Stellify Media

Stellify Media is a television production company based primarily in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with an additional headquarters in London. It was established on 20 March 2014 by television producers Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television, through Sony's International Production division. Doherty and Worthy jointly develop and executive produce the company's content. The company operates chiefly as a producer and developer of television entertainment formats for UK broadcasters. Its most prominent work includes the revival of the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for ITV, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, and the return of Blind Date for Channel 5, presented by Paul O'Grady. These productions positioned Stellify as a producer able to refresh established television brands for contemporary audiences while working with high-profile presenters and major commercial broadcasters. Stellify's output has extended beyond conventional studio and broadcast television. In November 2018, it released Spot The Glitch, a mobile game distributed through Facebook Gaming. The game asks players to inspect an altered photograph and identify the element that has been changed. The company has also produced NI Hospice: Lights To Remember, an annual production beginning in 2020 for Northern Ireland Hospice. Distributed through the hospice's YouTube channel, the program commemorates people who died while receiving palliative care. Other projects have explored digital entertainment, factual entertainment, games and branded or partnership-led programming. Virtually Impossible was described as an upcoming virtual-reality game show presented by Joe Sugg for his YouTube channel, combining a real-life obstacle course with a more difficult digitally enhanced course viewed through VR headsets. Get In The Van was developed for Channel 4.0 and presented by Spuddz and America Foster. Made with Acclaimed Content, its format has teams searching for unusual people with distinctive characteristics while attempting to avoid a forfeit. Stellify also developed Second Hand Style-Up for Channel 4 in partnership with Vinted, with Jorgie Porter and Emma Winder transforming wardrobes through pre-owned fashion. The company's identity is therefore centered on format development, television production and adaptation of recognizable entertainment concepts, while also experimenting with online video, games, virtual reality and purpose-led programming. Publicly available reference material identifies Belfast and London as its operating bases and Sony Pictures Television as its joint-venture partner. Detailed financial information, ownership percentages, current corporate leadership beyond its founders, and a current official website are not established in the supplied reference material.

Stellify Media was created on 20 March 2014 by Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy. The company was formed as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television through the latter's International Production division. From its establishment, Doherty and Worthy were identified as the company's principal creative leaders, jointly developing and executive producing its content. The business was established in Northern Ireland and became primarily based in Belfast, while also maintaining headquarters in London. Its production model has focused on television formats and entertainment programming for UK broadcasters. A key part of Stellify's profile came from its involvement in reviving established television properties. The company became associated with the UK return of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for ITV, with Jeremy Clarkson as presenter. It also produced the revival of Blind Date for Channel 5, presented by Paul O'Grady. These programs connected the company with recognizable legacy formats and national commercial television distribution. Stellify later broadened its activities beyond traditional broadcast commissions. In November 2018, it published Spot The Glitch through Facebook Gaming, an interactive mobile game based on detecting alterations in photographs. Beginning in 2020, it produced NI Hospice: Lights To Remember, an annual program made for Northern Ireland Hospice and hosted on the organization's YouTube channel. The production commemorates loved ones who died while in palliative care, representing a purpose-led strand within the company's work. The company has also developed projects for online creators and emerging entertainment platforms. Virtually Impossible was described as a virtual-reality game show presented by Joe Sugg for his YouTube channel. Its concept places contestants on a physical obstacle course while they wear VR headsets displaying a digitally enhanced version of the course. Stellify also worked with Acclaimed Content on Get In The Van for Channel 4.0. Presented by Spuddz and America Foster, the program involves teams searching for people with unusual or notable characteristics and trying to avoid a humiliating forfeit. Another partnership-led project, Second Hand Style-Up, was made for Channel 4 with Vinted and featured Jorgie Porter and Emma Winder working with pre-owned clothing. The available reference material does not provide detailed information about Stellify's financial performance, employee numbers, ownership percentages, later corporate transactions or a complete list of broadcast credits. It does establish a company whose work spans broadcast entertainment, format revival, digital games, online video, virtual reality and social-purpose programming, supported by a Belfast-London operating base and its strategic relationship with Sony Pictures Television.

1. 2022Get In The Van scheduled for Channel 4.0

   The production was scheduled to launch on 10 December 2022, with Acclaimed Content as co-producer.

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2. 2020NI Hospice: Lights To Remember begins

   Stellify began an annual production for Northern Ireland Hospice, distributed through the hospice's YouTube channel.

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3. 2018Spot The Glitch reaches Facebook Gaming

   The company released a mobile game centered on finding changes in manipulated photographs.

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4. 2014Stellify Media is established

   Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy launched Stellify Media on 20 March as a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television's International Production division.

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A UK television production and format-development company combining established entertainment brands with new digital, interactive, virtual-reality and partnership-led concepts.

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK revival)Television quiz show

  Stellify Media was associated with the successful revival of the UK version of the established quiz format for ITV. The reboot was presented by Jeremy Clarkson and represents one of the company's best-known broadcast productions.

• Blind DateTelevision dating show

  Stellify produced the return of the UK dating program Blind Date for Channel 5. The revival was presented by Paul O'Grady and formed part of the company's work updating recognizable television formats.

• Spot The GlitchMobile game2018

  A mobile game published through Facebook Gaming in November 2018. Players examine a manipulated photograph and attempt to identify what has been altered.

• NI Hospice: Lights To RememberOnline commemorative program2020

  An annual production made for Northern Ireland Hospice from 2020 onward. It commemorates people who died while receiving palliative care and is hosted on the hospice's YouTube channel.

• Virtually ImpossibleVirtual-reality game show

  A planned virtual-reality game show presented by Joe Sugg for his YouTube channel. Contestants navigate a real obstacle course while wearing a headset that displays a graphically enhanced version of the course.

• Get In The VanTelevision game show2022

  A Channel 4.0 game show presented by Spuddz and America Foster. Teams search for three extraordinary strangers, including people with unusual physical characteristics or records, while attempting to avoid a humiliating forfeit. The production was made with Acclaimed Content.

• Second Hand Style-UpFashion and lifestyle program

  A Channel 4 program developed in partnership with Vinted. Jorgie Porter and Emma Winder help transform participants' wardrobes using pre-loved fashion, linking entertainment production with second-hand retail and sustainability themes.

• 2022Get In The Van announced for Channel 4.0

  The game show, made with Acclaimed Content and presented by Spuddz and America Foster, was scheduled to launch on Channel 4.0 on 10 December 2022.

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• 2020NI Hospice: Lights To Remember begins annual production

  Stellify began producing an annual Northern Ireland Hospice program commemorating people who died while receiving palliative care.

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• 2018Spot The Glitch released through Facebook Gaming

  Stellify Media released a mobile game in which players identify changes made to manipulated photographs.

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• 2014Stellify Media founded as a Sony Pictures Television joint venture

  Kieran Doherty and Matthew Worthy launched Stellify Media on 20 March 2014 in partnership with Sony Pictures Television's International Production division.

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