Eureka Productions
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Genre | Television production |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | |
Area served | Australia United States |
| Services | Television program production |
| Parent | Fremantle[2] |
| Website | www |
Eureka Productions is an Australian-American television production company which develops and produces scripted and unscripted programming in both countries. The company has produced numerous popular series including The Voice Australia, The Chefs' Line, Australian Spartan and Crikey! It's the Irwins.
History
The company was formed by Chris Culvenor and Paul Franklin, both executives with Endemol Shine Australia, setting up Los Angeles and Sydney offices in 2016.[3] The company also formed a partnership with FremantleMedia to co-produce international projects.[4] In 2018, Eureka signed a deal with Lionsgate to be the exclusive distributor and producer of Lionsgate entertainment and unscripted series in Australia.[5]
The company developed the first original dating show for Netflix titled Dating Around which debuted in 2019.[6]
Productions
Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.
| Title | Network | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Employables | SBS | 2016 | |
| Behave Yourself | Seven Network | 2017 | |
| The Voice Australia | Seven Network | 2017-present | Co-production with ITV Studios Australia from season 6 onwards. |
| The Chefs' Line | SBS | 2017-present | |
| The Single Wives | Seven Network | 2017 | |
| Drunk History Australia | Network 10 | 2018 | Pilot |
| Australian Spartan | Seven Network | 2018–present | |
| Pick, Flip and Drive | Facebook Watch | 2018 | |
| The Launch | CTV | 2018-present | Co-production with Bell Media and Insight Productions. |
| Crikey! It's the Irwins | Animal Planet | 2018–present | |
| Deadly Cults | Oxygen | 2019–present | |
| Dating Around | Netflix | 2019–present | |
| Thrones 360 | Foxtel | 2019 | |
| Holey Moley | ABC | 2019–present | Co-production with Unanimous Media |
| The Amazing Race Australia | Network 10 | 2019–present | From Season 4 onwards. Earlier Network Seven iteration produced by Active TV (seasons 1 & 2) and Seven Productions (season 3) |
References
- ^ http://www.eurekagroup.tv/abouteureka
- ^ Knox, David (6 September 2018). "Eureka productions to represent Lionsgate unscripted". TV Tonight.
- ^ Knox, David (30 January 2016). "New production company Eureka set for unscripted". TV Tonight.
- ^ Dickens, Andrew (1 February 2016). "Fremantle has Eureka moment". C21 Media.
- ^ Knox, David (6 September 2018). "Eureka productions to represent Lionsgate unscripted". TV Tonight.
- ^ Blichert, Frederick (5 February 2019). "Netflix swipes right on unscripted dating genre with "Dating Around"". Realscreen.