Category: News Story

25th October 2024 We’re excited to announce the premiere of Ottoman Empire by Train with Professor Alice Roberts. Following on from Ancient Egypt by Train, series 2 explores the fascinating Ottoman Empire and its rich history. Each of the five episodes will transport viewers on a journey of discovery. Tune in from Saturday 26th October…

24th October 2024 Spark Media Partners and Cineflix Rights announce deal with Nine Network Australia  Spark Media Partners and Cineflix Rights have secured their first format sale of long-running Channel 4 brand, Château DIY. Château DIY Australia (5×60’) will follow Australian families who have given up their lives in Australia to travel halfway around the…

18th October 2024 The broadcaster continues its commitment to popular daytime franchise Chateau DIY, and the festive spin-off series Chateau DIY at Christmas with a 2-year increased order. Spark Media Partners created the daytime franchise in 2018 and set up a wholly owned subsidiary company, Kindling Media, to produce all the company’s chateau related content.…

11th October 2024 With over 200 hours of Chateau DIY produced, our Chief Creative Officer was eager to explore if there was a way to celebrate all the achievements of our various chateau owners from over the years.  Together with the commissioning editor at Channel 4, they started throwing around ideas of ways to utilise…

24th September 2024 Channel 4 Sales is partnering with Estrella Galicia on new branded entertainment content, The Spanish Job. This social-first show aims to bring authentic Spanish cuisine and beverages to UK viewers.  This special one-off episode sees comedian Ignacio Lopez and Michelin star chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho challenged to take over a British pub…

22nd May 2024 Filmed just off the coast of the Greek island of Paros, here’s a sneak peak at our first ever sequence shot from a pedalo by our host Alice Roberts. What could possibly go wrong? 

11th September 2024 Mark & I had the pleasure of welcoming two of Spark’s shareholders to Richmond today. We’ve always seen Dr Barry Lynch and Tony McAvoy as our ‘TV dads’ and I’m glad to say today’s reunion did not disappoint. They’ve been such huge supporters of Mark & I since they brought us together…

Thursday 4th July was a big night for all involved with Spark Media as we threw a party to celebrate our 10 years as a production company. Surviving and thriving through 10 of the most extraordinary years in modern history is no mean feat – especially given the parlous state of the TV industry –…

Following a highly successful filming shoot around Greece and Turkey, Spark are pleased to announce that the third iteration of our Ancient Civilisations by Train franchise with Professor Alice Roberts has been expanded from a 4 x 1 hour to a 5 x 1 hour series. Produced in partnership with BossaNova Media, the newly-extended series…

Mark and Steve were excited to attend the Media Production & Technology Show at Olympia this week. Some great sessions focused on TV’s Wonder Women, Dan Snow on the success of History Hit and Cyrus Mewawalla from Global Data filling in some of the gaps in our AI knowledge. We learnt a lot.