Combined Artists Productions
Combined Artistic Productions is a South African production company owned by Jon Sparkes, George Mazarakis, and Nomahlubi Simamane, a Black Economic Empowerment partner.
The company produces South Africa's longest-running television series, Carte Blanche, for M-Net. The series started in 1988.[1] In January 2010 two spin-off series were launched,[2] namely, Carte Blanche Consumer and Carte Blanche Medical. In 2011, a further spin-off, Carte Blanche Extra was launched, which departed from the magazine format for a more behind-the-scenes reality format.
On 8 September 2009 FIFA selected Combined Artistic Productions to produce the FIFA World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town,[3][4] which was broadcast to an expected 200-million viewers.[5] The company also produced the Preliminary Draw in Durban in November 2007 and the FIFA Confederations Cup draw in Johannesburg in November 2008.
References
- ^ O'Hara, Billie. "Carte Blanche: History". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Bill (2 January 2010). "New year, new treats!". IOL. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "2010 Final Draw production company announced". Fifa.com. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ "South Africa: Combined Artists Productions Chosen to Produce Final Draw", allafrica.com, 9 September 2009, retrieved 26 January 2010
- ^ Molinaro, John (2 December 2009). "Why is the World Cup draw such a big deal?". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2010.