Studio 100
Studio 100 is a Flemish company (Belgium) that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.
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[edit] History
Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon. They first came together in 1989, when the programme "Samson en Gert" (translated "Samson and Gert") was first produced.
When Studio 100 started in 1996, they only had one programme, Samson en Gert. They immediately decided to create a new programme to be able to advertise themselves more. They chose for Kabouter Plop (translated Gnome Plop), broadcast on VTM since 1997.
In 1999, Studio 100 expanded significantly. Four new projects were launched in Flanders: a musical, a film, and two new television programmes. For both the musical and the film, VTM was asked to provide financial support. In October that year, Studio 100 and the VMMa (Vlaamse Media Maatschappij) announced that they would incorporate Meli-Park.
In 2000, Studio 100 took over the popular girl group K3 from Niels William. Prior to that, they were already cooperating for merchandising sales.
Danny Verbiest announced in 2005 that he would no longer play the role of Samson in Samson en Gert, and shortly after, he announced his departure from Studio 100. In the subsequent years, many new programmes were created, such as Piet Piraat (Piet Pirate), Mega Mindy, Spring, Het Huis Anubis (The House of Anubis), and several others.
In 2007, Studio 100 started exporting some of its productions to other countries. Wir 3 (a carbon copy version of K3) was introduced in Germany and they charted there, although they yet have to achieve the same level of success as the originals. Fred & Samson, the French-language equivalent to Samson en Gert, was introduced on the French-speaking television network Club RTL in Wallonia and Brussels. Bumba, a programme about a clown intended for very young children, was sold to several other countries, including Canada and Israel.
In the same year, Studio 100 bought Flying Bark Productions, so they could create Master Raindrop.
In 2008, Studio 100 bought the rights of foreign 1970s TV-hits such as Germany's Die Biene Maja (German dub of Japanese anime series) and Sweden's Pippi Longstocking (still shown in the Netherlands). The next project is a digital radio-station devoted to its own acts. As quoted "Dutch-language children's songs only get so much airplay on regular stations".
Also in 2008, Studio 100 co-produced the educational game show Kerwhizz together with the Cbeebies branch of the BBC, and they purchashed EM.TV and the children's TV network Junior.
[edit] Headquarters
The headquarters of Studio 100 are located in Schelle and Londerzeel. Studio 100 has access to the largest recording studios in all of Belgium. Frequently, big events are hosted there, such as the preselections for the Eurovision Song Contest.
The Dutch department of Studio 100 resides in the Mediapark in Hilversum.
[edit] List of Studio 100 productions
[edit] TV programmes
[edit] Musicals
| Name production | Belgium
1st version |
The Netherlands
1st version |
Belgium
2nd version |
The Netherlands
2nd version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow White (Sneeuwwitje) | 1998 | 2001-2002 | 2005 | |
| Cinderella (Assepoester) | 1999 | |||
| Pinochio (Pinokkio) | 2000 | 2000 | 2006 | 2008 |
| Robin Hood | 2001 | 2012 | ||
| Sleeping Beauty (Doornroosje) | 2002 | 2002 | 2003-2004 | |
| Three Little Pigs (De Drie Biggetjes) | 2003 | 2007 | 2007 | |
| The Little Mermaid (De Kleine Zeemeermin) | 2004 | 2004-2005 | ||
| Daens | 2008 | |||
| Alice in Wonderland | 2011 | 2011 | ||
| 14-18, the musical[1] | 2014 |
[edit] Movies
| Name production (Dutch) | Name production (Englisch) | Belgium, Flanders
Releasedate |
Belgium, Wallonie
Releasedate |
The Netherlands
Releasedate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De kabouterschat | The gnometreasure | March 31, 1999 | July 08, 1999 | |
| Plop in de Wolken | Plop in the Clouds | December 06, 2000 | December 07, 2000 | |
| Plop en de Toverstaf | Plop and the Wand | October 25, 2003 | ||
| K3 en het Magische Medaillon | K3 and the Magic medallion | September 29, 2004 | September 29, 2004 | |
| Plop en Kwispel | Plop and Kwispel | December 15, 2004 | February 05, 2005 | |
| Piet Piraat en de Betoverde Kroon | Pete the Pirate and the enchanted crown | August 03, 2005 | July 20, 2005 | |
| Plop en het Vioolavontuur | Plop and the violin adventure | December 14, 2005 | December 22, 2005 | |
| K3 en het IJsprinsesje | K3 and the iceprincess | July 26, 2006 | July 20, 2006 | |
| Piet Piraat en het Vliegende Schip | Pete the Pirate and the flying ship | October 25, 2006 | October 2006 | |
| Plop in de Stad | Plop in the city | December 13, 2006 | December 13, 2006 | |
| Plop en de Pinguïn | Plop and the Penguin | October 17, 2007 | October 10, 2007 | |
| K3 en de Kattenprins | K3 and the Catsprince | December 19, 2007 | December 19, 2007 | |
| Hotel op Stelten (Samson & Gert) | Hotel on Stilts | March 12, 2008 | March 19, 2008 | |
| Plop en de Kabouterschat | Plop and the gnometreasure | June 25, 2008 | July 02, 2008 | |
| Het Pad der 7 Zonden (Het Huis Anubis) | The path of the 2 Sins | October 15, 2008 | October 08, 2008 | |
| Piet Piraat en het Zwaard van Zilvertand | Pete the Pirate and the sword of Silvertooth | December 10, 2008 | December 17, 2008 | |
| Het Geheim van Mega Mindy | The secret of Mega Mindy | July 01, 2009 | July 08, 2009 | |
| Plop en de Kabouterbaby | Plop and the gnomebaby | December 09, 2009 | December 16, 2009 | |
| Anubis en de wraak van Arghus | Anubis and the revenge of Arghus | December 16, 2009 | December 16, 2009 | |
| Mega Mindy en het Zwarte Kristal | Mega Mindy and the black crystal | December 15, 2010 | December 15, 2010 | December 16, 2010 |
| Mega Mindy en de Snoepbaron | Mega Mindy and the candybaron | December 21, 2011 | December 21, 2011 | |
| Plop wordt Kabouterkoning | Plop becomes the gnomeking | March 28, 2012 | April 25, 2012 |
[edit] Specials
| Name production (Dutch) | Name production (Englisch) | Type of special | Belgium, Flanders
Air Date |
The Netherlands
Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K3 in de ardennen | K3 in the Arden | Music Special | 2004 | 2004 |
| Het beste uit alle Samson & Gert Kerstshows | The best from all the Samson & Gert Christmasshows | Music Special | December 18, 2005 | |
| 5 jaar K3 | 5 year K3 | Music Special | 2005 | 2005 |
| K3 in de sneeuw | K3 in the snow | Music Special | 2006 | 2006 |
| 10 jaar Plop | 10 years Plop | TV-Special | December 16, 2007 | 2007 |
| Piet Piraat en de Pompoenkoning | Pete the Pirate and the Pumpkinking | TV-Special | October 05, 2008 | 2008 |
| Het Huis Anubis Clipspecial | The House of Anubis musicvideo Special | Music Special | November 11, 2008 | November 11, 2008 |
| Samson & Gert - De Kerstwens | Samson & Gert - The Christmas wish | TV-Special | December 21, 2008 | |
| Daens kerstspecial | Daens Christmasspecial | documentary | December 25, 2008 | |
| Uit het dagboek van Mega Mindy | From the diary of Mega Mindy | Music Special | 2009 | 2009 |
| Piet Piraat en het Schotse spook | Pete the Pirate and the Scottish ghost | TV-Special | October 04, 2009 | October 30, 2009 |
| Amika - Dagdromen | Amika - Daydreaming | Music special | November 08, 2009 | 2009 |
| K2 weer K3 | K2 back K3 | Documentary | November 30, 2009 | December 05, 2009 |
| Mega Toby Special | Mega Toby Special | TV-Special | February 06, 2010 | |
| Plop en de Kabouter Paashaas | Plop and the Gnome easter Bunny | TV-Special | April 07, 2010 | April 05, 2010 |
| Het Huis Anubis: De Vijf en de Toorn van Balor | The House of Anubis: The Five and the wrath of Balor | TV-Special | September 04, 2010 | September 04, 2010 |
| K3 en het Wensspel | K3 and the Wishgame | Music Special | October 02, 2010 | 2010 |
| Piet Piraat en de Mysterieuze Mummie | Pete the Pirate and the Mysterieuze Mummy | TV-Special | October 09, 2010 | October 31, 2010 |
| Samson & Gert - Het verrassingsfeest | Samson & Gert - The surprise party | TV-Special | October 30, 2010 | May 22, 2011 |
| Het Huis Anubis en de terugkeer van Sibuna | The House of Anubis and the return of Sibuna | TV-Special | October 31, 2010 | October 31, 2010 |
| Dobus - Welkom in het circus | Dobus - Welcome in the circus | Music Special | October 31, 2010 | |
| Slot Marsepeinstein - De zak is zoek | Castle Marzipanstein - The bag is missing | Music-Special | December 04, 2010 | December 04, 2010 |
| Amika en het Magische Zadel | Amika and the Magic saddle | Music Special | February 26, 2011 | |
| Mega Mindy en de dolfijnendiefstal | Mega Mindy and the dolphins theft | TV-Special | October 19, 2011 | October 19, 2011 |
| Mega Toby redt de race | Mega Toby saves the race | TV-Special | October 31, 2011 | |
| Amika - De gevaarlijke stunt | Amika - The dangerous stunt | Mini-serie | October 31, 2011 till November 4, 2011 | |
| K3 en het droombed | K3 and the dreambed | Music Special | December 28, 2011 |
[edit] Musical ensembles
- Bo en Monica
- K3
- Kabouter Plop
- Nienke (from Het Huis Anubis)
- Samson en Gert
- Spring (discontinued)
- Pim Symoens
- The 6-teens (discontinued)
- Topstars (discontinued)
- Wir 3 (Germany)
