Endemol Shine UK

Endemol Shine UK (branded as EndemolShine UK and formerly Endemol UK Ltd)^[3] is a British production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay.

Endemol Shine UK Limited

Formerly	Broadcast Communications plc (1987–1998)^[citation needed] GMG Endemol Entertainment plc (1998–2000) Endemol Entertainment UK plc (2000–2002) Endemol UK plc (2002–2011) Endemol UK Limited (2011–2018) ^[1]
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Television
Genre	Production company
Founded	1987; 36 years ago (1987)^[2]
Founder	Joop van den Ende John de Mol
Headquarters	Shepherd's Bush, London , United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Sophie Turner Laing Richard Johnston Lucinda Hicks Peter Salmon
Number of employees	800
Parent	Fininvest (2007–2011) Endemol Shine Group (2015–2020) Banijay (2020–present)
Divisions	Cut & Mustard Darlow Smithson Productions Douglas Road Productions Limited Dragonfly Electric Robin Fifty Fathoms Initial Kudos OP Media Remarkable Television Shine TV Shiny Button Productions Sidney Street Simon's Cat Ltd Tiger Aspect Productions Wild Mercury Productions Workerbee Zeppotron
Website	endemolshineuk.com

Endemol Shine UK incorporates a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Darlow Smithson Productions, House of Tomorrow, Initial, Remarkable Television (previously Brighter Pictures and Cheetah Television), Tiger Aspect, Tigress Productions, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games^[4] 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 (now defunct). The various television production brands specialize in a broad range of genres including entertainment, reality series, drama series, specialist factual, arts, live events, music entertainment, documentaries, youth shows, and comedy.^[5]

In the United Kingdom, Endemol is mostly known for producing both Big Brother (2000–2018) and Celebrity Big Brother (2001–2018).

History

The UK branch of Endemol 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.^[6]

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.^[3][7]

In January 2016, Endemol UK acquired the short-form and branded content production house Electric Robin and the digital talent management firm OP Talent.^[8]

On 30 June 2020, the European Commission approved Banijay's purchase of Endemol Shine UK's parent company Endemol Shine Group.^[9] The purchase was completed on July 3.^[10]

Credits

The subsidiary which produced the show is listed in the bracket.

• 1 vs 100 (Initial)
• 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow (Initial)
• 8 Out of 10 Cats (Zeppotron)
• All Together Now (Remarkable Television)
• The Bank Job (Remarkable Television)
• Big Brother (UK) (Endemol UK Productions)
• Black Mirror (Zeppotron (2011–2013)/House of Tomorrow (2014–2019))
• Celebrity Big Brother (Endemol UK Productions)
• Cell
• Deal or No Deal (Endemol West (2005-2006)/Cheetah Television West (2006-2009)/Remarkable Television (2009-2016))
• Fear Factor (Endemol UK Productions)
• Gala TV (Endemol West)
• The Games (Endemol UK Productions (2003–05)/Initial (2006))
• The Gap Year
• The Wall (Remarkable Television)
• Golden Balls (Initial)
• The House that £100k Built (Remarkable Television)
• Hunted (Shine TV)
• Let's Play Darts (Zeppotron)
• The Match (Endemol UK Productions)
• The Million Pound Drop Live (Remarkable Television)
• Only Fools on Horses (Zeppotron)
• Pointless (Brighter Pictures (2009)/Remarkable Television (2010-present))
• Ready Steady Cook (Bazal Productions (1994–2001)/Endemol UK Productions (2002–06)/Cheetah Television West (2006–10)/Remarkable Television (2020–))
• Restoration (Endemol UK Productions)
• Restoration Home (Remarkable Television)
• Richard Osman's House of Games (Remarkable Television)
• Signs of Life
• Soccer Aid (Initial)
• Starstruck (Remarkable Television)
• Total Wipeout (Initial)
• Two Tribes (Remarkable Television)
• UK Music Hall of Fame (Endemol UK Productions)
• Your Face Sounds Familiar (Initial)

Awards and nominations

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

References

1. "ENDEMOL SHINE UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
2. "ENDEMOL SHINE UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
3. Martinson, Jane (11 January 2016). "Endemol Shine president to leave one year after creation of 'mega indie'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
4. . endemolgames.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
5. Barraclough, Leo (28 July 2014). "Endemol, Charlie Brooker Launch House of Tomorrow". Variety. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
6. Holmwood, Leigh (27 September 2007). "From That's Life to Big Brother". The Guardian.
7. Szalai, Georg (10 October 2014). "Fox, Apollo Complete Deal to Combine Shine, Endemol, Core Media". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
8. Tartaglione, Nancy (26 January 2016). "Endemol Shine UK Acquires Short-Form Producer, Digital Talent Agency". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
9. Kanter, Jake (1 July 2020). "Banijay Group's $2.2BN Endemol Shine Group Takeover Approved By European Commission".
10. "Banijay Closes Endemol Shine Acquisition, Forming Global Production Giant". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 July 2020.

External links

• Endemol Shine UK
• Zeppotron
• Cheetah Television (AVID wiki) - company information and logos