Endemol

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Endemol is a television production company based in the Netherlands.

In November 2005 Endemol N.V. was listed on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam. Endemol, with its head office in the Netherlands, now has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, as well as in Latin America, South Africa and Australia.

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[edit] History

Endemol was founded in 1994 by a merger of television production companies owned by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, the name deriving from the combination of their surnames. Its biggest success has been the Big Brother "reality television" show, with versions in many countries after the initial Dutch version. They specialise in inexpensive programming that is appealing to television executives in the modern multi-channel world, and other Endemol programmes in this vein include Changing Rooms, Ready Steady Cook, Deal or No Deal, Ground Force, International King of Sports, Space Cadets and Fear Factor.

In 2000 the company was sold to the Spanish telecom and media corporation Telefónica for € 5.5 billion.

[edit] Endemol UK

Originally known as Broadcast Communications - Endemol UK is one of the UK’s longest established production groups and won its first television commissions in the mid-eighties.

In 1989, Broadcast was acquired by Guardian Media Group (GMG), owner of the Guardian and Observer newspapers.

In 1990 the group acquired two leading independent producers - Bazal (now CHEETAH TELEVISION) and HAWKSHEAD (now positioned in the business communications sector). This was followed by the acquisition of INITIAL in 1992.

In 1998 Europe’s largest independent producer, ENDEMOL, took a 50% stake in the company alongside GMG and bought the remaining stake in 2000.

Since then the UK group has continued to significantly expand each year acquiring comedy producer ZEPPOTRON and entertainment producer BRIGHTER PICTURES along the way. In 2005 the UK group also opened a new drama production arm, SHOWRUNNER.

Another key priority for ENDEMOL UK has been to build a presence in fast emerging digital media and in 2000 the group took a 50% stake in award winning digital media company VICTORIA REAL, buying another 48.45% in 2003. More recently two new digital media divisions have launched: ENDEMOL MOBILE (in 2005) and ENDEMOL GAMING in 2006.

The UK group now employs up to 800 people at any time and is one of the largest independent producers in the country. It remains part of the international ENDEMOL group, which is now a publicly traded company on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam.


[edit] Endemol Southern Star

Endemol Southern Star is an Australian production company which is a joint venture of Endemol and Southern Star Group. It produces Endemol's popular worldwide formats for Australia, including Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, and Ready Steady Cook. It is based in Australia.

[edit] Endemol USA

Endemol USA is the United States production branch of Endemol based in Los Angeles, California. It has been in operation since 2000. The branch produces Endemol's popular worldwide formats for the major American TV networks, such as Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal and 1 Vs. 100 for NBC; Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Show Me the Money and The One: Making a Music Star for ABC; Big Brother for CBS (under the moniker Our House Productions, Inc.); and Midnight Money Madness for TBS (under the moniker Lock and Key Productions). Their worst faring franchise by far is The One which was cancelled after 4 episodes. The most recently cancelled franchise from Endemol USA is Fear Factor, which aired for 6 seasons; its first season is out now on DVD. Another one of their shows, Big Brother has two seasons already out on DVD. While Big Brother had the most international success to date, their most successful USA program could end up being either Deal or No Deal or Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Both programs are wildly popular and highly rated. Endemol USA just launched Midnight Money Madness for cable's TBS network, in which viewers can call in to play games and win money prizes. It is based on Endemol's successful Participation TV format. On October 13, 2006, Endemol USA launched another game show for NBC, 1 vs. 100 with Bob Saget, and debuted as another ratings winner. And on November 14, 2006, ABC premiered Endemol USA's latest creation, Show Me the Money, with William Shatner as its host.

Endemol USA just launched their newest division, Endemol USA Latino, which produces Endemol USA's successful shows in Spanish language as shown on the major Hispanic TV networks. Their first production is Vas o No Vas based on the popular Deal or No Deal, currently airing on Telemundo. Unlike Endemol USA's headquarters in Los Angeles, Endemol USA Latino has headquarters located in Miami, Florida.

[edit] Endemol Mexico

In 2002 Endemol Mexico was created in an alliance with Televisa. They have produced the Mexican version of some of their shows like Big Brother and Operacion Triunfo. original series have also been created like El bar: Provoca and Bailando Por un Sueno .

[edit] Lawsuits

Endemol sued Brazilian channel SBT over what it says was a "Big Brother" copycat, and threatened to sue Russian Behind the Glass for the same reason.[1]

[edit] Reality Productions

[edit] Game Show Productions

[edit] Late Night/Variety Show Productions

  • Cronicas Marcianas

[edit] Children's Productions

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ O'Flynn, Kevin (December 4 2001). "Dutch Firm Warns 'Za Steklom'". The Moscow Times.

[edit] External links

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