NERD (television production company)

For the funk and hip hop band, see N.E.R.D.

NERD (New Entertainment Research & Design) is a British television production company founded in 2010 by Jago Lee and John Farrar. The company specialises in formatted and scripted entertainment for the UK and US markets.

In March 2010 The Guardian newspaper reported that the EMMY award winning Survivor creator Charlie Parsons was investing in NERD (MediaGuardian.co.uk, 25 March 2010), and had become the company's Chairman.

In May 2012 "The Hollywood Reporter" reported that Red Arrow, a subsidiary of German broadcaster Proseiben Sat.1, had bought a majority stake in NERD from Charlie Parsons Creative.