Stellify Media
Northern Irish TV production company
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Stellify Media is a Northern Irish television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television through its International Production division.[1]
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryTelevision production
Founded10 February 2014
FoundersKieran Doherty
Matthew Worthy
Matthew Worthy
| |
| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 10 February 2014 |
| Founders | Kieran Doherty Matthew Worthy |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland London, England |
Key people | Kieran Doherty (CEO) Matthew Worthy (CEO) |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Television International Production |
| Website | www |
Stellify are best known for successfully rebooting the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Jeremy Clarkson for ITV, and Blind Date with Paul O'Grady for Channel 5.[2]
Background
On 20 March 2014, Doherty and Worthy launched the production company Stellify Media as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television. Doherty and Worthy jointly develop and executive produce all of Stellify's content.[1] Stellify are primarily based in Belfast and also have headquarters in London.
List of programs
| Title | Year(s) | Broadcaster / Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't Touch This | 2016 | BBC One | Physical game show[3] |
| Goodbye House | 2017–2019 | RTÉ One | Property competition series[4][5] |
| Don't Say It... Bring It! | 2017 | Dave | Game show involving physical challenges[6] |
| In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment | 2017 | Channel 5 | Entertainment experiment involving solitary confinement[7] |
| Space Truckers | 2017 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Factual documentary series[8] |
| Blind Date | 2017–2019 | Channel 5 | Revival of the UK dating show; co-produced with So Television[9] |
| Blind Date Ireland | 2017 | TV3 | Irish adaptation of Blind Date[10] |
| Beauty Queen & Single | 2017–2022 | BBC One NI / BBC One Wales / BBC Three | Dating reality series[11][12] |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 2018– | ITV | Revival of the game show[13][14] |
| A Taste of Home | 2018 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Cookery series[15] |
| Gino's Win Your Wish List | 2018–2021 | Channel 5 | Family game show[16] |
| Celebs in Solitary | 2018 | Channel 5 | Celebrity edition of In Solitary[17] |
| Parents' Evening | 2018–2019 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Documentary series[18] |
| Hot Right Now | 2018 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Topical talk show spin-off[19] |
| Flinch | 2019 | Netflix | Physical game show[20][21] |
| There's No Place Like Tyrone | 2019– | BBC One Northern Ireland | Constructed reality series[22] |
| Secret Body | 2019– | BBC One Northern Ireland | Documentary-style reality series[23] |
| Pretty Single | 2020 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Dating reality spin-off[24] |
| Celebrity Snoop Dogs | 2020 | Channel 4 | Celebrity property entertainment series[25] |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: The Million Pound Question | 2020 | ITV | Documentary series related to the game show[26] |
| Barbershop for Bald Men | 2021 | BBC One Northern Ireland | Documentary special[27] |
| Fast Food Face Off | 2021 | BBC Three / BBC NI | Food competition series[28] |
| Farm to Feast: Best Menu Wins | 2021– | BBC One Northern Ireland | Cooking competition series[29] |
| Fastest Finger First | 2022 | ITV | Game show spin-off[30] |
| Titanic Sinks Tonight | 2025 | BBC Two | Docudrama[31] |
Non-television Productions
- Spot The Glitch – a mobile game published to the Facebook Gaming platform in November 2018. Players must search a manipulated photo and identify what has been altered.[32]
- NI Hospice: Lights To Remember – an annual production starting from 2020, commemorating loved ones that passed away while in palliative care at Northern Ireland Hospice. Hosted on the NI Hospice YouTube channel.[33]
- Virtually Impossible – an upcoming virtual reality game show presented by Joe Sugg, set to launch on his YouTube channel. Contestants must navigate an obstacle course in real-life while wearing a VR headset. The VR course is the same in structure as its real-life counterpart, but it features enhanced graphics to make the challenge more difficult.[34]
- Get In The Van – a game show for Channel 4.0 presented by Spuddz and America Foster. Teams compete to find three extraordinary strangers from the tallest person to the person with the most tattoos, to avoid a humiliating forfeit. Co-production with Acclaimed Content. Launching on 10 December 2022.[35]
- Second Hand Style-Up – a Channel 4 show in partnership with Vinted, in which Jorgie Porter and Emma Winder join forces to transform people's wardrobes, all through the magic of pre-loved fashion.