Production company | |
Industry | film, television |
Genre | Children, and drama |
Founded | 1992 |
Headquarters | 12–14 Amwell Street, London, United Kingdom |
Key people
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Daniel Isaacs Joint CEO, Diederick Santer Co-CEO |
Products |
Broadcasting Merchandise |
Parent |
Endemol Shine Group 21st Century Fox Apollo Global Management |
Divisions | Kudos Film and Television, Shine Pictures, Lovely Day, Brown Eyed Boy |
Subsidiaries | Kell |
Website | www |
Kudos Film and Television is a British film and television production company. It has produced television series for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and its productions include Spooks (US:MI5), Hustle, Life on Mars and its spin-off Ashes to Ashes, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard and M.I. High. In 2007 it was voted Best Independent Production Company by Broadcast magazine. Formed in 1992, since 2007 it has been part of the Shine Group. In 2007 it also set up the film unit, Kudos Pictures. In 2011, the Shine Group was 100% acquired by News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox), and in 2015, it was included in a 50%/50% joint venture between 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management's Endemol and CORE Media Group, as Endemol Shine Group.
The company was formed in 1992. It came to international attention with the BAFTA Award winning spy drama Spooks, which debuted on BBC One on 13 May 2002.
In late 2006, the company was sold to Shine Limited for around £35m. Shine also bought Princess Productions and Firefly Production to create the Shine Group, although all four divisions retained their individual identity.