Avalon Television
| Founded | September 24, 1993 |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Divisions | Avalon Distribution |
| Website | avalonuk |
Avalon Television Limited[1] is a British production/distribution and brand management company that produced comedic & dramatic television shows and managing talent in the entertainment industry. They also have offices based in New York and Beverly Hills
Avalon Television entered the acquisition spree on August 11 2005 when they acquired factual production outfit behind the conversational series Grumpy Old Men Libery Bell Productions, marking Avalon Television's entry into the Factual entertainment genre.[2]
On August 27 2009, Avalon Television acquired factual entertainment & daytime programming specialist production company Flame Television alongside its management and international sales divisions, further expanding Avalon's factual entertainment activities.[3]
On December 7 2012, Avalon Television's division Avalon Management acquired London celebrity talent agency Artists Rights Group from All3Media, effectively ARG became a subsidiary of Avalon Management whilst the talent agency continued to act independently within Avalon Management.[4]
In October 2020, Avalon Television brought a majority stake in British agency specialist The Agency after collaborating with them for 25 years as Avalon created a global representation business with The Agency continued operating under the leadership of its partners.[5]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hill's TV Burp | 2001–2012 | ITV | |
| Not Going Out | 2006–present | BBC One | |
| Russell Howard's Good News | 2009–2015 | BBC Three/BBC Two | |
| Lee Nelson's Well Good Show | 2010–2011 | BBC Three | |
| Workaholics[6] | 2011–2017 | Comedy Central | co-production with Comedy Partners, Mail Order Comedy, Gigapix Studios (season 1–3) and 5th Year Productions (seasons 1–4) |
| You Cannot Be Serious! | 2012 | ITV | |
| Lee Nelson's Well Funny People | 2013 | BBC Three | |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 2014–present | HBO | co-production with HBO Entertainment, Partially Important Productions, Sixteen String Jack Productions and Bochard Entertainment |
| Taskmaster (TV series) | 2015-present | Dave (2015-19) Channel 4 (2020-Present) | |
| Russell Howard & Mum | 2016–2019 | Comedy Central UK | |
| The Russell Howard Hour[7] | 2017–2022 | Sky One/Sky Max | |
| Breeders[8] | 2020–2023 | Sky One/Sky Comedy FX |
co-production with FX Productions |
| Taskmaster New Zealand | 2020-present | TVNZ 2 | co-production with Kevin & Co |
| Flatbush Misdemeanors[9] | 2021–2022 | Showtime | co-production with Showtime Network, Born Tired and Pebo's Perkin |
| The Horne Section TV Show[10] | 2022–2025 | Channel 4 | |
| Taskmaster Australia | 2023-present | Network 10 | co-production with Kevin & Co |
References
[edit]- ^ "AVALON TELEVISION LIMITED". Gov UK. 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Avalon acquires Grumpy Old Men indie". C21Media. 11 August 2005.
- ^ Dickens, Andrew (27 August 2009). "Avalon strikes Flame deal". C21Media.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (7 December 2012). "Avalon Management Acquires UK-Based Agency Artists Rights Group". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "'Spitting Image' Producer Avalon Invests in The Agency to Create Global Talent Business". Variety. 20 October 2020.
- ^ Weisman, Jon (March 2, 2010). "Comedy Central Employs 'Workaholics'". Variety. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Russell Howard to make new comedy show for Sky 1". British Comedy Guide. 29 November 2016.
- ^ White, Peter (October 14, 2018). "FX & Sky Team For Parenting Comedy 'Breeders' From 'Sherlock' Star Martin Freeman & 'Catastrophe' Producer Avalon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 12, 2020). "Showtime Orders Kevin Iso & Dan Perlman's 'Flatbush Misdemeanors' Comedy Based On Duo's Digital Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ^ John, Emma (21 October 2022). "Britain's Funniest Band Blast Into TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-11-14.