History
Touchdown Television was started by producer Julie Christie in the early 1990s, initially producing documentaries, then moving on to some reality shows, including travel and adventure series such as Mountain Dew On The Edge and Travel.co.nz, as well as foreign formats such as Changing Rooms, and Ready Steady Cook.
More recently the company has focused on creating formats for local television as well as formats for international sale. These include Treasure Island and The Chair which have both been produced in a number of countries.
In 2004, Touchdown produced a joint-venture show called The Resort for broadcasters Network Ten (Aus) and TV3 (NZ), allowing voting and featuring contestants from both countries, the show did not rate as well as hoped, and was ended early when contestants failed to meet the demands of the competition.
In February 2006, Touchdown was sold to Dutch TV company Eyeworks, and has been renamed Eyeworks Touchdown since April 1, 2006.
Eyeworks Touchdown began production of a New Zealand series of Dragons Den in Mid-2006 which screened later that year on TV One and is currently casting for a second series.
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