Endemol


Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, factual and children's programming.
Endemol, a global network of operations in more than 30 countries, worked with over 300 broadcasters, digital platforms and licensees worldwide. The business covered development, production, marketing, distribution, franchise management and multi-platform initiatives including digital video, gaming and apps.
Endemol was merged with Shine Group to form Endemol Shine Group and headquartered in the Netherlands in 2015. Since the merger, Endemol is an in-name-only unit of Endemol Shine Group, and in the next years, Endemol's iconic eye logo was replaced with Endemol Shine Group's wordmark-only logo in the closing credits of most of the shows that it licensed. Endemol created and ran reality, talent and game show franchises worldwide, including Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Fear Factor, Wipeout, The Money Drop, Family Feud, and Your Face Sounds Familiar. The company also has a portfolio of drama and comedy series including titles such as The Fall, Peaky Blinders, Hell on Wheels, Benidorm, Ripper Street, Black Mirror, Bad Education, My Mad Fat Diary, Hot in Cleveland, Kirstie, Leverage, Home and Away, Death Comes to Pemberley and The Crimson Field.

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.
On 23 June 1998, Endemol Entertainment had announced that they've entered the British market by acquiring a 50% majority stake in London-based production company Broadcast Communications from the Guardian Media Group.
Endemol has specialised in formatted programming that can be adapted for different countries around the world as well as different media platforms. One notable success has been the Big Brother reality television show, with versions in many countries after the initial Dutch version. Other examples include Deal or No Deal, The Money Drop, Fear Factor and Wipeout. From 2011 till its absorption by Endemol Shine Group, the company expanded its English language drama output with shows such as The Fall, Peaky Blinders, Ripper Street and Black Mirror in the UK and Hell on Wheels in the US. In November 2013 the company launched Endemol Beyond, an international division specialising in original content for digital video platforms such as YouTube.
In 2000, Endemol was sold to the Spanish telecom and media corporation Telefónica for €5.5 billion. In November 2005, 25% of Endemol was taken public, and since was listed on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange under the stock symbol EML.
In late-July 2000, Endemol Entertainment announced that they've sold their international distribution arm alongside its film library to Canadian media conglomerate Canwest and had merged Endemol's distribution arm into their entertainment production subsidiary Fireworks Entertainment, in order for Endemol Entertainment to focus on their television production activities.
On 30 September 2003, Endemol announced that they had acquired a 51% majority stake in New York-based American reality independent production company True Entertainment with the company continued to be operated and placed with Endemol's US division with the latter expanding their international operations.
On 8 December 2006, Endemol announced that they would reacquire their French division Endemol France from their former parent Telefonica. By 9 January 2007, the Dutch-based European entertainment company had made a deal with their former parent company Telefonica to buy back their French outfit which would become a division of the reunited Dutch-based entertainment giant.
On 14 May 2007 the remaining 75% of Endemol shares were bought by a consortium, Edam Acquisition, led by Mediaset, the company controlled by Silvio Berlusconi's family, and including the investment company Cyrte, in which the original co-founder John de Mol has shares. The consortium announced on 6 August 2007 that it now owned 99.54% of Endemol shares, after an offer to buy the remaining shares went through on 3 August 2007; it asked the Euronext bourse for a delisting of Endemol.
In December 2009, Endemol announced that their German division Endemol Germany had entered drama production by launching a joint-venture with Germany's Wiedemann & Berg Film being named Wiedemann & Berg Television with W&B Film founders Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann overseeing the management and will focus on scripted television series.
It was reported in 2010 that the company was $3 billion in debt. Then in 2011, it was reported that the debt had grown to $4.1 billion.
On 9 August 2010, Endemol announced that they acquired a majority stake in Los Angeles-based American reality production company Authentic Entertainment expanding their operations in the USA.
A loan restructure was planned for 2011 when Endemol was expected to breach its debt covenants. On 30 June, the debt covenants were breached at the same time that CEO Ynon Kreiz left the company and Endemol's UK subsidiary failed to file its annual accounts. On 23 March 2012, Endemol's debt was converted into shares by US private-equity firm Apollo Global Management. On 3 April 2012, Mediaset sold its majority stake in Endemol to Apollo and Dutch asset manager Cyrte, and Endemol restructured the bulk of its debt. The current CEO is Just Spee. On 15 May 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 deal closed October 2014.
Over the years Endemol has expanded its international presence either by starting up operations in new markets or by acquiring existing production companies. Most recently, in December 2013, Endemol became a shareholder in Israel's Channel 2 franchisee Reshet, following the acquisition in April of a controlling share in the Israeli independent producer Kuperman, which is now Endemol Israel.
On 17 December 2014, Endemol's parent company Apollo Global Management announced that they've completed their merger of Endemol with fellow Apollo subsidiary Core Media, producer of American Idol, and 21st Century Fox's British-based entertainment production and distribution company Shine unit, with the resulting 'mega-indie' adopting the name "Endemol Shine Group", which was a 50:50 joint venture by both parent companies. The name took effect on 1 January 2015. 21st Century Fox's predecessor company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, had in 2011 bought Shine for $673 million.

Global presence

Endemol has the following operations around the world:

Endemol USA

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-1980s. It produces the main Endemol franchises such as Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.

Endemol India

In January 2006, Endemol started producing programs with Mohit Raina in different channels which are in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali from Mumbai, India. For various media company's channels were Sony Pictures Networks India, Disney Star, Sun TV Network, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Viacom 18, NDTV Imagine, Mazhavil Manorama
YearTV SeriesLanguageTV Channel
2006–presentBigg Boss HindiHindiColors TV
2007–2008Funjabbi Chak DeHindiStar One
2007–2008Champion Chaalbaaz No.1HindiSony TV
2008The Great Indian Laughter ChallengeHindiStar One
2008Jo Jeeta Wohi Super StarHindiStarPlus
2008–2010Miley Jab Hum TumHindiStar One
2008–presentKhatron Ke KhiladiHindiColors TV
2008Chhote MiyanHindiColors TV
2009Ladies SpecialHindiZee TV
2009Raju Hazir HoHindiImagine TV
2009–2011Sabki Laadli BeboHindiStarPlus
2010–2020MasterChef IndiaHindiStarPlus
2010–2011Geet - Hui Sabse ParayiHindiStar One
2010–2011Deala No DealaTamilSun TV
2010–2011Deal or No DealTeluguGemini TV
2010–2012Deal or No DealMalayalamSurya TV
2010–2012Deal or No DealKannadaUdaya TV
2011–2012Beend Banoongaa Ghodi ChadhungaHindiImagine TV
2011–2012DharampatniHindiImagine TV
2012Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2HindiStarPlus
2013–presentBigg Boss KannadaKannadaColors Kannada
2014Dancing StarKannadaColors Kannada
2014Super MinuteKannadaColors Kannada
2015Code RedHindiColors TV
2015DividedKannadaZee Kannada
2015–16Bigg Boss BanglaBengaliColors Bangla
2015–16Swim TeamHindiChannel V
2015–2019The Voice IndiaHindi&TV
2016–2017Minute to Win ItMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2016-2017Kuttikalodano KaliMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2017–2018Still StandingMalayalamMazhavil Manorama
2017–presentBigg Boss TamilTamilStar Vijay
2017–presentBigg Boss TeluguTeluguStar Maa
2018DividedTamilStar Vijay
2018–presentBigg Boss MarathiMarathiColors Marathi
2018–presentBigg Boss MalayalamMalayalamAsianet
2018–2019MTV Ace of SpaceHindiMTV
2019–2021Thaenmozhi B.A Uratchi Manra ThailavarTamilStar Vijay
2019The WallTamilStar Vijay
2020Mujhse Shaadi Karoge HindiColors TV
2021–2023Kaatrukkenna VeliTamilStar Vijay
2021MasterChef TamilTamilSun TV
2021MasterChef TeluguTeluguGemini TV
2021Bigg Boss OTTHindiVoot
2021–2022DayaMalayalamAsianet
2022Bigg Boss UltimateTamilDisney+ Hotstar
2022Bigg Boss Non-StopTeluguDisney+ Hotstar
2022Lock UppHindiALTBalaji and MX Player
2022Bigg Boss OTT KannadaKannadaVoot
2022–presentMasterChef India - HindiHindiSony TV and SonyLIV
2022BB Jodi – Season 1TeluguStar Maa
2023Kumite 1 Warrior HuntHindiMX Player
2023–presentNeethone DanceTeluguStar Maa
2023–2024Bigg Boss OTTHindiJioCinema
2023Star vs Food: SurvivalHindiDiscovery+
2023–presentMTV HustleHindiMTV India
2024MasterChef India - TeluguTeluguSonyLIV
2024MasterChef India - TamilTamilSonyLIV
2025Bigg Boss AgniparikshaTeluguJioHotstar
2026The 50HindiColors TV