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'', '' The Money Drop'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Tin Star''. In 2018, Endemol Shine Group had 700 productions on air across 270 platforms and channels. K7 Media report's Tracking the Giants: Top 100 Travelling TV Formats 2018-19 also recognized Endemol Shine Group as the production and distribution company with the most travelled formats in 2018. Formed in 2015 through a merger of Dutch television studio

Endemol Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality ...

and Elisabeth Murdoch's UK-based studio

Shine Group Shine Group was an international television production and distribution group with 26 production companies across 12 countries creating scripted and non-scripted content in the global marketplace. Shine Group companies included award-winning ge ...

, Endemol Shine Group companies included Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. It also included

Shine TV Shine TV is a British media production company and part of Banijay with offices in London and Manchester. Shine was founded in March 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company was 80% owned by Elis ...

which was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch; and

Metronome Film & Television Endemol Shine Nordics (formerly Metronome Film & Television and Shine Nordics) is a Nordic media company specializing in film and television production. In 2009, it was bought by the British company Shine Group for £60 million (SEK 764m), which w ...

, a Scandinavian-based production group. EndemolShine International was the group's international distribution arm responsible for the distribution of the various formats of the group. The group also established international companies

Endemol Shine North America Endemol Shine North America is the American division of Endemol Shine Group that was founded on March 15, 2002 as a merger of Shine Americas, Shine USA, and Reveille Productions. Endemol Shine North America produces and distributes scripted and ...

Endemol Shine Australia Endemol Shine Australia is an Australian production company and is a division of Banijay led by Rory Callaghan. Following an acquisition of shares, production company Endemol Australia merged with Shine Australia on July 26, 2015. They produce ...

, Endemol Shine India, Endemol Shine Germany, Endemol Shine France, and Endemol Shine Iberia. From 20 March 2019 to 3 July 2020, it was jointly owned by

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

and

Apollo Global Management Apollo Global Management, Inc. is an American global private-equity firm. It provides investment management and invests in credit, private equity, and real assets. As of March 31, 2022, the company had $512 billion of assets under management, ...

, with each holding a 50% share. On 22 October 2019, French company

Banijay Banijay (formerly Banijay Entertainment and later Banijay Group) is a French television production and distribution company which is the world's largest international content producer and distributor with over 120 production companies across 22 ...

announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine from Disney and Apollo. On 30 June 2020, the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...

approved Banijay's purchase of Endemol Shine. The purchase was completed on 3 July 2020.

History

Merger of Endemol, Shine Group, CORE Media Group

On 15 May 2014,

and

21st Century Fox Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., doing business as 21st Century Fox (21CF), was an American multinational mass media corporation that was based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was one of the two companies formed on June 28, 2013, f ...

confirmed its intent to form a joint venture with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo,

and

CORE Media Group Industrial Media, LLC (formerly CKX, Inc., and CORE Media Group, Inc.) is an American company founded on February 7, 2005 that owns and develops entertainment content and intellectual property. History Sports Entertainment Enterprises, Inc. era ...

. Under the agreement, 21st Century Fox and the funds managed by affiliates of Apollo would jointly own and manage the new joint venture. On 10 October 2014, 21st Century Fox and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo announced a final agreement to create the group consists of Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media. Under the terms of the agreement, 21st Century Fox and Apollo will jointly manage the newly created group, with each owning 50 per cent. Sophie Turner Laing, former Managing Director of Content at BSkyB, would serve as the group's CEO. On 27 October 2014, Shine Group announced Tim Hincks would become the president of the new joint venture. On 29 October 2014, Endemol announced Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin will serve as the new joint venture's North America division Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs. On 17 December 2014, 21st Century Fox and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC announced the completion of the transaction to create the group consists of Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media, under the previously announced terms. The joint venture name 'Endemol Shine Group' was announced by Shine Group on the same day. Both Apollo and 21st Century Fox owning 50% of the joint venture that took place on 1 January 2015. On 15 January 2015, Endemol Shine Group announced appointing former Endemol UK CEO Lucas Church to be Chairman of Endemol Shine UK, former Endemol UK Chief Operating Officer Richard Johnston becoming CEO of Endemol Shine UK. In succeeding years, Endemol's eye and Shine Group's egg logos were replaced with Endemol Shine Group wordmark-only logo in closing credits of most of its-licensed shows, effectively making Endemol and Shine an in-name-only units of that company.

Endemol

Endemol was founded in 1994 by a merger of television production companies owned by

Joop van den Ende Johannes "Joop" Adrianus van den Ende (born 23 February 1942) is a Dutch theatrical producer, co-founder of international television production company Endemol and founder/owner of Stage Entertainment, Europe's largest live entertainment compan ...

and

John de Mol Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Dutch Mass media, media Business magnate, tycoon. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa Network, Talpa. He created the reality television form ...

, the name deriving from the combination of their surnames. Endemol specialised in formatted programming that can be adapted for different countries around the world as well as different media platforms. One notable success has been the '' Big Brother''

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

show, with versions in many countries after the initial Dutch version. Other examples include ''

'' (sold to over 75 countries), '' The Money Drop'' (sold in over 50 countries), ''

'' (sold in 30 countries) and '' Wipeout'' (sold in over 35 countries). In recent years the company has also been expanding its English language drama output with shows such as titles such as '' The Fall'', ''

'', ''

Ripper Street ''Ripper Street'' is a British mystery drama television series set in Whitechapel in the East End of London starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, and MyAnna Buring. It begins in 1889, six months after the infamous Jack the ...

'' and ''

'' in the UK and ''

Hell on Wheels Hell on Wheels was the itinerant collection of flimsily assembled gambling houses, dance halls, saloons, and brothels that followed the army of Union Pacific railroad workers westward as they constructed the First transcontinental railroad in 186 ...

'' in the USA. In November 2013 the company launched Endemol Beyond, an international division specialising in original content for digital video platforms such as YouTube.

Shine Group

Sale to Banijay

In April 2018, Fox and Apollo appointed

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and

Aryeh Bourkoff Aryeh B. Bourkoff (born 1972) is an American businessman and documentary producer. He is the founder and chief executive officer of LionTree LLC, a global investment and merchant banking firm focused on media, technology and telecommunications. ...

LionTree LionTree LLC is an American investment banking firm that has a focus on industries related to technology, media and telecommunications (TMT). Although the firm is based in the United States, it also has a significant presence in Europe. LionTre ...

to handle a potential sale of Endemol Shine, following Fox's sale to

William Morris Endeavor Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, WME or WME-IMG) is an American holding company for talent and media agencies with its primary offices in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The compa ...

and

had eyed an acquisition of Endemol Shine, with Banijay reported to have even entered advanced talks to buy the studio. On 29 August 2018, the

RTL Group RTL Group (for "Radio Television Luxembourg") is a Luxembourg-based international media conglomerate, with another corporate centre in Cologne, Germany. The company operates 68 television channels and 31 radio stations in Germany, France and ...

(which owns

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

) withdrew its bid for Endemol Shine. In September 2018,

BBC Studios BBC Studios is a British content company. It is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC that was formed in April 2018 through the merger of the BBC's commercial production arm and the BBC's commercial international distribution arm, BBC Worldwide. ...

, along with

Discovery, Inc. Discovery, Inc. was an American multinational mass media factual television conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in New York City. Established in 1985, the company operated a group of factual television, factual and lifestyle television bra ...

and

Liberty Global Liberty Global plc is a British-Dutch-American multinational telecommunications company with headquarters in London, Amsterdam and Denver. Its respective legal names are Liberty Global Plc, Liberty Global B.V. and Liberty Global, Inc., with ...

(which each own 50% of

All3Media All3Media Limited is a British worldwide independent television, film and digital production and distribution company based in London, England. The All3Media group comprises more than 40 production and distribution companies from across the U ...

) announced that they would not bid on the studio.

ITV plc ITV plc is a British media company that holds 13 of the 15 regional television licences that make up the ITV network (Channel 3), the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom. ITV plc is listed on the ...

provisionally placed a bid on the studio but did not confirm an official bid as the sale is still only a potential scenario at this point. In October 2018, ITV plc withdrew from the auction.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, ac ...

, DHX Media (now

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) and

Lionsgate Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered ...

also ruled out of the bidding.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media & digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Fran ...

(which owns

Red Arrow Studios ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (officially abbreviated as P7S1, formerly ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG) is a German mass media & digital company. It operates in three segments: Entertainment, Dating and Commerce & Ventures. The company is listed on the Fran ...

) was reported to be considered for a joint bid with Banijay, but the latter ruled itself out as well. Endemol Shine later made a statement that they had been in negotiations with several parties and were confident they would have an owner by end of November 2018. However, on 6 November 2018 it was reported that both Fox and Apollo have decided to suspend the selling process as a deal could not be reached by prospective buyers. In the meantime, Fox's 50% stake in the company was given to Disney. The report was published hours before

's clearance of Disney's impending purchase of Fox on certain conditions. On 22 October 2019, Banijay officially announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine from Disney and Apollo for over $2.2 billion. On 26 October 2019, Banijay announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Endemol Shine Group. The merger was approved on 26 October 2019, pending antitrust approval. In February 2020,

raised $2,600,000,000 in refinancing for acquiring Endemol Shine. On 30 June 2020, the

approved Banijay's purchase of Endemol Shine. The purchase was completed three days later, and Endemol Shine was folded into Banijay. For a year, Banijay continued to use the Endemol Shine brand for many of its production divisions.

Podcasts

In November 2021, it was announced that Endemol Shine will be moving into podcasting for the first time with a partnership with KT Studios with the aim of developing and co-producing original podcasts.

Companies

Production

Americas

Are the following
Kuarzo EntertainmentEndemol Shine Brasil
*

51 Minds 51 Minds Entertainment (or Fifty One Minds Entertainment) is a production company specializing in reality TV, known for their "celebreality" programs on VH1. It was created in 2004 as a merger between Cris Abrego's 51 Pictures (formerly Brass Rin ...

: Carryover company from Endemol. **

Authentic Entertainment Authentic Entertainment, LLC is a Burbank-based reality television company that has produced television series that cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. ''Ace of Cakes'', ''Weird Travels'', ''Toddlers & Tiaras'', ''All on the Line'', ''Surprise Hom ...

: Carryover company from Endemol.
Endemol Shine Latino
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Endemol Shine Boomdog

Truly Original

Europe

Endemol Shine UK Endemol Shine UK (branded as EndemolShine UK and formerly Endemol UK Ltd) is a British production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay. Endemol Shine UK incorporates a number of production brands, including Artist ...

Artists Studio TV Ltd

Bandit Television

Cut & Mustard

Douglas Road Productions Limited
** Dragonfly Film and Television Productions Limited
Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd

Electric Robin

Endemol Shine Gaming

Fifty Fathoms
**House of Tomorrow
Initial
**

Kudos Kudos may refer to: Arts and media * ''Kudos'' (computer game), a life simulation game produced by Positech Games * Kudos (production company), a UK-based film and television production company * Kudos, a fictional currency used by the Dwellers ...

: Carryover company from Shine Group. ***Kudos North ***Vexed Pixie
OP Talent

Remarkable Television

Sharp Jack TV
**

Shiny Button Productions

Sidney Street
**Silent Boom ** Simon's Cat Ltd. **

Tiger Aspect Productions Tiger Aspect Productions (formerly known as Tiger Television from 1988 until 1993 and also known as Tiger Aspect Films for theatrical films) is a British television and film production company, particularly noted for its situation comedy, situa ...

***Tiger Aspect Drama ***Tiger Aspect Kids and Family ***Tiger Aspect Comedy
Tigress Productions
** Wild Mercury Productions
Workerbee
Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine North. In 2018-11-07, Endemol Shine UK announced renaming Endemol Shine North to Workerbee.
Zeppotron
Formed in 2000 from a core of the writing and production team behind

The 11 O'Clock Show ''The 11 O'Clock Show'' is a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee a ...

. ***Definitely: In 2018-09-25, Zeppotron announced the launch of its new label, Definitely.
Endemol Shine Nordics
Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine Nordics AB. The company was formed in 2015 and incorporated and Group companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland including Meter Television, STO-CPH Produktion, Filmlance International, Friday TV, Mag5 Content, Rubicon TV, Metronome Spartacus, Metronome Productions, Endemol Sweden and Shine Finland.
Metronome Productions A/S
(Denmark)
Endemol Shine Finland
** Metronome Spartacus AB (Norway)
Rubicon TV AS
(Norway)
Filmlance International AB
(Sweden)
Meter Television AB
(Sweden)
Mag5 Content AB
(Sweden): Carryover company from Shine Group.
Metronome Post AB
(Sweden): Carryover company from Shine Group.
STO-CPH Produktion AB
(Sweden): Carryover company from Shine Group.
Endemol Shine Beyond
Carryover company from Endemol as Endemol Beyond. In 2016-04-01, Endemol Shine Beyond announced its renaming to Endemol Shine Beyond.
Endemol Shine France
Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine France.
Endemol Shine Germany
Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine Germany. **MadeFor Film: In 2020-02-25, Endemol Shine Group announced Endemol Shine Germany's new scripted label MadeFor Film. *Endemol Shine Italy
YAMEndemol Shine Nederland

Simpel Media

NL Film & TV

TVBV

Human Factor television productionsEndemol Shine Poland
(Endemol Shine Polska Sp. z o.o.)
Endemol Shine Iberia
Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine Iberia. In 2015-03-12, Endemol Shine Group announced the launch of Endemol Shine Iberia.
Endemol Portugal

Shine Iberia

Diagonal Television

Gestmusic
**Telegenia
Zeppelin Television
**Tuiwok Estudios
B&B Endemol Shine
(Switzerland)

Middle East

*Endemol Shine Israel

Asia Pacific

: Carryover company from Shine Group as Shine Australia.
Endemol Shine Banks
(joint venture with Imogen Banks)
Endemol Shine IndiaWeiT Media
(Russia) *Endemol Shine Asia *Reshet (33%)

Distribution

Endemol Shine International
The sales and distribution branch of the group. It handles the licensing and international distribution of television formats from Endemol Shine to around 150 countries worldwide.

Digital and Gaming

ChannelFlip ChannelFlip Media Ltd was a London-based Multi Channel Network which works with both traditional and online celebrities to create brand friendly content. Shows and talent ChannelFlip works with UK-based comedic TV and online talent. * Robert Lle ...

: Carryover company from Shine Group. **The Multiverse **HuHa! *Good Catch (United Kingdom)

References

External links

* {{21st Century Fox Banijay Mass media companies established in 2015 Mass media companies disestablished in 2020 Dutch companies established in 2015 Television production companies of the Netherlands 2020 mergers and acquisitions Former News Corporation subsidiaries Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company

History

Merger of Endemol, Shine Group, CORE Media Group

Endemol

Shine Group

Sale to Banijay

Podcasts

Companies

Production

Americas

Europe

Middle East

Asia Pacific

Distribution

Digital and Gaming

See also

References

External links