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 genre specialists such as U.K.-based

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 ...

(drama), Dragonfly (factual), Princess Productions (entertainment and multi-genre) and

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 ...

(factual and factual entertainment); U.S. producer

Shine 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 ...

(formerly Reveille); 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 ...

, the Nordic region’s largest production group. The group also includes Shine 360°, a group-wide ancillary and commercial rights division, Shine International, the dedicated international sales and distribution arm and unscripted formats division Shine Network. Shine International distributed a catalogue of more than 4,000 hours of broadcast content to more than 200 territories worldwide as of the end of 2013. Internationally distributed shows from the Shine group include

MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive producers Roddam and John ...

(now produced in over 40 territories),

The Biggest Loser ''The Biggest Loser'' is a reality television format which started with the American TV show ''The Biggest Loser'' in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash prize. ...

One Born Every Minute ''One Born Every Minute'' is a British observational documentary series which shows activities taking place in the labour ward. The first series aired on Channel 4 in 2010, the second in 2011. Series 7 made its debut on 10 March 2015. Productio ...

Minute to Win It ''Minute to Win It'' is an international game show franchise where contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. The first version of ''Minute to Win It'' to air was t ...

and crime drama The Bridge, which was adapted in both the U.S., and the U.K. and France in 2013. Shine has established businesses in Germany, France, Australia, Spain and Portugal and has expanded into the children’s genre in a joint venture with

Teletubbies ''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on th ...

and

In The Night Garden ''In the Night Garden...'' is a British live action pre-school children's television series, aimed at children aged from one to six years old. It is produced by Ragdoll Productions. Andrew Davenport created, wrote and composed the title theme ...

co-creator Andy Davenport. Shine also has a digital and direct to consumer business through social gaming producer

Bossa Studios Bossa Studios Limited is a British video game developer based in London. It is known for its comedic, physics-based games '' Surgeon Simulator'' and '' I Am Bread''. History Bossa was founded in October 2010 by Henrique Olifiers (gamer-in-c ...

and the online original content producers, ChannelFlip Media.

History

Shine was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch following her departure from

BSkyB Sky UK Limited is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television and broadband Internet services, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of ...

the previous year. In 2006, Shine Group acquired Kudos, Princess Productions and Dragonfly to create the Shine Group, although they still operate as four separate entities. Shine acquired

Reveille Productions 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 ...

in 2008.

News Corporation News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Ne ...

(later

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 ...

, but assets are now split between

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

Fox Corporation Fox Corporation (stylized in all-caps as FOX Corporation) is a publicly traded American mass media company operated and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. Incorporated ...

) acquired Shine Group in April 2011 for $415 million.News Corp Completes Deal To Buy Shine Group ''The Hollywood Deadline''
/ref> US pension funds who are shareholders in News Corporation are suing the company accusing Murdoch of nepotism. In May 2014, 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management announced the negotiation of merging their respective production companies: FOX-owned Shine Group and Apollo-controlled Endemol and CORE Media Group. The deal was finalized later in the same year. On 17 December 2014, Shine Group announced the joint venture by

with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, combining

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 ...

, Shine and CORE Media into

Endemol Shine Group Endemol Shine Group B.V. (stylized in all spaceless) was a Dutch production and distribution company of scripted and non-scripted content, responsible for programmes such as '' Big Brother'', ''Deal or No Deal'', '' The Money Drop'', ''Fear Fac ...

. As part of the new structure, Former Endemol UK CEO, Lucas Church, has been appointed Chairman of Endemol Shine UK, whilst former Endemol UK Chief Operating Officer, Richard Johnston, becomes CEO of Endemol Shine UK.

Subsidiaries

Current

Europe

Shine Iberia
* Endemol Portugal

Former (from 2015, is the part of
Endemol Shine Group Endemol Shine Group B.V. (stylized in all spaceless) was a Dutch production and distribution company of scripted and non-scripted content, responsible for programmes such as '' Big Brother'', ''Deal or No Deal'', '' The Money Drop'', ''Fear Fac ...
)

UK

Brown Eyed Boy
Opened for business in 2002-05-27, it was set up by

Gary Reich Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary Places ;Iran * Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;Uni ...

after leaving the BBC and Chrysalis Entertainment. *

: In 2011-09-06, Shine Group announced the acquisition of Bossa Studios. * ChannelFlip Media Ltd: In 2012-01-06, Shine Group announced the acquisition of ChannelFlip. *

Dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

Lovely Day
Founded in 2010 by Diederick Santer with Kudos. *

Princess Productions Princess Productions was a London-based television production company, formed by Henrietta Conrad and Sebastian Scott, which produced broadcast shows and pilots for all the major British broadcasters across a variety of genres, mainly specialisi ...

Shine NorthShine InternationalShine Network
Shine Group's internal formats division responsible for driving and managing the international roll out of our global formats.
Shine 360°
Group wide brand and rights management division of the Shine Group.
Shine Pictures
Shine Group's feature film division. Became part of Kudos in 2015.
START
In 2011-11-02, IGN announced the launch of "START", a new YouTube video games channel, in early 2012 by

IGN Entertainment ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and Mass media, entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San ...

and Shine Group.

Americas

Shine America
In 2012-03-16, Shine Group announced the unveiling of Shine America. :*Ardaban: In 2012-03-06, Shine America announced the launch of Ardaban, with appointment of former Notional Co-President Chachi Senior as Ardaban CEO.

Nordics

Shine Nordics AB
Joined Shine Group in 2009 as Metronome Film & Television AB. In 2014-04-05, Shine Group announced renaming Metronome Film & Television AB to Shine Nordics AB.
Friday TV AB
(Sweden)
Filmlance International AB
(Sweden)
Meter Television AB
(Sweden)
Metronome Denmark
(Metronome Productions A/S)
Shine Finland Oy
(Finland) :*Metronome Spartacus AS (Norway)
Rubicon TV AS
(Norway)
Studios A/S
(Denmark)
STO-CPH Produktion AB
(Sweden)
Metronome Rental
(Sweden)
HEARTLAND ApS
(Denmark) :*Metronome Post AB (Sweden)
Mag5 Content AB
(Sweden)

Europe

Shine FranceShine Germany

Australia

Shine Australia
(Shine (Aust) Pty Ltd): Formed in January 2010.

ProgrammingOur Shows
/ref>

*''

MasterChef Junior ''MasterChef Junior'' is an American cooking competition involving children from the ages of 8–13 that premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013. It is based on the format of the British series '' Junior MasterChef''. On March 5, 2014, ''Maste ...

'' *'' The Undriveables'' *''

Grantchester Grantchester is a village and civil parish on the River Cam or Granta in South Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about south of Cambridge. Name The village of Grantchester is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Grantesete'' and ''Grauntset ...

'' *''

Humans Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

'' *'' Restaurant Startup'' *'' Prodigies'' *''

Stripped Stripped may refer to: Music * "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986 * ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014 * ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016 * ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...

'' *''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'' *'' Arne Dahl'' *'' Best Bakery'' *''

Beauty and the Geek ''Beauty and the Geek'' is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J.D. Roth. The show's ti ...

'' *''

'' *'' The Bridge'' *''

Broadchurch ''Broadchurch'' is a British crime drama television series broadcast on ITV for three series between 2013 and 2017. It was created by Chris Chibnall, who acted as an executive producer and wrote all 24 episodes and produced by Kudos in assoc ...

'' *''

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Climat ...

'' *''

Clash of the Choirs ''Clash of the Choirs'' is a reality talent contest miniseries that debuted on NBC in the United States on December 17, 2007. There were four episodes scheduled in the “quick competition”. Maria Menounos is the host of the program, which was ...

'' *''

The Face The face is a part of the body, the front of the head. Face may also refer to: Film * ''The Magician'' (1958 film) or ''The Face'' * ''The Face'' (1996 film), an American television film * ''Face'' (1997 film), a British crime drama by Antonia ...

'' *''

Got to Dance ''Got to Dance'', originally titled ''Just Dance'', is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014. Auditions for the show were held in specially built "Dance Domes" and ...

'' *''

Gracepoint ''Gracepoint'' is an American crime drama television series created by Chris Chibnall. It is a remake of Chibnall's UK drama series ''Broadchurch'', and stars that series' lead, David Tennant, along with Anna Gunn, as two detectives investigating ...

'' *'' The Island'' *''

Lilyhammer ''Lilyhammer'' is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York-based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway. The first season premiered on ...

'' *''

Minute To Win It ''Minute to Win It'' is an international game show franchise where contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that are commonly available around the house. The first version of ''Minute to Win It'' to air was t ...

'' *''

Sandhamn Murders ''Morden i Sandhamn'' (English: ''Sandhamn Murders'') is a Swedish television crime drama series. It is based on the books of the same name by writer, Viveca Sten. The series is broadcast on TV4 (Sweden), TV4, which has presented eight seaso ...

'' *'' Saturday Night Tube'' *'' Secret Street Crew'' *'' The Tunnel'' *'' Vicious'' *''

Utopia A utopia ( ) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book ''Utopia (book), Utopia'', describing a fictional ...

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