ITV has acquired the full 100 per cent stake in Big Talk Productions, which produces Friday Night Dinner, Him & Her and Rev, in its fourth production company acquisition in eight months.
The broadcaster is expected to pay around £12.5m up front on the deal and will make further payments on the delivery of “significant profit growth” over the next five years.
Last month, ITV announced it had bought a 65 per cent stake in US production company Thinkfactory Media for $30m (£19m), adding to investments in two other American companies, High Noon Entertainment and Gurney.
Big Talk Productions has also produced films such as Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End.