SMG Productions is the network television production arm of the Scottish media group SMG plc, and incorporates Ginger Productions. With bases in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England, its output includes drama, factual/factual entertainment, entertainment and children’s programming. With a client list that includes all the UK terrestrial networks as well as the major satellite and cable channels, the company is one of the key programme suppliers to the UK television market. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... Ginger Productions, alongside its big brother production company, SMG Productions, is part of the network production arm of SMG plc. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130...

SMG Productions are the makers of Taggart, shown on the ITV Network, and sold to more than 40 territories. Now in its 24th year, Taggart is the UK's longest running TV crime drama. Other successes include adapting Ian Rankin's Rebus for television with John Hannah as the lead, and remaking the classic Goodbye, Mr. Chips starring Martin Clunes. Taggart is a long-running Scottish detective television programme, created by Glenn Chandler (who has written many of the episodes), and made by SMG Productions (STV) for the ITV network. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990... For information on the Rebus word and picture puzzle see Rebus. ... Goodbye, Mr. ...

In 2005, ITV commissioned SMG to produce two brand new feature length episodes of Rebus, based on the best-selling novels of Ian Rankin, with Ken Stott in the lead role. Following production, ITV commissioned a further four episodes before the first two had aired, which was a huge boost to the company. Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990...

SMG Productions Factual department has a long track record in award winning factual production with programmes like After Lockerbie, The Few, The Charge of the Light Brigade and Magic at War. The department has also followed the medical practitioners and rescue services of the Highlands and Islands for the ITV observational documentary Medics of the Glen and recounted the painful stories of parents who have spent years seeking justice for their daughter's murders abroad – Justice for My Daughter (ITV). The department expanded into the area of factual entertainment with the production of Club Reps, the successful long running series for the ITV Network.

This expansion was further enhanced by the acquisition of Ginger Media Group. The synergy with its "little brother" production company, Ginger Productions, has created an innovative hybrid department, Factual Entertainment. This has resulted in some of the most talked about TV programmes in recent years, including Detox and Celebrity Detox for Five and Don't Drop the Coffin for ITV. The series followed the day to day activities of a team of South London undertakers and was one of the most talked about programmes in 2003. Before ownership by SMG, Ginger Productions most notable shows were Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, both made for Channel 4 and presented and produced by Chris Evans. Ginger Productions, alongside its big brother production company, SMG Productions, is part of the network production arm of SMG plc. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... Dont Forget Your Toothbrush is a television entertainment show originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1994, and has also been adapted in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands and Portugal. ... TFI Friday was a light entertainment show hosted by Chris Evans and broadcast on Fridays at 6pm on Channel 4 from 1996 to 2000, with a repeat later that night. ...

Ginger Productions continued to build its reputation for strong entertainment programming in 2005 with action packed series and ratings winner Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie for ITV2 and a one-off documentary with a revengeful twist, Paul Zenon's Revenge Squad for ITV. ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ...

The Children's Department is one of the biggest children's producers in the country covering children's drama, animation, factual and entertainment. It produces shows such as How 2 and Prove It! for CITV, and has madeCre-8, an art show for Discovery Kids. SMG also produced children's drama, Uncle Dad, which was broadcast on CITV, early in 2006. How 2 is an informative childrens programme produced by TVS between 1990 and 1992, and SMG Productions (stv) from 1993. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Discovery Kids Channel is a digital cable television channel, owned by Discovery Communications (see Discovery Channel) with programming for education of children. ... Uncle Dad is a new sitcom on CiTV and the CITV Channel in the UK. Premiere details are not yet known. ...

SMG Productions holds the rights to Art Attack, but the show was produced (until recently[1]) by The Media Merchants. SMG, along with ITV Productions hold the rights to the British version of This Is Your Life, which made a special come-back in June 2007. Neil Buchanan on the Art Attack Art Attack is a British childrens television series about art. ... The new HIT Entertainment logo, introduced in June 2006. ... Granada Productions is one of Europes leading commercial television production and distribution companies. ... This Is Your Life is a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom, originally on BBC One, and now ITV. It originally aired in the United States from 1952 to 1961, and again in 1972 on NBC. The UK version was launched in 1955 on the BBC and was...

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