Radial Entertainment And ITV Studios Broaden Long-Standing Digital Distribution Partnership

Radial Entertainment, a leading global entertainment distribution company, and ITV Studios have announced a major expansion of their longstanding distribution partnership, encompassing marquee scripted series, alongside an extensive British drama catalog and notable unscripted franchises. The announcement was made today by David Buoymaster, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Content Officer of Radial Entertainment, and Rob Kaplan, Senior Vice President of Sales, U.S. and Latin America of ITV Studios. 

The expanded agreement broadens Radial Entertainment’s streaming footprint for the critically acclaimed dystopian thriller Snowpiercer from Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) led by Founder/CEO Marty Adelstein and Partner/President Becky Clements. The award-winning series stars Oscar® winner Jennifer Connelly, GRAMMY® and Tony® Award winner Daveed Diggs, Sean Bean, Rowan Blanchard, Emmy® nominee Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Tony Award winner and GRAMMY nominee Lena Hall, Annalise Basso, Sam Otto, Roberto Urbina, Sheila Vand and Steven Ogg. Radial added U.S. AVOD, SVOD and FAST rights to all four seasons on top of their current exclusive TVOD, EST, and physical media rights across the U.S. and Canada.

Radial Entertainment has also retained extensive AVOD, FAST and hybrid SVOD rights to seasons 1- 23 of Gordon Ramsay’s flagship, ITV America-produced franchise Hell’s Kitchen across the Americas, and seasons 1-6 of the original Kitchen Nightmares. 

The expanded partnership further provides Radial Entertainment with premiere streaming rights to two limited crime drama series from ITV Studios: The Gathering (U.S. only), from World Productions, starring Eva Morgan, Warren Brown, Vinette Robinson, Sadie Soverall, and Christine Tremarco from the Golden Globe-winning series Adolescence, and the four-part drama series Finders Keepers (U.S. and Canada), from Seven Seas Films and Quay Street Productions, starring Neil Morrissey and James Buckley. Additionally, premiere U.S. and Canadian streaming rights to Michael Sheen’s powerful directorial debut The Way were secured in the deal. The bold new drama was written by James Graham created by Sheen, Graham and Adam Curtis and executive produced by Bethan Jones.

Separately, Radial Entertainment has renewed more than 2,700 hours of drama catalog content, further strengthening its UK library and expanding its offering of international programming. 

“This underscores the strength, trust, and long-term nature of our relationship with ITV Studios,” said David Buoymaster, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Content Officer of Radial Entertainment. “From the international hit and cult thriller Snowpiercer to globally iconic unscripted franchises like Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares this expanded partnership reflects our shared commitment to provide entertaining content to platforms and audiences at scale.”

Rob Kaplan, SVP US & Latin America, for ITV Studios said: “We are thrilled to strengthen our strategic collaboration with Radial Entertainment through this significant expansion of US, British and international content. Building on our long-standing relationship, this deal facilitates access to some of the world’s most coveted entertainment franchises and drama series for audiences across the Americas.”

Radial Entertainment’s David Buoymaster and ITV’s Rob Kaplan negotiated the deals for their respective companies. 

About Radial Entertainment
Radial Entertainment is a newly formed global entertainment company, operating the FilmRise and Shout! Studios brands, backed by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. As a premier content distribution studio, Radial Entertainment boasts a diverse library of over 70,000 movies and episodes, making it one of the largest independent catalogs in the industry. The company delivers high-quality entertainment across all major consumer platforms, including FAST channels, AVOD, SVOD, TVOD, physical product, theatrical film, and more. Its programming spans a wide range of genres, including true crime, reality, animation, action, westerns, award-winning titles, classics, medical, food, U.K. content, cult classics and horror.