ARKID was founded in 2022 by award-winning writer-producers Arron Ferster and Chris Quinn.
ARKID doesn’t set out to solve any of society’s great problems. We make silly shows designed to make you laugh. That’s not to be flippant! We wear silly as a badge of honour - when you embrace silliness, you lose your inhibitions and that way lies unbridled joy and escapism!
What’s more, silly is universal and crucially, silly sells! Silly is proven to attract big, loyal and returning audiences, helping to build big, successful brands.
We know this because we’ve spent decades making and selling silly for the UK’s biggest production companies with our work broadcasting on 4 continents.
We’re serious about being silly!
SERIOUS ABOUT SILLY!
HOW DOES ARKID WORK?
Arkid operates on two levels, as a Format House, and as a loan-out development and production service.
FORMAT HOUSE:
Arkid the Format House, develops wholly original formats to pitch to broadcasters, SVODs and independent production companies. We chose the Format House route because we love development and trust our ability to develop original and returnable formats with global appeal.
We also recognise that the best way to get our formats made is to partner with established specialist indies on an individual basis to give each format the best possible chance to get greenlit and be the best it can be.
LOAN-OUT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION SERVICES:
Constant development and refreshing of one’s slate is crucial to the success of any indie. However, in the current climate, even larger indies are making heavy cuts to their development teams. This is where Arkid can offer a lifeline by providing on-demand expertise tailored to your needs and budget.
Contact us for more information about rates.
We are also able to add to our key talent offering by sourcing and hiring added development staff and/or specialist freelancers
FAQs
HOW DO WE AVOID ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS?:
This is crucial to both our model and reputation.
Upon commencement of a contract, we will happily divulge ARKID’s own original slate of formats at that time.
While we will never divulge any of our clients’ original IP, we will not accept a contract if we are already working on the same channel or SVOD brief for another client.
We are happy to sign NDAs and any other paperwork to protect our client’s IP.
HOW DO WE STAY RELEVANT AND UP TO DATE WITH INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS?:
We keep across broadcaster and SVOD briefs through:
Regular routines with commissioners and producers in our network.
Keeping abreast of global developments via partnerships with producers in Europe and the USA.
Subscriptions to industry publications, websites and research providers.
We consume enormous amounts of digital and broadcast content, using AI apps to prompt new and surprising suggestions to keep us abreast of the latest trends.
We regularly trial new AI apps and services both to streamline the efficiency of our pipeline, and also to feed into and bolster our creativity when developing new content.
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