The content industry is booming – and it has digitalization to thank. Digitalization has vastly increased the number of TV stations and video platforms around the world, and they all need high-quality content to attract and entertain customers and viewers. The United States retains its lead in competing for the best content, with over 500 series broadcast in the world’s largest TV market in 2017. No other country invests more in programming.
In this market environment, it was a logical step for ProSiebenSat.1 to give Red Arrow Studios – its production and distribution group – a more international footprint and place the geographic focus on the US market. This enables the Group to profit from the growing demand for content.
And the strategy has certainly paid off. Red Arrow Studios has stepped up its investment in US businesses over the last few years, and today, with 13 US production and distribution companies in its portfolio, ranks as a key player in American TV and digital content production and distribution. In 2017, more than 70 percent of its revenues were generated in the US market.
Within the Group, ProSiebenSat.1 also benefits from this content network. Red Arrow Studios is significantly expanding its cooperation with the ProSiebenSat.1 stations and producing an increasing number of programs for them. Examples of this successful synergy are shows such as “Hochzeit auf den ersten Blick” (Married at First Sight) (SAT.1), “The Taste” (SAT.1) and “Kiss Bang Love” (ProSieben).
The next step for Red Arrow Studios is digital expansion. As of January 2018, digital studio Studio71 is also part of Red Arrow, enabling the company to add an exciting new chapter to its success story.
Companies in
Europe and Asia
7Stories
Munich, Germany
Expertise: Factual, branded entertainment
Highlights: Galileo 360°, Mavericks Unlimited, Mystery Places
Partner: include ProSieben MAXX, SAT.1 Gold, TV24, Deutsche Telekom („Advertorial“)
* Founded in 2016, part of Red Arrow since 2016
Endor Productions
London, UK
Expertise: Scripted
Highlights: Deep State, Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, Close to the Enemy
Partner: include BBC, Fox International Channels, Sky
* Founded in 1998, part of Red Arrow since 2012
Cove Pictures
London, UK
Expertise: Scripted, comedy, factual
Highlights: Cove Pictures is a joint venture between Patrick Milling-Smith and Brian Carmody, the co-founders of production firm Smuggler Inc., and Red Arrow.
* Founded in 2016, part of Red Arrow since 2016
July August Productions
Tel Aviv, Israel
Expertise: Scripted, entertainment
Highlights: Still Standing, The ‘A’ Word
Partner: include Keshet, Channel 10
* Founded in 2004, part of Red Arrow since 2012
Red Arrow Studios International
Munich, Germany
London, UK
New York, USA
Hong Kong, China
Expertise: Global distribution of TV programs (scripted, factual, formats), co-productions and co-financing
KPIs: A catalog of over 950 shows, clients in over 200 countries
* Founded in 2004, part of Red Arrow since 2010
Karga Seven Pictures
Istanbul, Turkey
Expertise: Scripted, factual, films, branded entertainment
Highlights: City of Secrets, The Team, 40
Partner: include Fox Turkey
* Founded in 2017, part of Red Arrow since 2017
Redseven Entertainment
Munich, Cologne, Germany
Expertise: Entertainment
Highlights: Germany’s next Topmodel – by Heidi Klum, The Taste, Eine Liga für sich – Buschis Sechserkette
Partner: include ProSieben, SAT.1, Sky Deutschland
* Founded in 2008, part of Red Arrow since 2010
CPL Productions
London, UK
Expertise: Entertainment, comedy, factual, factual entertainment, scripted
Highlights: A League of Their Own, Married at First Sight, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Partner: include Sky, ITV, Channel 4
* Founded in 1979, part of Red Arrow since 2012
Snowman Productions
Copenhagen, Denmark
Expertise: Non-scripted, factual, entertainment
Highlights: Married at First Sight, Kiss Bang Love, Buying Blind
Partner: include Kanal 4, Kanal 5, TV3, creative partner for Red Arrow companies
* Founded in 2011, part of Red Arrow since 2011
NERD
London, UK
Expertise: Factual, factual entertainment
Highlights: Find My First Love, The Beatles, Hippies & Hells Angels
Partner: include FYI, A&E, Sky
* Founded in 2010, part of Red Arrow since 2012
Companies in
North America
44 Blue Productions
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Non-scripted, docuseries, reality, lifestyle and action-adventure programming
Highlights: Wahlburgers, Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, Nightwatch
Partner: include A&E, E!, MSNBC
* Founded in 1984, part of Red Arrow since 2016
Half Yard Productions
New York, Bethesda/Washington, USA
Expertise: Reality, factual entertainment, documentaries
Highlights: Say Yes to the Dress, The Last Alaskans, Junkyard Empire
Partner: include TLC, Discovery, Nat Geo
* Founded in 2006, part of Red Arrow since 2014
Ripple Entertainment
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Online video networks, brands
Highlights: Snarled, Hissy Fit
* Founded in 2015, part of Red Arrow since 2015
Band of Outsiders
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: TV and digital formats
Highlights: Dope Nation, Anti-social Network
Partner: include media brand Galore, crowdfunding platform Seed & Spark
* Founded in 2013, part of Red Arrow since 2016
Karga Seven Pictures
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Factual entertainment, documentaries
Highlights: Booze Traveler, Hunting Hitler, Shot in the Dark
Partner: include Travel Channel, History Channel, Netflix
* Founded in 2008, part of Red Arrow since 2015
10Fold
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Scripted and non-scripted
Highlights: The company is run by Emmyaward winning producers Craig Armstrong and Rick Ringbakk.
* Founded in 2017, part of Red Arrow since 2017
Dorsey Pictures
Denver, USA
Expertise: Non-scripted, branded entertainment
Highlights: Tiny House Big Living, Building Alaska, The Treehouse Guys
Partner: include HGTV, DIY, Travel Channel
* Founded in 2000, part of Red Arrow since 2016
Kinetic Content
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Non-Scripted, entertainment
Highlights: Married at First Sight, Little Women, The Spouse House
Partner: include A&E, Lifetime, Bravo
* Founded in 2010, part of Red Arrow since 2010
Studio71
Los Angeles, USA
Toronto, Canada
Berlin, Germany
Vienna, Austria
London, UK
Paris, France
Milan, Italy
Expertise: premium content and digital production studio
Highlights: 1,300 channels, 8 billion monthly video views; own productions #DeineWahl – YouTuber fragen Angela Merkel (YouTube), Guten Morgen, Internet! (funk), Lifeline (YouTube Red)
Partner: strategic partnership with European media companies TF1 Group (France) and Mediaset (Italy)
* Founded in 2015, part of Red Arrow since 2018
Fabrik Entertainment
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Scripted
Highlights: Bosch, The Killing, Hit the Road
Partner: include Amazon, AMC, NBC
* Founded in 2005, part of Red Arrow since 2011
Left/Right
New York, USA
Expertise: Documentaries, factual entertainment, reality, scripted, comedy
Highlights: The Circus, Odd Mom Out, Ride with Norman Reedus
Partner: include Showtime, Bravo, VH1
* Founded in 2005, part of Red Arrow since 2012
Gravitas Ventures
Los Angeles, Cleveland, USA
Expertise: Distribution of independently produced films (scripted and non-scripted)
KPIs: Catalog of over 3,000 English-speaking films, experts in distribution to US and global digital SVOD and OTT platforms
* Founded in 2006, part of Red Arrow since 2017
Mad Rabbit
Toronto, Canada
Expertise: Scripted
Highlights: Mad Rabbit is a joint venture between Red Arrow and Canadian director and showrunner Kari Skogland, who has directed successful TV drama series including House of Cards, The Walking Dead and The Handmaid’s Tale.
* Founded in 2016, part of Red Arrow since 2016
Spinnaker Chaos
Los Angeles, USA
Expertise: Non-scripted programs
Highlights: The company is run by producer and industry veteran John Saade
* Founded in 2018, part of Red Arrow since 2018
