‘There are endless opportunities’: Ant and Dec ‘plan to expand their production company by using streaming services to air old shows’
They have an established career in the television industry spanning 30 years.
And now Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly are ready to take the next step in their career by taking their production company into the streaming service space.
The TV presenting duo, both 44, plan on branching out onto streaming platforms such as Netflix, according to an insider.
New horizons? According to reports on Sunday, Ant and Dec plan on venturing into the digital streaming space with their production company Mitre Television Limited
And and Dec have brought a new business manager on board for their television firm, Mitre Television Limited.
The new hiring is with the sole intention of finding ‘new streaming opportunities,’ to grow and expand the reach of their company.
A source revealed to The Sun: ‘Ant and Dec have dominated our screens for years but now they’d like to have a shot working with the streaming giants – including Netflix.
Joint venture: The TV presenting duo, both 44, plan on jumping onto the streaming bandwagon with companies such as Netflix as they believe there’ are ‘endless possibilities’
‘They’re tied up in a mega-money deal with ITV so won’t be appearing on screen but want their production company to push into the market.
‘There are endless opportunities for their old formats which could end up being put onto streaming platforms.’
Their production company is named after the pub from the kids TV show Byker Grove, which is where they first met as young actors in 1990.
Nostalgia: Their TV firm own the rights to a variety of nostalgic TV content including shows like Byker Grove and SMTV which they plan to make available on streaming platforms
On demand: Hit shows including Top Gear and Friends are available to rewatch on Netflix as more TV shows from the past are being uploaded to streaming services
The duo have hopes of pedalling out their back catalogue of content to streaming platforms, similar to shows such as Friends and Top Gear which are now available to watch on Netflix.
The insider added: ‘They own the back catalogue to Byker Grove and SMTV so there’s scope to get those back out there for fans on a platform like Netflix.’
‘Plus there are new and exciting ideas that their teams have come up with that could work really well for the streaming giants.
Future partnership: The source revealed that Ant and Dec’s company have their sights set on Netflix but would love to work with Apple or Amazon’s TV services too
‘Netflix is the obvious target but there is scope for ideas that could work on Apple and Amazon too.
‘Ant and Dec’s TV business is hugely lucrative, as well as massively successful, and this could be another huge money spinner for them.’
MailOnline has reached out to Ant and Dec’s representatives for further comment.
Meanwhile, And and Dec are preparing to present the 20th series of I’m A Celebrity this year which will now take place in New South Wales in a ruined castle instead of the Australian Jungle due to COVID-19 travel and filming restrictions.
Back to business: Ant and Dec will return to TV screens this year with the 20th series of I’m A Celebrity which will now take place in Wales instead of Australia due to COVID restrictions