Celador is an independent entertainment company formed in 1983 that produces movies and television programs. It is best known for producing the popular game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and the film Slumdog Millionaire. Celador was originally owned by Complete Communications but was later bought back by management. It operates by contracting freelance staff on a project-by-project basis and owns eighteen UK radio stations. Celador's main competitors in the entertainment industry include theater groups, radio companies, and large studios like Sony Pictures.

1. CELADOR
BY SIMRANPAL KANDOLA

2. OWNERSHIP
• Celador is a independent entertainment company which was form in
1983. Celador is known to produce popular movies and television
programs such as Who wants To Be A Millionaire? Celador also owns
eighteen UK radio stations.
• Celador was originally taken over by Complete Communications,
which bought out shareholders including Paul Smith CBE and Jasper
Carrott. Under the ownership of Complete, Celador expanded its
fledgling radio, film and international businesses. Later, Complete
Communications announced its intention to sell the company. Around
the same time as the sell off of Celador International, the rights and
associated properties of Who wants To Be A Millionaire? to Dutch
group 2waytraffic, Celador Productions' management completed a
buy out of the company.
• Celador sued Disney for showing Who wants To Be A Millionaire? in

3. OPERATING MODEL
• Celador is a global light entertainment company which
makes films on a project by project basis by contracting free
lance staff .
• It was originally formed as an independent production
company in 1983.
• To date Celador owns eighteen UK radio stations as of March
2013.
• Celador will make deals with other small companies in order
to build partnerships with them and to make deals of co-

4. PRODUCTS
• Celador has produced a number of popular television shows and is best known for Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire? and co-producing the film Slumdog Millionaire which was awarded seven BAFTAs,
four Golden Globes and eight Oscars , as well as Best Director and Best Picture in 2009.
• Celador owns eighteen UK radio stations.
• Celador are also working in the theater industry on a Slumdog Millionaire musical adaption.
Films Television Programs
Dirty Pretty Things(2002) All About Me BBC
Separate Lies(2005) The Detectives BBC
The decent(2006) Your Are What You Eat Channel 4
Slumdog Millionaire(2009) National Lottery Winning Lines
The Decent Part 2(2009) The Hypnotic World Of Paul Mckenna
The Scouting Book For Boys(2010) Richard Digance’s Greatest Bits
Commercial Breakdown
Taking Telephone Numbers
Winning Lines

5. COMPETITORS AND MARKET
POSITION
• Celador’s main competitors include The Ambassador
Theater group LTD, Bauer Radio LTD and The Local Radio
Co LTD. As well as Sony Pictures Entertainment, as they
releases Spiderman in 2002 which was releases as the
same time as Celador’s Dirty Pretty Things.
• Celador have been quite successful over the last 10 years,
as they have released 7 films over the time period.
• Film 4 Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment are
also occasionally Celador’s partners in some productions