Made Outside London Programme Titles Register 2015
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Made Outside London programme titles register 2015 Publication date: 29 September 2016 Note: This report was reissued on 12 April 2018 to correct data relating to ITV’s listed programme titles. 1 Background 1.1 Section 286 of the Communications Act 2003 requires that Channels 3 and 5 each produce a suitable proportion, range and value of programmes outside of the M25. Channel 4 faces a similar obligation under Section 288. 1.2 This document sets out the titles of programmes that the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 certified were ‘Made outside of London’ (MOL) productions broadcast during 2015. The name of the production company responsible for the programme is also included where relevant. Wherever this column is empty the programme was produced in-house by the broadcaster. 1.3 Further information from Ofcom on how it monitors regional production can be found at: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/87040/Regional-production- and-regional-programme-definitions.pdf. 1.4 The three criteria under which a programme can qualify as MOL are: 1.4.1 The production company must have a substantive business and production base in the UK outside the M25. A base will be taken to be substantive if it is the usual place of employment of executives managing the regional business, of senior personnel involved in the production in question, and of senior personnel involved in seeking programme commissions – ‘Location’ in the data set out in this register below; 1.4.2 At least 70% of the production budget (excluding the cost of on-screen talent, archive material, sports rights, competition prize-money and copyright costs) must be spent in the UK outside the M25 – ‘Spend’ in the data set out in this register below; and 1.4.3 At least 50% of the production talent (i.e. not on-screen talent) by cost must have their usual place of employment in the UK outside the M25. Freelancers without a usual place of employment outside the M25 will nonetheless count for this purpose if they live outside the M25 – ‘Crew’ in the data set out in this register. 1.5 To qualify a series must meet at least two of these three criteria.1 1.6 There are seven main territories to which a MOL programme can be allocated: 1.6.1 Scotland; or 1.6.2 Wales; or 1.6.3 Northern Ireland; or 1.6.4 South of England (comprising the South-West and South-East England); 1 The guidance sets out several exceptions to these qualifying criteria. See paragraph 8 at https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/87040/Regional-production-and-regional- programme-definitions.pdf. 1.6.5 Midlands/East of England (West Midlands, East Midlands and East of England); 1.6.6 North of England (Yorkshire and Humber, North-West and North-East England). 1.6.7 In 2011 a seventh territory, Other, was introduced for regional productions from London producers which did not meet both 70% of spend and 50% of talent in any one particular Macro Region. See https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/87040/Regional- production-and-regional-programme-definitions.pdf on the Ofcom website for further details. Overview In 2015, all the PSBs met both their value- and volume-based MOL quotas, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1: Performance against MOL quotas Quota 2015 Achieved 2011 Achieved 2012 Achieved 2013 Achieved 2014 Achieved 2015 Percentage of network production produced outside London, by value and by volume 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 62 59 58 55 53 53 53 52 51 50 50 50 48 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 46 46 45 42 42 42 41 20% 41 39 35 35 35 35 30 25 10% 21 20 20 13 13 12 11 12 11 10 10 0% 10 All BBC ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 All BBC ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 ValueValue Volume Source: Broadcasters In 2015 the PSBs broadcast a total of 1139 titles2 produced outside London. Of these, 35% were produced by external production companies and 65% were produced in-house. • In 96% of cases the producer / broadcaster had a substantive base in the region (see 1.4.1 for definition) • In 94% of cases the producer / broadcaster spent at least 70% of the production budget in the region (see 1.4.2 for definition) • In 97% of cases the producer / broadcaster hired a significant proportion of local production talent (see 1.4.3 for definition) With regards to the 35% (396 titles) produced by external production companies: • In 90% of cases the production company had a substantive base in the region (see 1.4.1 for definition). • In 86% of cases the production budget was spent in the region (see 1.4.2 for definition). • In 94% of cases the production company hired a significant proportion of local production talent (see 1.4.3 for definition). 2 In the following register a title can refer to a one-off programme or a series. The register does not include every episode of every programme. For example, ‘Coronation Street’ appears only once as it is always produced under the same criteria. With regards to the 65% (743 titles) produced in-house by broadcasters: • In 99% of cases the production company had a substantive base in the region (see 1.4.1 for definition). • In 97% of cases the production budget was spent in the region (see 1.4.2 for definition). • In 99% of cases the production company hired a significant proportion of local production talent (see 1.4.3 for definition). A full list of titles, regions and broadcasters is provided on the following pages. The production company responsible for producing the programme is also listed where relevant. Please note, this list does not relate to the independent production quota, it is published to provide further information on the provenance of the programme only. Note that the productions set out in this register do not include those commissioned by S4C nor those produced by the BBC for S4C or BBC Alba. They also exclude all programmes commissioned by the BBC and ITV that are only available to viewers in one of the UK’s nations or English regions (i.e. regional). Programme Title Region Broadcaster Production Company Crew Spend Location £100k House Revisits Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Endemol UK-Birmingham Abz On The Christmas Farm Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Tin Can Island Limited Andrew Marr on Churchill: Blood, Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Wavelength Films Limited Sweat and Oil Paint Country Strife: Abz On The Farm Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Tin Can Island Limited Doctors Midlands & East No Yes Yes BBC The £100k House: the Final Fix Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Endemol UK-Birmingham The House That £100k Built Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Endemol UK-Birmingham Twirlywoos Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes BBC Ragdoll Productions (UK) WPC 56 Midlands & East No Yes Yes BBC Born Naughty? Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 Maverick Television EB Specials Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 Maverick Television Gadget Man Series 4 Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 North One Television Guy Martin's Last Of The Vulcans Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 North One Television Hay Fisher Motorsport Output Hay Fisher Productions Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 2015 Limited Our Guy In India Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 North One Television Our Guy In Latvia Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 4 North One Television Travel Man Midlands & East Yes No Yes Channel 4 North One Television Age Gap Love (Series) Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 5 Nine Lives Media Ltd Benefits And Bypasses: Billion... Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 5 Blakeway North Benidorm ER Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 5 Blakeway Productions Ltd Body Donors Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 5 Daisybeck Productions Ltd Closing Time / Southampton Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes Channel 5 True North Productions North One The Gadget Show Midlands & East Yes No Yes Channel 5 Midlands/chrysalis ITV Nightscreen Midlands & East Yes Yes Yes ITV Gower Limited 4 O'Clock Club Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC All at Sea Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Appsolute Genius with Dick and Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Dom Athletics: London Anniversary Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Games Being Me - A Newsround Special Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Blue Peter Bite! Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Blue Peter: Birds, Books & Bricks Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC CBBC Dish Up Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC CBeebies Bedtime Stories Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC CBeebies Bedtime Stories Part 2 Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC CBeebies Elves and the Shoemaker Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Danger Mouse Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Funz & Gamez Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Gigglebiz Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Go Jetters Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Hacker Time Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Kindle Entertainment Hank Zipzer Northern England No Yes Yes BBC Limited True North Productions Junior Vets On Call Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Limited Programme Title Region Broadcaster Production Company Crew Spend Location Justin's House Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Platform Productions Life Begins Now Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Limited Marrying Mum & Dad Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Mr Bloom: Here, There and Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Everywhere Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales Northern England Yes Yes No BBC Old Jack's Boat: Storm in a Teacup Northern England Yes No Yes BBC Pop Slam! Labrinth Vs Kylie Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Rocket's Island Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC Lime Pictures Limited Sam & Mark's Best Wind Ups Series Northern England Yes Yes Yes BBC 4 Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind Up Northern England Yes Yes No BBC