Formerly | Celador |
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Industry | Television, film and theatre production, music publishing, radio station operation |
Founded | December 1981 |
Founder | Paul Smith CBE |
Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom and overseas |
Brands | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Slumdog Millionaire The Descent Winning Lines |
Services | Television production Broadcast syndication Light entertainment Motion picture production Commercial radio Music publishing Mobile entertainment |
Owner | ProSiebenSat.1 Media |
Parent | Seven.One Studios |
Subsidiaries | Celador Films Celador Theatrical Productions Lusam Music |
Website | Official website |
CPL Productions (formerly Celador) is an independent television and radio production company run by Danielle Lux, Murray Boland and Janet Oakes.[1] It was formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as an independent television production company. It created and produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is best known for the TV format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the film Slumdog Millionaire which, in 2009, collected seven BAFTAs, four Golden Globes and eight Oscars including Best Director and Best Picture.[2]
The name Celador is a re-spelling of "cellar door", a phrase whose sound is often noted to be particularly euphonious.