Planet 24 is a television production company,[2] which produced The Big Breakfast and The Word for Channel 4.[3] It had an animation division called Impossible TV, founded in 1997.[4]
History
Bob Geldof and Tony Boland (television producer) founded Planet Pictures, which merged with 24 Hour Productions, headed by Charlie Parsons and Waheed, later Lord Alli. The company was bought by Carlton Communications in March 1999 for £15 million and eventually merged with Carlton Productions, of which Lord Alli became managing director.[5]