Ricochet TV Production

What Ricochet TV Production does

Ricochet is a UK-based television production company producing high-quality factual, factual entertainment, and daytime programming for major UK broadcasters. Operating from offices in Brighton (headquarters, Pacific House, Dyke Road) and Glasgow (The Hub, Pacific Quay), the company employs approximately 65 staff led by Managing Director Joanna Ball and produces flagship returning formats including The Repair Shop (BBC1 prime-time, currently in Series 11 with a 2023 BAFTA Television Award for Daytime), The Bidding Room (BBC), Food Unwrapped (Channel 4), and Sun, Sea and Selling Houses (Channel 4), as well as documentary output such as Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild and Blood, Sweat and Takeaways. The company runs an active development pipeline with new formats commissioned by BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and Discovery, and has recently expanded into entertainment with Guz Khan's Custom Cars for Discovery.

The company's business model is commission-driven: it develops and pitches original formats to broadcasters, secures direct commission agreements for UK broadcast, and earns secondary revenue from international format licensing and distribution handled through Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP). Ricochet's technology stack is conventional television production and post-production equipment; there are no proprietary software platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or app products. Core go-to-market is sales-led via direct relationships with commissioning editors at BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and Discovery, supported by industry events and a corporate website.

Ricochet Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Television Production UK Limited (WBITVP), itself part of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The company was founded in 2003 and operates with regional autonomy while aligned to WBD policies and standards, including an updated December 2024 Anti-Bullying and Anti-Harassment Policy. Sister companies within the WBITVP portfolio include Wall to Wall Media and Twenty Twenty.

Name

Ricochet TV Production

Legal name

Ricochet Limited

Website

https://ricochet.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ricochet is a UK television production company producing factual entertainment and daytime programming for BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and Discovery. Flagship formats include The Repair Shop, The Bidding Room, Food Unwrapped, and Sun Sea and Selling Houses. Based in Brighton and Glasgow, the 65-employee company is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB)

Keywords

• Factual television production
• Broadcaster commissions
• Format licensing
• Daytime entertainment programming
• Documentary series production

Headquarters

HQ city

Brighton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. TV Production Commissions: Ricochet generates revenue through commissions from broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery) for original TV content. The company produces factual, entertainment, and daytime programming that is commissioned for broadcast on UK networks and distributed internationally.
2. Format Licensing and Distribution: Ricochet produces formats that are exported internationally to the US and other markets worldwide. Their shows like The Repair Shop have achieved international success and are distributed through Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP).

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Core offering

Ricochet produces high-quality factual, factual entertainment, and daytime television programmes that are commissioned by major UK broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery) and distributed internationally via Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP). The company develops original formats and delivers returning series such as The Repair Shop, The Bidding Room, Food Unwrapped, Sun Sea and Selling Houses, and Supernanny UK, drawing on in-house production and post-production facilities in Brighton and Glasgow.

Product overview

Ricochet TV Production is one of the UK's leading TV production companies, producing high-quality factual, factual entertainment, and daytime programmes for broadcast by major networks including BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and Discovery. Based in Brighton and Glasgow, the company operates as part of Warner Bros. Television Production UK (WBITVP). Their portfolio includes flagship programmes such as The Repair Shop (which transitioned from BBC2 daytime to BBC1 prime time), The Bidding Room, Food Unwrapped, Sun Sea and Selling Houses, and Supernanny, along with documentary series like Britain's Favourite Dogs and Blood Sweat and Takeaways.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• The Repair Shop A flagship BBC factual entertainment series where skilled craftspeople restore broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms. Commissioned by BBC and now in its 11th series, having successfully transitioned from BBC2 daytime to BBC1 prime time. Awarded the BAFTA Daytime Award in 2023.
• The Bidding Room A BBC factual entertainment series presented by Nigel Havers where people bring objects to sell to an emporium in Edinburgh, with valuers providing specialist information before dealers bid in the bidding room.
• Sun, Sea and Selling Houses A Channel 4 factual entertainment series following British estate agent families living and working in Spain as they help fellow Brits find dream homes in the sun.
• Food Unwrapped A Channel 4 food investigation series where presenters reveal the latest scientific tips and ideas about how food works, exploring ingredients and food production.
• Supernanny UK A parenting advice series where Jo Frost (Supernanny) transforms family life and creates order from chaos using strict discipline and tested parenting techniques. Won TV Quick and TV Choice Award for Best Factual Show in 2006.
• World's Most Dangerous Roads A BBC series where pairs of comedy stars and celebrities tackle perilous terrain on extraordinary road trips through remote parts of the world including Iceland, Albania, South Africa and Australia.
• Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild A BBC series where adventurer Ben Fogle meets people who have turned their back on conventional life and set up home in remote locations around the world. Won the Royal Television Society Southern Award for Factual Series in 2024.
• The Repair Shop on the Road A spin-off of The Repair Shop where the experts travel across the country meeting and working alongside craft professionals.
• Britain's Favourite Dogs A BBC programme revealing the UK's most popular dog breeds based on a survey of 1,000 dog owners, and how favourites have changed over the years. Won the Royal Television Society Programme Award in 2019.
• Blood, Sweat and Takeaways A BBC documentary where young British food consumers live and work alongside food production workers in South East Asia's food industries, revealing behind-the-scenes realities.
• Blood Sweat and Luxuries A documentary where young consumers swap their luxury lives to live and work alongside people who mine, manufacture, and recycle luxury goods in Africa and Asia. Won the One World Media Popular Feature Award in 2011.
• Guz Khan's Custom Cars A Discovery entertainment series featuring Guz Khan driving full throttle into car modding chaos.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRicochet is part of Warner Bros. Discovery, operating under the Warner Bros. Television Production UK umbrella. As a WBD company, Ricochet benefits from access to the Warner Bros. network's resources, international distribution channels through WBITVP, and alignment with one of the world's largest media companies.
• Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWBITVP handles international distribution of Ricochet's programmes, enabling shows like The Repair Shop to reach audiences beyond the UK. This partnership provides access to global markets across the US and other territories.

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Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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