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Endemol Shine UK
Company type	Private
Industry	Television
Genre	Production company
Founded	1994; 30 years ago
Founder	Joop van den Ende; John de Mol
Headquarters	Shepherd's Bush, London, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Turner Laing; Tim Hincks; Peter Cowley; Lucas Church; Richard Johnston; Peter Bazalgette; Richard Osman;
Owner	Scott Trust Limited (1990–1998); Endemol (1998–present); Telefónica (2000–2007); Mediaset (2007–2011); 21st Century Fox (2015–present, 50%); Apollo Global Management (2012–present, 50%)
Number of employees	800
Parent	Fininvest (2007–2011); Endemol Shine Group (2015–present)
Website	endemolshineuk.com

Endemol Shine UK (formerly Endemol UK Ltd before January 2015)^[1] is one of the largest independent media producers in the country. The group of the United Kingdom is part of Endemol, a worldwide network of production companies spanning twenty four countries.

Endemol incorporates a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Cheetah Television, Darlow Smithson Productions, House of Tomorrow, Initial, Remarkable Television (previously Brighter Pictures), Tiger Aspect, Tigress Productions, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games^[2] and Endemol Digital Studio.

With the advent of a joint venture with 21st Century Fox, additional companies under the new Endemol Shine UK umbrella include Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. The various television production brands specialise in a broad range of genres including factual entertainment, reality series, drama series, specialist factual, arts, live events, music entertainment, documentaries, youth shows, and comedy.^[3]

In the United Kingdom, Endemol is mostly known for producing both Big Brother since 2000 and Celebrity Big Brother since 2001.

History

The company originated from Peter Bazalgette's sale of his television company Bazal to the Guardian Media Group (GMG) in 1990. In September 1998, Endemol acquired a 50% stake and the division was named GMG Endemol. Endemol bought the company outright from GMG in August 2000.^[4]

Since 2000, a series of corporate owners and public stock transactions has culminated in the joint venture of 2014 with 21st Century Fox's Shine Group to form the rebranded Endemol Shine UK, effective January 2015.^[5]^[1]

Credits

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2017	Diversity in Media Awards	TV Moment of the Year	Black Mirror – San Junipero	Nominated
2017	Diversity in Media Awards	Production Company of the Year	Tiger Aspect Productions	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Martinson, Jane (11 January 2016). "Endemol Shine president to leave one year after creation of 'mega indie'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Endemol Shine Gaming". endemolgames.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
^ Barraclough, Leo (28 July 2014). "Endemol, Charlie Brooker Launch House of Tomorrow". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ From That's Life to Big Brother
^ Szalai, Georg (10 October 2014). "Fox, Apollo Complete Deal to Combine Shine, Endemol, Core Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

External links

[merger-1] Martinson, Jane (11 January 2016). "Endemol Shine president to leave one year after creation of 'mega indie'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[2] "Endemol Shine Gaming". endemolgames.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)

[Variety2014-3] Barraclough, Leo (28 July 2014). "Endemol, Charlie Brooker Launch House of Tomorrow". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[4] From That's Life to Big Brother

[5] Szalai, Georg (10 October 2014). "Fox, Apollo Complete Deal to Combine Shine, Endemol, Core Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

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