Zenith Productions was a British independent film and television production company.
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10 Facts About Zenith Productions
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Zenith Productions was established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Central Television, the holder of the ITV Midlands broadcast franchise.
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Zenith Productions was headed by Charles Denton, formerly the controller of programmes at Central's predecessor, ATV.
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Zenith Productions was initially designed to target the American market, and the company initially ran in the similar fashion Thames has been done with the Euston Films subsidiary.
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Zenith Productions scored a major hit with the Inspector Morse television series, which began airing in 1987.
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On December 17,1986, Zenith Productions is teaming up with John Huston in order to make a version of the James Joyce short story The Dead, which Zenith only provided funding for the film, and will be produced by Wieland Schulz-Keil and Chris Sievernich under the Liffey Films umbrella.
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Zenith Productions announced that they would planning on to become a separate independent production company, producing projects for not just Central, but for other networks and ITV franchisees, like Channel 4, while the British government is requiring the 16 ITV companies and BBC to commission an increasing quantity of independently produced material from outside suppliers.
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The drama side of Zenith Productions was more of a challenge, but eventually found a buyer in Portman Entertainment, headed by Victor Glynn.
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Zenith Productions was initially merged with Portman's existing production arm, but was separated the next year.
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Zenith Productions tried to seek a merger partner, but eventually had to announce it would cease trading.
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