Dragonfly (production company) explained

Former Name:	Firefly (2004–2009)
Type:	Subsidiary
Founders:	Nick Curwin Magnus Temple
Parent:	Shine Group (2006–2015) Endemol Shine Group (2015–2018) Banijay UK (2018–present)
Industry:	Television production

Dragonfly is a British television production company owned by Banijay. It has produced factual programmes for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel.^[1]

History

The company was prominent in 2002, tested in 2003 and formed in 2004 and its output mainly consists of documentary series such as Kill It Cook It Eat It, The Hotel, World's Toughest Trucker, Beat The Ancestors and Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment.^{[2] [3]}

Its documentary for Channel 4 One Born Every Minute,^[4] based on a maternity ward, won the Best Factual Series BAFTA in 2010.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dragonfly Productions - About Us . 2013-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428022346/http://www.dragonfly.tv/about-us.php . 2012-04-28 . About Us
2. http://www.drg.tv/Programmes.aspx?SearchProdCompany=490 DRG profile
3. Web site: Dragonfly Productions - Our Programmes . 2013-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403010616/http://www.dragonfly.tv/productions.php?genre=factual_series . 2012-04-03 .
4. Web site: One Born Every Minute - All 4.
5. Web site: C4 renews "One Born Every Minute," "The Hotel".
6. Web site: TV Awards Winners Announced. 6 June 2010.