a factual entertainment label with Deborah Sargeant in which it was named Second Star Productions.[8] But on 22 April 2022, after the departure of Deborah Sargeant, the founder of Second Star Productions, Objective Media Group has folded Second Star into Betty TV.[9]
On 6 January 2016, Objective had joined forces with Moira Ross to launch entertainment label Panda Television.[10]
On 18 January 2023, Objective and its parent company All3Media announced that they have sold producer Main Event Media which was founded by Jimmy Fox in 2017 to Religion of Sports in an exclusive production deal with the latter now being a production arm under the former.[11]
Companies edit
Part of All3media, Objective Media Group is led by Layla Smith[12] and is composed of the following companies:
- Betty A joint-venture with All3media
- Objective Fiction (scripted comedies and comedy-dramas)
- Tannadice Pictures (joint venture with Neil Forsyth)[13]
- OMG America (Los Angeles, California, American division)
- OMG North/Purple Productions (Manchester, England, run by Pam Cavannagh and Dympna Jackson)[14]
- OMG Scotland (Glasgow, nations hub)
- Triple Brew Media (big-scale studio shows, both live and recorded, quiz and game show programming)
- 141 Productions
- Canard
- Main Event Media
Current productions edit
- The Larkins (2021 TV series)
- The Cube
- Lingo
- Witless
- The Answer Trap
- Stupid Man, Smart Phone
- GameFace
- Toast of London
- Britain Today Tonight
- Now You See It
- It Was Alright in the 70s
- United Shades of America
- Is OJ Innocent? The Missing Evidence
- The Arrangement
Past productions edit
- The Quick Trick Show
- The Incredible Mr. Goodwin
- Peep Show
- Tom and Jenny
- Mother of Invention
- Doorstep Crime 999
- Tricks of the Tradesmen
- Secret Removers
- Big Bad World
- Fresh Meat
- Reflex
- Celebrity Bedlam
- Killer Magic
- The Real Hustle
- Extreme Cuisine (formerly ‘Gastronuts’)
- Police Academy UK
- Help my Teacher is Magic
- Tricks of the Tradesmen
- Kabadasses (Comedy Lab)
- Star Stories
- The Kevin Bishop Show
- Don't Get Screwed
- Science of Attraction
- Tool Academy UK
- Reggie Perrin
- Derren Brown: Mind Control
- Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
- Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
- Derren Brown: The Events
- Derren Brown: Russian Roulette
- Derren Brown: Séance
- Derren Brown: Messiah
- Derren Brown: The Gathering
- Derren Brown: The Heist
- Derren Brown: Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Derren Brown: The System
- Derren Brown: Mind Reader – An Evening of Wonders
- Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet
- Derren Brown: Enigma
- Derren Brown: Miracles for Sale
- Derren Brown: Behind The Mischief
- Derren Brown Presents The 3D Magic Spectacular
- Face the Clock
- 50 Funniest Moments
- David Walliams: Awfully Good
- Great Movie Mistakes 2
- Great TV Mistakes
- The Greatest Xmas Moments of All Time
- The Greatest Xmas Adverts
- The Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of 2010
- Robert’s Web
- John Bishop’s Britain
- Meet The Parents
- Pete versus Life
- The Undercover Princesses
- The Undercover Princes
- Science of Scams
- The Greatest Ever 3D Moments
- The Justin Lee Collins Show
- TNT Show
- Dogface
- Balls of Steel
- Balls of Steel: The Stars Of The Future
- The Bulls**t Detective
- The Peter Serafinowicz Show
- TV Heaven, Telly Hell
- 30 Greatest Political Comedies
- Tricks of the Bible
- Death Wish Live
- Bedsitcom
- Bad Robots
References edit
- ^ Group, Objective Media. "Companies". Objective Media Group. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Bafta TV awards 2014: Winners in full". 18 May 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2012 - Royal Television Society". www.rts.org.uk.
- ^ "The British Comedy Awards - The British Comedy Awards". www.britishcomedyawards.com.
- ^ "Channel 4 wins two Roses d'Or (or Rose d'Ors, whatevs!) - Channel 4 - Info - Press". www.channel4.com.
- ^ "All3Media reaches its Objective". Variety. August 15, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ https://www.objectivemedia.group/news/view/objective-announces-creative-restructure
- ^ Alcinii, Daniele (December 17, 2015). "Objective Productions launches fact-ent label". Realscreen. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Elmes, John (April 22, 2022). "Second Star shuts up shop". Broadcast Now. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ https://www.objectivemedia.group/news/view/objective-and-moira-ross-launch-panda-television
- ^ White, Peter (January 18, 2023). "'Punky Brewster' Producer Main Event Media Moves From All3Media To Religion Of Sports With Production Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Group, Objective Media. "Layla Smith - People". Objective Media Group. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Jake Kanter (9 June 2020). "'Guilt' Writer Neil Forsyth Launches Tannadice Pictures With Objective Fiction". deadline.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Group, Objective Media. "Companies". Objective Media Group.
External links edit
- Official website