Author Terry Pratchett has formed his own production company, which will have exclusive rights to the writer’s work.

Narrativia will be headed by Rod Brown, who will work with Pratchett to develop projects for film, television, merchandising and digital media.

A statement issued by the company today said Narrativia is currently “working on a number of Pratchett-related television and film projects with high-profile production partners and script writers”.

“Narrativia will ensure the projects stay true to the author’s intelligent and empathetic vision, while diversifying into the formats that will introduce the work, both old and new, to new territories and audiences,” it added.

Pratchett said he was looking forward to “working closely” with his team “to develop new stories in areas other than just print and ebooks”.