12 Yard Productions is a British television

Television

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 production company, founded by David Young

David Young (television producer)

David Young is a British television producer. In 2001, as the Head of Light Entertainment for the BBC, he created the television programme The Weakest Link.-Biography:...

 and specialising in the game show

Game show

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 genre. Its productions have included In It To Win It

In It To Win It

In It to Win It, is a BBC National Lottery game show broadcast on BBC One since 18 May 2002. The programme is hosted by Dale Winton.-Format:...

, Eggheads

Eggheads

Eggheads is a BBC quiz show created by 12 Yard Productions, first broadcast in 2003, and presented by Dermot Murnaghan. For the 2008 series, Jeremy Vine was brought in to present on nights when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series Are You an Egghead? This happened again from October 2009 while...

, The Rich List

The Rich List

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, and the critically acclaimed Without Prejudice?

Without Prejudice?

Without Prejudice? is a game show created and produced by 12 Yard that aired in the UK on Channel 4 from 4 January 2003 to 16 April 2004 and ran for 2 series. It was hosted by Liza Tarbuck. A short-lived US version aired from 17 July to 16 September 2007 on GSN and was hosted by psychotherapist Dr...

. Many of 12 Yard's game shows are structured so that the contestants spend much of the show either gaining advantages or banking potential prize money ahead of a final endgame. In recognition of this, the company takes its name from the distance of the penalty spot from the goal in football.

On 5 December 2007, it was confirmed that ITV plc

ITV plc

ITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom...

had acquired 12 Yard Productions for £35million.