Mammoth Screen
{{Short description|English production company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2017}}
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| name = Mammoth Screen Limited
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| type = Private limited company
| genre = Production company
| foundation = {{start date and age|2007}}
| founders = {{Ubl
| Michele Buck
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| location_country = UK
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| industry = {{Ubl
| Television
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| parent = ITV Studios (2015–present)
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.mammothscreen.com}}
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Mammoth Screen Limited{{Cite web |date=2006-10-24 |title=MAMMOTH SCREEN LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05976348 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Companies House |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=productions — Mammoth Screen |url=https://www.mammothscreen.com/productions |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Mammoth Screen |language=en-GB}} is a UK-based production company that was established in 2007 by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer. It produces drama for key UK broadcasters, especially ITV, and international distribution.
ITV announced on 1 June 2015 that it had acquired Mammoth Screen, which is now part of ITV Studios.
Productions
North Korean hacking allegations
In October 2017 it was reported that an upcoming drama about a British nuclear scientist taken prisoner in North Korea, commissioned by Channel 4 and with the working title Opposite Number, had caused the production company's computer network to be targeted by North Korean hackers. The project was subsequently shelved.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41640976|work=BBC News|title=UK TV drama about North Korea hit by cyber-attack|first=Gordon|last=Corera|date=16 October 2017}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.mammothscreen.com/}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/company/co0221332/ Mammoth Screen on IMDb]
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Category:2015 mergers and acquisitions
Category:British companies established in 2007
Category:Mass media companies established in 2007
Category:Television production companies of the United Kingdom