Endemol UK

Endemol UK Ltd

Type	Private
Industry	Television
Genre	Production company
Founded	1994
Founder	Joop van den Ende John de Mol
Headquarters	Shepherd's Bush, London, 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	http://www.endemolshineuk.com

Endemol UK Ltd (now Endemol Shine UK, since January 2015) is one of the largest independent producers in the country. The UK group is part of Endemol, a worldwide network of production companies spanning 24 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, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games & 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 TV 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.

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

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