Formats & Factual Entertainment, Made for Every Screen

From Greater Manchester to the UK’s biggest platforms, we build long-form content with scale, ambition, and heart.

What we do

We specialise in original formats, factual series, documentaries and high-impact singles for broadcast and streaming. Whether you’re a studio, broadcaster or commissioning editor, we deliver content built to travel — with regional roots and national reach.

We don’t use a fixed roster. For every project we assemble the perfect team: producers, directors, writers, technicians — from our extensive network across the North and beyond. Because we believe every show deserves its own dream team.

We partner in co-productions, bespoke development, IP creation and slate building.

Why Partner With CiM

Deep northern insight, national ambition:

We bring voices and stories from outside London, forward.

Flexible & scalable model:

We flex in scale and team to match the project, not force standards.

Proven creative leadership:

Our team includes award-winning producers and creators experienced in broadcast and branded formats.

Network power:

We have strong links across genres, with talent and creatives in factual, entertainment, lifestyle, true crime and more.

Creative Collective & New Voices

At CiM, our Creative Collective is more than a name - it’s a commitment. We nurture regional talent: writers, directors, creatives from under-represented backgrounds, thinkers who bring fresh takes. We host showcases, connect talent with producers and commissioners, and champion new voices.

Development & Support Services

Project development:

We help shape briefs, formats, pilots, and proposals — either as co-development partners or creative support for existing teams.

Topline ideas & slates:

Need fresh angles? We deliver idea lists and strategy slates to kickstart projects.

Extension to your team:

We can slot in as additional development capacity for indies who want extra firepower, without poaching credit or control.

Let’s make something ambitious together.

Whether you’re commissioning a new series, co-producing a pilot, or looking to develop a slate, we’d love to talk.

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