In its largest investment to date, Jeff Zucker’s Redbird IMI will acquire the independent television production and distribution studio All3Media for $1.45 billion from owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global Ltd., the joint venture said Friday.
Based in London, All3Media has 50 production labels including Studio Lambert, Raw, Two Brothers Pictures, Silverback Films, New Pictures and Neal Street Productions. They’re responsible for reality hits like “The Traitors,” “Squid Game: The Challenge” and “The Circle,” as well as docuseries like “American Nightmare” and “Life on Our Planet” and scripted programming such as “Call the Midwife.”
Jeff Zucker, the CEO of RedBird IMI, will become the chairman of the All3Media board.