Endemol Shine Group
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| Industry |
Television production Film distributor |
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| Founded | January 1, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Key people
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Sophie Turner Laing (CEO) |
| Owner |
21st Century Fox (50%) Apollo Global Management (50%) |
| Website | endemolshinegroup |
Endemol Shine Group (formerly Shine Group) is a group of Dutch production companies of scripted and non-scripted television, responsible for programmes such as MasterChef and The Biggest Loser. It was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch.
Endemol Shine Group companies include UK-based Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. It also includes Shine TV, plus Metronome Film & Television, a Scandinavian-based production group. Shine International is the group’s international distribution arm and is responsible for the distribution of the various formats of the group. The group has also established international companies Shine America, Shine Australia, Shine Germany, Shine France, and most recently Shine Iberia.
Shine acquired Reveille Productions in 2008. News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox) acquired Shine Group on April 5, 2011 for $415 million. US pension funds who are shareholders in News Corporation are suing the company accusing the Mr. Murdoch of nepotism.
On May 15, 2014, Apollo and 21st Century Fox announced a joint venture to combine 21st Century Fox's Shine Group and Apollo's Endemol and CORE Media Group. The transaction was completed on December 17, 2014. Both Apollo and 21st Century Fox owning 50% of the joint venture called, "Endemol Shine Group" that took place on January 1, 2015.
Shine Limited (Shine TV) is a British media production company with offices in London and Manchester, and is part of Shine Group. Shine Limited was founded in March 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company was 80 percent owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, 15 percent by Lord Alli, and 5 percent by BSkyB, who signed a deal guaranteeing to buy an agreed amount of Shine programming for two years.
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