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| 12 Yard | |
| Formerly | Hat Trick 12 Yard Productions Limited (2001–2008)[1] |
| Industry | Television |
| Genre | Production company |
| Founded | April 5, 2001 |
| Founder | David Young |
| Headquarters | London , UK |
| Owner | ITV plc (2007–present) |
| Parent | Hat Trick Productions (50%, 2001–2007) David Young (50%, 2001–2007) ITV Studios (2007–present) |
| Website | 12yard |
12 Yard Productions (Investments) Limited,[1][2] trading as 12 Yard, is a British television production company. It was founded in 2001 as a joint-venture between David Young and the creative team behind the worldwide hit Weakest Link and Hat Trick Productions.[3][4]
12 Yard has gone on to become one of the world's most successful entertainment format creators, producing hit formats including the BBC's long-running early evening quiz Eggheads, Saturday night BBC One lottery formats The National Lottery: In it to Win it and Who Dares Wins!, primetime feel-good format Holding out for a Hero, Take on the Twisters and Big Star's Little Star for ITV, and Coach Trip, Celebrity Coach Trip and Christmas Coach Trip for Channel 4.
On 5 December 2007, it was confirmed that ITV plc had acquired 12 Yard for £35 million.[5]
On 22 October 2024, ITV announced that they would close the studio at the end of the year, with its IPs and shows being transitioned off to other ITV Studios subsidiaries.[6]
- ^ a b "12 Yard Productions (Investments) Limited overview – Find and update company information – GOV.UK". Companies House. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Privacy Notice". 12 Yard Productions. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Show of the week: Letterbox". TBI Vision. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford host new show for ITV Daytime". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Welsh, James (5 December 2007). "ITV acquires 12 Yard". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
- ^ https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/itv-studios/itvs-plans-closure-of-12-yard-productions/5198388.article