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RNS Number : 5418X  STV Group PLC  01 September 2020

 

 

1 September 2020

 

STV STUDIOS ADDS NEW FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT LABEL TO PORTFOLIO, BAREFACED TV

 

STV Studios today announces the addition of a new label to its portfolio,
factual entertainment producer, Barefaced TV.

 

Founded by Rosie Bray and Lucy Golding in 2017, Barefaced TV has already built
a reputation for original and surprising content.  Their most recent
production is Channel 4's Naked Beach, an ambitious format which was one of
Channel 4's top ten new factual entertainment 8pm series launches in 2019
and has sold well internationally, including a US option and a German remake.

 

Rosie and Lucy are the team behind BBC Three's Snog Marry Avoid, where the
pair first met. Prior to forming Barefaced TV, they created
BBC2's Restaurant Wars and Channel 4's The Millionaire Party Planner. They
then became joint heads of factual entertainment at NBCUniversal's development
unit, where they worked with now STV Studios MD, David Mortimer, in his role
as SVP in charge of NBCU's international unscripted group of companies.

 

Before joining STV Studios, Barefaced TV was a label within Independent
production group, Argonon Ltd.

 

Today's announcement follows the rebranding of STV Studios last month to
reflect the evolution of the production business over the past two years,
which is now home to seven labels.  Earlier this year, STV Studios took a
minority share in high-end drama company, Two Cities; and in 2019 acquired a
majority stake in entertainment specialists, Primal Media.  STV also has a
creative partnership with esteemed drama producer, Elaine Collins and her
company, Tod Productions.

 

These creative talent partnerships complement the STV Studios in-house
labels:  STV Studios Drama, headed up by Creative Director, Sarah Brown; STV
Studios Factual, with Creative Director, Craig Hunter and STV Studios
Entertainment, run by Creative Director, Gary Chippington.

 

David Mortimer, Managing Director of STV Studios, said: "Rosie and Lucy are
hugely talented with a real flair for creating funny, warm and uplifting TV
formats with huge international appeal. They share our values and ambitions,
and the work they do complements our other labels perfectly. I'm very excited
about the future for Barefaced TV and I look forward to working with them."

 

Rosie Bray, co-founder of Barefaced TV, said: "We are so excited to be joining
STV Studios. The wealth of talent and experience within the group opens up
huge opportunities for our small but ambitious label and we cannot wait to
begin our new partnership."

 

Lucy Golding, co-founder of Barefaced TV added: "We're hugely passionate about
creating entertaining formats with universal themes and international appeal.
Joining the incredible stable of talent at STV Studios will give us the scope
to broaden our offering and draw on their wide-ranging scale and expertise."

 

www.stvstudios.com

 

Media Contact: Kirstin Stevenson, 07803 970106 or Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv

 

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