The company's output includes dramatic, factual, and entertainment programming for global television broadcast.

Founded in 1957 by Canadian newspaper magnate Roy Thomson, Scottish Television Enterprises initially served as the main content provider for the group's flagship ITV franchise, STV.

The ITV network also began showing Take the High Road nationally, and in 1983, STV produced one of its most well-known programs, Taggart.

[2] In September 2020, STV Studios acquired factual entertainment producer Barefaced TV from production group Argonon.

[3] In July 2023, STV Studios acquired London-based Greenbird Media (including the 60% majority stake previously owned by Keshet International) for £21.4 million, giving it majority ownership of Crackit Productions and Tuesday's Child, among other studios.