:Tinopolis

{{Infobox company

| name = Tinopolis

| logo =

| foundation = {{start date and age|1990}}

| location = Llanelli, Wales

| num_locations = 5 (2018)

| key_people = Ron Jones (Executive chairman)
Arwel Rees (CEO)
Angharad Mair (Chairman, Wales)
Jeff Foulser (Chairman, Sunset + Vine)
John Willis (CEO, Mentorn)

| industry = Television production

| products =

| revenue = £236 million (2022)

| operating_income = £16.23 million (2022)

| net_income = £3.46 million (2022)

| num_employees = 529 (2022)

| parent =

| subsid =

| homepage = {{Official website|https://www.tinopolis.com/}}

| footnotes =

}}

The Tinopolis Group is an international TV production and distribution group with businesses based in the UK and US. It produces over 4,500 hours of television annually for more than 200 UK and foreign broadcasters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinopolis.com/about/|title=The Group|accessdate=20 April 2019}}

Operations

class="wikitable sortable"
Company ! Founded ! Acquired ! Ref.
A. Smith & Co. \| 2000 \| 2011 \| {{cite web\|last=Finke\|first=Nikki\|date=2011-06-28\|title=A. Smith & Co Prods Merges With UK-Based Tinopolis Group For $100M Deal Creating Reality TV Powerhouse\|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/a-smith-co-prods-merges-with-uk-based-tinopolis-group-for-100m-deal-creating-reality-tv-powerhouse-143876/\|access-date=2021-02-23 \|website=Deadline \|language=en-US}}
Daybreak Pictures \| 2006 \| — \| {{cite web \|last=Kemp \|first=Stuart \|date=8 December 2006 \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/daybreak-horizon-mentorn-145744/ \|title=Daybreak on horizon for Mentorn \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|accessdate=8 December 2006}}
fFatti fFilms \| 2013 \| — \| {{cite web \|last=Wiseman \|first=Andreas \|date=20 March 2014 \|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rhys-ifans-to-star-in-under-milk-wood/5069793.article \|title=Rhys Ifans to star in Under Milk Wood film \|website=Screen Daily \|accessdate=20 March 2014}}
Fiction Factory Films \| 2002 \| — \| {{Cite web \| url=https://www.miamarket.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MIA_2017_Book_of_Projects.pdf \| title=Book of Projects - Rome 2017\| website=www.miamarket.it}}
Firecracker Films \| 2002 \| 2012 \| {{cite web \|last=Budden \|first=Robert \|date=6 December 2012 \|url=https://www.ft.com/content/798033d8-3fb3-11e2-b0ce-00144feabdc0 \|title=Tinopolis snaps up Firecracker Films \|website=Financial Times \|accessdate=6 December 2012}}
Magical Elves \| 2001 \| 2014 \| {{cite web \|last=Anderson \|first=Kelly \|date=3 February 2014 \|url=https://realscreen.com/2014/02/03/tinopolis-group-acquires-magical-elves/ \|title=Tinopolis Group acquires Magical Elves \|website=Realscreen \|accessdate=3 February 2014}}
Mentorn \| 1985 \| 2006 \| {{cite web \|last=Brown \|first=Maggie \|date=16 January 2006 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/16/independentproductioncompanies.mondaymediasection \|title=A new test for Tinopolis \|website=The Guardian \|accessdate=16 January 2006}}
MSV Post \| — \| — \|
Passion Distribution \| 2008 \| 2012 \| {{cite web \|author=Variety Staff \|date=3 December 2012 \|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/tinopolis-buys-passion-distribution-1118062985/ \|title=Tinopolis buys Passion Distribution \|website=Variety \|accessdate=3 December 2012}}
Pioneer Productions \| 1988 \| 2009 \| {{cite web \|last=Gibb \|first=Lindsay \|date=29 October 2009 \|url=https://realscreen.com/2009/10/29/pioneertinopolis-20091029/ \|title=Tinopolis Group acquires Pioneer Productions \|website=Realscreen \|accessdate=29 October 2009}}
Sunset+Vine \| 1976 \| 2006 \|
Thunderclap Media \| 2017 \| — \| {{cite web \|last=Media \|first=Thunderclap \|date=17 January 2018 \|url=https://www.tinopolis.com/media-centre/news/thunderclap-media-expands-team-with-first-executive-producer-hire/ \|title=THUNDERCLAP MEDIA EXPANDS TEAM WITH FIRST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE \|website=Tinopolis \|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
Tinint \| 1999 \| — \|
Tinopolis Cymru \| — \| — \|
Tinopolis Factual Group Scotland \| 2002 \| — \|
Video Arts \| 1972 \| 2007 \| {{cite web \|last=Dowell \|first=Ben \|date=4 May 2007 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/04/independentproductioncompanies.citynews \|title=Tinopolis makes £2.4m acquisition \|website=The Guardian \|accessdate=4 May 2007}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Company

! Founded

! Acquired

! Ref.

A. Smith & Co.

| 2000

| 2011

| {{cite web|last=Finke|first=Nikki|date=2011-06-28|title=A. Smith & Co Prods Merges With UK-Based Tinopolis Group For $100M Deal Creating Reality TV Powerhouse|url=https://deadline.com/2011/06/a-smith-co-prods-merges-with-uk-based-tinopolis-group-for-100m-deal-creating-reality-tv-powerhouse-143876/|access-date=2021-02-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Daybreak Pictures

| 2006

| —

| {{cite web |last=Kemp |first=Stuart |date=8 December 2006 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/daybreak-horizon-mentorn-145744/ |title=Daybreak on horizon for Mentorn |website=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=8 December 2006}}

fFatti fFilms

| 2013

| —

| {{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=20 March 2014 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rhys-ifans-to-star-in-under-milk-wood/5069793.article |title=Rhys Ifans to star in Under Milk Wood film |website=Screen Daily |accessdate=20 March 2014}}

Fiction Factory Films

| 2002

| —

| {{Cite web | url=https://www.miamarket.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MIA_2017_Book_of_Projects.pdf | title=Book of Projects - Rome 2017| website=www.miamarket.it}}

Firecracker Films

| 2002

| 2012

| {{cite web |last=Budden |first=Robert |date=6 December 2012 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/798033d8-3fb3-11e2-b0ce-00144feabdc0 |title=Tinopolis snaps up Firecracker Films |website=Financial Times |accessdate=6 December 2012}}

Magical Elves

| 2001

| 2014

| {{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Kelly |date=3 February 2014 |url=https://realscreen.com/2014/02/03/tinopolis-group-acquires-magical-elves/ |title=Tinopolis Group acquires Magical Elves |website=Realscreen |accessdate=3 February 2014}}

Mentorn

| 1985

| 2006

| {{cite web |last=Brown |first=Maggie |date=16 January 2006 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/16/independentproductioncompanies.mondaymediasection |title=A new test for Tinopolis |website=The Guardian |accessdate=16 January 2006}}

MSV Post

| —

Passion Distribution

| 2008

| 2012

| {{cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=3 December 2012 |url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/tinopolis-buys-passion-distribution-1118062985/ |title=Tinopolis buys Passion Distribution |website=Variety |accessdate=3 December 2012}}

Pioneer Productions

| 1988

| 2009

| {{cite web |last=Gibb |first=Lindsay |date=29 October 2009 |url=https://realscreen.com/2009/10/29/pioneertinopolis-20091029/ |title=Tinopolis Group acquires Pioneer Productions |website=Realscreen |accessdate=29 October 2009}}

Sunset+Vine

| 1976

| 2006

Thunderclap Media

| 2017

| —

| {{cite web |last=Media |first=Thunderclap |date=17 January 2018 |url=https://www.tinopolis.com/media-centre/news/thunderclap-media-expands-team-with-first-executive-producer-hire/ |title=THUNDERCLAP MEDIA EXPANDS TEAM WITH FIRST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE |website=Tinopolis |accessdate=17 January 2018}}

Tinint

| 1999

| —

Tinopolis Cymru

| —

Tinopolis Factual Group Scotland

| 2002

| —

Video Arts

| 1972

| 2007

| {{cite web |last=Dowell |first=Ben |date=4 May 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/04/independentproductioncompanies.citynews |title=Tinopolis makes £2.4m acquisition |website=The Guardian |accessdate=4 May 2007}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.tinopolis.com/}}

Category:1990 establishments in Wales

Category:British companies established in 1990

Category:Mass media companies established in 1990

Category:Mass media companies of Wales

Category:Television in Wales

Category:Television production companies of the United Kingdom

Category:Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market

Category:Privately held companies of Wales

Category:Companies based in Carmarthenshire

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