Studio 100

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Studio 100 is a Belgian company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.

History

Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon. They came together in 1989, when the programme "Samson en Gert" (translated "Samson and Gert") was first produced.

Studio 100 started in 1996 with one programme, Samson en Gert. They immediately decided to create a new programme to be able to advertise themselves more. They chose Kabouter Plop (translated Gnome Plop). It has been broadcast on VTM since 1997.

In 1999, Studio 100 expanded significantly with four new projects, all launched in Flanders: a musical, a film, and two new television programmes. For both the musical and the film, VTM was asked to provide financial support. In October of '99, Studio 100 and the VMMa (Vlaamse Media Maatschappij) announced that they would incorporate Meli-Park.

In 2000, Studio 100 took over the popular girl group K3 from Niels William. They had already been cooperating in merchandising sales before that.

Danny Verbiest announced in 2005 that he would no longer play the role of Samson in Samson en Gert and, shortly after, announced his departure from Studio 100. In the subsequent years, many new programmes were created, such as Piet Piraat (Piet Pirate), Mega Mindy, Spring and Het Huis Anubis (House of Anubis), and several others.

In 2007, Studio 100 started exporting some of its productions. Wir 3, (a carbon copy version of K3), was introduced in Germany and they charted there, although they have yet to achieve the same level of success as the originals. Fred & Samson, the French-language equivalent to Samson en Gert, was introduced on the French-speaking television network Club RTL in Wallonia and Brussels. Bumba, a programme about a clown intended for very young children, was sold to several other countries, including Canada and Israel.

In the same year, Studio 100 bought Flying Bark Productions, so they could create Master Raindrop.

In 2008, Studio 100 bought the rights of foreign 1970s TV-hits such as Germany's Die Biene Maja (German dub of Japanese anime series) and Sweden's Pippi Longstocking (still shown in the Netherlands). The next project is a digital radio-station devoted to its own acts. As quoted "Dutch-language children's songs only get so much airplay on regular stations".

Also in 2008, Studio 100 co-produced the educational game show Kerwhizz together with the Cbeebies branch of the BBC. They also purchashed EM.TV and the children's TV network Junior.

Headquarters

The headquarters of Studio 100 are located in Schelle and Londerzeel. Studio 100 has access to the largest recording studios in all of Belgium. Frequently, big events are hosted there, such as the preselections for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Dutch department of Studio 100 resides in the Mediapark in Hilversum.

List of Studio 100 productions

Television series currently in production

Title	Since	Broadcast	Notes
Samson en Gert	1989	Belgium Netherlands	centered on the talking dog Samson and his boss Gert.
Kabouter Plop	1997	Belgium Netherlands Spain Germany	Revolves around the gnome Plop and his friends.
Piet Piraat	2001	Belgium Netherlands Spain Germany	Revolves around the captain Piet Piraat and his friends on their ship, the Scheve Schuit. There's also a spinoff series, Piet Piraat Wonderwaterwereld, where the captain tells about his underwater adventures.
De wereld van K3	2003	Flanders Netherlands	A talk show hosted by the three members of the musical ensemble K3.
Bumba	2004	Belgium Netherlands Germany Spain Canada	A series for toddlers, centered on the circus clown Bumba and his friends.
Mega Mindy	2006	Belgium Netherlands Italy	A children's comedy which revolves around the police agent Mieke and her superhero alter ego Mega Mindy.
AbraKOdabra	2008	Flanders Netherlands	A television magic show.
Bol en Smik (Big & Small)	2008	Belgium Netherlands United Kingdom and many more.	centered on Big and Small.
Dobus	2009	Flanders Netherlands	A series revolving around three clowns and their circus master.
Kwiskwat (Kerwizz)	2009	Flanders United Kingdom	A children's quiz show.
Slot Marsepeinstein	2009	Flanders Netherlands	A series centered on Sinterklaas.
Hallo K3	2010	Flanders Netherlands	Comedy series centered on the three members off the musical ensemble K3.
Bobo	2011	Flanders Netherlands	Series centered on the rabbit Bobo.
Galaxy Park	2011	Flanders Netherlands Norway	Series revolving six teenagers who work at a holiday park and discover that there is an alien among them.
ROX	2011	Flanders Netherlands	A children's drama about three superheros and their special weapon: the sports car ROX.
Jabaloe	2012	Flanders	A children's comedy series, revolving around a group of cowboys in the Wild West.
Hotel 13	2012	Flanders Netherlands Germany Switzerland Austria
Prinsessia^[1]	2014	Flanders

Past productions

Title	Timeline	Broadcast	Notes
Wizzy & Woppy	1999 - 2002	Flanders Netherlands	centered on two mice, a parrot and a turtle who live in a pet store.
Big & Betsy	1999 - 2003	Flanders Netherlands	centered on the flatulent and talking pig Big and his boss Betsy.
Spring	2002 - 2008	Flanders	Revolves around the teenagers who dance at the Spring dance academy. Adaptation for broadcast in the Netherlands: Topstars (2004 - 2006)
Hallo België	2003 - 2005	Flanders Netherlands	A comedy series which revolved around the Flemish businessman Roger, his family and his cheerful Dutch neighbours. It was the company's first production that was aimed at an adult audience.
Het Huis Anubis	2006 - 2009	Flanders Netherlands Germany Switzerland Mexico	A series revolving a group of teens who live in a boarding school, where a treasure is hidden. English spinoff: House of Anubis German spinoff: Das Haus Anubis Spinoff with new characters and a new mysterie Anubis en de Vijf van het Magische Zwaard
Amika	2008 - 2012	Flanders Netherlands Germany Italy Poland	Series about Merel and her horse Amika.

Musical ensembles and artists

Samson en Gert (1989–present)
Kabouter Plop (1997–present)
K3 (1998–present)
The 6-teens (2001 - 2004)
Bo en Monica (2006 - 2007)
Pim Symoens (2007 - 2009
Wir 3 (2007–present)
Dalton Sisters (2008 - 2010)
Free Souffriau (2009–present)
Niels Destadsbader (2009 - 2010)

Musicals

Title	Belgium	Netherlands	revival	revival
Snow White (Sneeuwwitje)	1998	2001 - 2002	2005
Cinderella (Assepoester)	1999
Pinochio (Pinokkio)	2000	2000	2006	2008
Robin Hood	2001		2012
Sleeping Beauty (Doornroosje)	2002	2002		2003 - 2004
Three Little Pigs (De Drie Biggetjes)	2003	2007	2007
The Little Mermaid (De Kleine Zeemeermin)	2004	2004 - 2005
Daens	2008
Alice in Wonderland	2011	2011
14-18, the musical^[2]	2014

Movies

Original title	English translation	release	release
Samson en Gert
Hotel op Stelten	Panic in the hotel	March 12, 2008	March 19, 2008
Kabouter Plop
De kabouterschat	The gnome's treasure	March 31, 1999	July 8, 1999
Plop in de Wolken	Plop in the Clouds	December 6, 2000	December 7, 2000
Plop en de Toverstaf	Plop and the Magic Wand	October 25, 2003
Plop en Kwispel	Plop and Kwispel	December 15, 2004	February 5, 2005
Plop en het Vioolavontuur	Plop and the Violin Adventure	December 14, 2005	December 22, 2005
Plop in de Stad	Plop in the city	December 13, 2006	December 13, 2006
Plop en de Pinguïn	Plop and the Penguin	October 17, 2007	October 10, 2007
Plop en de Kabouterbaby	Plop and the Baby Gnome	December 9, 2009	December 16, 2009
Plop wordt Kabouterkoning	Plop becomes the King of Gnomes	March 28, 2012	April 25, 2012
K3
K3 en het Magische Medaillon	K3 and the Magic Medallion	September 29, 2004	September 29, 2004
K3 en het IJsprinsesje	K3 and the Ice Princess	July 26, 2006	July 20, 2006
K3 en de Kattenprins	K3 and the Prince of Cats	December 19, 2007	December 19, 2007
K3 Bengeltjes	K3 Brats	December 12, 2012	December 12, 2012
K3 Dierenhotel	K3 Animal hotel	February 12, 2014	February 12, 2014
Piet Piraat
Piet Piraat en de Betoverde Kroon	Pete the Pirate and the Enchanted Crown	August 3, 2005	July 20, 2005
Piet Piraat en het Vliegende Schip	Pete the Pirate and the Flying Ship	October 25, 2006	October 2006
Piet Piraat en het Zwaard van Zilvertand	Pete the Pirate and the Sword of Silvertooth	December 10, 2008	December 17, 2008
Piet Piraat en het Zeemonster	Pete the Pirate and the Seamonster	June 26, 2013	August 31, 2013
Mega Mindy
Het Geheim van Mega Mindy	The secret of Mega Mindy	July 1, 2009	July 8, 2009
Mega Mindy en het Zwarte Kristal	Mega Mindy and the Black Crystal	December 15, 2010	December 16, 2010
Mega Mindy en de Snoepbaron	Mega Mindy and the Candy Baron	December 21, 2011	December 21, 2011
Het Huis Anubis
Het Pad der 7 Zonden	The Path of the Seven Sins	October 15, 2008	October 8, 2008
Anubis en de wraak van Arghus	Anubis and Arghus' Revenge	December 16, 2009	December 16, 2009
Wickie de Viking
Wickie de Viking, de film	Wickie the Viking, the movie	March 31, 2010	April 21, 2010
Wickie en de Schat van de Goden	Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods	July 4, 2012	May 23, 2012

Amusement parks

Holiday Park
Plopsa Coo
Plopsa Indoor Coevorden
Plopsa Indoor Hasselt
Plopsaland De Panne

Websites

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