Stellify Media

Stellify Media is a Northern Irish television production company. Stellify was formed by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television through its International Production division.[1]

Stellify are best known for successfully rebooting the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Jeremy Clarkson for ITV, and Blind Date with Paul O'Grady for Channel 5.[2]

Background

On 20 March 2014, Doherty and Worthy launched the production company Stellify Media as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television. Doherty and Worthy jointly develop and executive produce all of Stellify's content.[1] Stellify are primarily based in Belfast and also have headquarters in London.

List of programs

Non-television Productions

  • Spot The Glitch – a mobile game published to the Facebook Gaming platform in November 2018. Players must search a manipulated photo and identify what has been altered.[32]
  • NI Hospice: Lights To Remember – an annual production starting from 2020, commemorating loved ones that passed away while in palliative care at Northern Ireland Hospice. Hosted on the NI Hospice YouTube channel.[33]
  • Virtually Impossible – an upcoming virtual reality game show presented by Joe Sugg, set to launch on his YouTube channel. Contestants must navigate an obstacle course in real-life while wearing a VR headset. The VR course is the same in structure as its real-life counterpart, but it features enhanced graphics to make the challenge more difficult.[34]
  • Get In The Van – a game show for Channel 4.0 presented by Spuddz and America Foster. Teams compete to find three extraordinary strangers from the tallest person to the person with the most tattoos, to avoid a humiliating forfeit. Co-production with Acclaimed Content. Launching on 10 December 2022.[35]
  • Second Hand Style-Up – a Channel 4 show in partnership with Vinted, in which Jorgie Porter and Emma Winder join forces to transform people's wardrobes, all through the magic of pre-loved fashion.

References

  1. Nancy Tartaglione. Sony Pictures Television Launches Northern Ireland Production Company Stellify Media Deadline, 2014-03-20, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  2. Shows Stellify Media, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  3. BBC One - Can't Touch This BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  4. Goodbye House – Monday 12 June 2017 – RTÉ Player. Retrieved 23 October 2018^
  5. Goodbye House RTE.ie, 2019-09-17, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  6. Don't Say It Bring It dave.uktv.co.uk, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  7. In Solitary: The Anti-Social Experiment Channel 5, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  8. BBC One - Space Truckers BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  9. Blind Date - Channel 5 Channel 5, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  10. Ireland's Comedy Superstar Al Porter to Host TV3's 'Blind Date' – Virgin Media Television Xposé. Retrieved 23 October 2018^
  11. BBC One - Beauty Queen and Single BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  12. Co-commission for BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Three, Beauty Queen And Single coming soon www.bbc.com, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  13. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? returns to ITV this Saturday with brand new twists Press Centre, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  14. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? returns to ITV in 2019 Press Centre, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  15. BBC One - A Taste of Home BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  16. Gino's Win Your Wish List - Channel 5 Channel 5, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  17. Celebs in Solitary: Meltdown – Channel 5. Retrieved 23 October 2018^
  18. BBC One - Parents' Evening BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  19. ‘Hot’ new topical programme is coming to BBC Northern Ireland soon www.bbc.co.uk, 19 October 2018, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  20. Peter White. Netflix Orders ‘Jackass’-Meets-‘Wipeout’ Format ‘Flinch’ From Sony’s Stellify Deadline, 2017-11-09, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  21. Steve Bennett. Comedians to host Netflix gameshow : News 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide www.chortle.co.uk, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  22. BBC One - There's No Place Like Tyrone BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  23. BBC Scotland - Secret Body, Pilot BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  24. BBC One - Pretty Single BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  25. Celebrity Snoop Dogs Channel 4, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  26. Patrick Cremona. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire winners Radio Times, 22 November 2020, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  27. BBC One - Barbershop for Bald Men BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  28. BBC Three - Fast Food Face-Off BBC, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  29. BBC NI autumn schedule: What's on television? BBC News, 2021-08-27, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  30. Fastest Finger First Press Centre, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  31. Trailer released for Docu-drama Titanic Sinks Tonight Northern Ireland Screen, 16 December 2025, retrieved 9 January 2026^
  32. Spot The Glitch Stellify Media, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  33. NI Hospice: Lights To Remember Stellify Media, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  34. Sony Pictures Television and Stellify Media partner up with Joe Sugg to launch virtual reality game show Virtually Impossible Stellify Media, retrieved 2026-01-08^
  35. Channel 4.0 set to Get in the Van with Stellify Media, Acclaimed Content C21media, retrieved 2026-01-08^