Zodiak Kids & Family Productions UK (formerly The Foundation and Zodiak Kids Studio UK) is a British television production company that is a subsidiary of French production & distribution group Banijay Entertainment through its children's production division Banijay Kids & Family founded in 1994. It is led by Gwen Hughes as CEO.
History In August 2006, The Foundation TV Productions was acquired by British independent production and distribution company RDF Media Group in order for RDF to further expand their kids and family entertainment operation with The Foundation's founders Vanessa Hill and Ged Allen had continued to work The Foundation under RDF alongside RDF's family entertainment director Nigel Pickard who had joined the acquired company.
In February 2011 following Swedish/French production group Zodiak Media Group's acquisition of The Foundation TV Productions' British production parent RDF Media Group one year prior in 2010, The Foundation TV Productions' parent company Zodiak Media Group announced the establishment of their own children's television division named Zodiak Kids with The Foundation TV Productions was moved into the new division and became a subsidiary of the new Zodiak Kids division.
Shows Title Year(s) Network Notes Endurance UK 1998 Challenge TV Only show produced by the company not to be a children's series Brilliant Creatures 1998–2004 ITV (CITV) Petswap 2001 ITV (CITV) Finger Tips 2001–2004, 2008 ITV (CITV)CITV Channel The Basil Brush Show 2002–2007 CBBC Co-production with Entertainment Rights Globo Loco 2003–2004 ITV (CITV) Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown 2004–2006 ITV (CITV)CITV Channel Co-production with Carlton Television/Granada London/ITV ProductionsKnown as Ministry of Mayhem in 2004 and MoM in 2005 Let's Roll with Roland Butter 2004 ITV (CITV) Tricky TV 2005–2006, 2010 ITV (CITV)CITV Channel Finders Keepers 2006 ITV (CITV)CITV Channel Scratch ‘n’ Sniff’s Den of Doom 2006-2007 ITV (CITV)CITV Channel Dani's House 2008–2012 CBBC Basil and Barney's Swap Shop 2008–2010 CBBC Known as Basil's Swap Shop for its first two series Basil and Barney's Game Show 2008–2010 CBBC Condenced version of Basil and Barney's Swap ShopKnown as Basil's Game Show for its first two series Big Barn Farm 2008–2010 CBeebies Mister Maker 2008–2009 CBeebies Series 1 (2007) was produced by RDF Television Escape from Scorpion Island 2008–2011 CBBC Co-production with FreehandSeries 1 (2007) was produced by RDF Television Waybuloo 2009–2012 CBeebies Co-production with Decode Entertainment/DHX Media (Toronto) Planet Ajay 2009–2010 CBBC Mister Maker Comes to Town 2010 CBeebies Fort Boyard: Ultimate Challenge 2011–2015 Disney XDCITV Co-production with Adventure Line Productions Ultimate Sports Day 2012 CBBC Produced as The Foundation Scotland Tickety Toc 2012–2016 EBSNick Jr. Co-production with FunnyFlux Entertainment Let's Play 2013–2014 CBeebies Mister Maker Around the World 2013 CBeebies Dani's Castle 2013–2015 CBBC Retitled Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle for its third series Zack & Quack 2014–2017 Nick Jr. Co-production with Candy Bear, QQD Limited and High1 Entertainment Secret Life of Boys 2015–2021 CBBC Mister Maker's Arty Party 2015 CBeebies Scrambled! 2014–2021 CITV Millie Inbetween 2014–2018 CBBC The Lodge 2016–2017 Disney Channel Owned by The Walt Disney Company EMEA Joe All Alone 2018 CBBC Miniseries Flatmates 2019–2021 BBC iPlayer Spinoff of Millie Inbetween Mister Maker at Home 2020–2021 CBeebies Ted's Top Ten 2021–2022 CITV Silverpoint 2022–2023 CBBCZDF Co-production with ZDF Studios Mister Maker's Mumfie Makes 2023 YouTube
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