endemol

{{Short description|Former Dutch media company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Endemol B.V.

| logo = Endemol-Games.png

| logo_size = 175px

| logo_caption = Final logo used from 2001 to 2016

| image = Endemol Amsterdam.jpg

| image_caption = The global headquarters of Endemol in Amsterdam

| type = Subsidiary

| industry = {{hlist|Television production|Film distribution}}

| fate = Merged with Shine Group
Name still in use in Portugal

| predecessors = {{ubl|Joop van den Ende TV Productions (1989)|John de Mol Productions (1992)}}

| successor = Endemol Shine Group

| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1994}}

| founders = Joop van den Ende
John de Mol Jr.

| defunct = {{end date and age|df=yes|2016|07|16}}

| hq_location_city = Amsterdam

| hq_location_country = Netherlands

| website =

| key_people = Sophie Turner Laing (CEO)

| owner =

| parent = Telefónica (2000–2007)
Mediaset (2007–2012)
Apollo Global Management (2012–2015)
Endemol Shine Group (2015–2016)

| divisions = Endemol Asia
Endemol Australia
Endemol Brasil
Endemol Deutschland
Endemol España
Endemol France
Endemol Italia
Endemol India
Endemol Israel
Endemol Middle East
Endemol Nederland
Endemol Nordics
Endemol Polska
Endemol Portugal
Endemol South Africa
Endemol Turkey
Endemol UK
Endemol USA

| subsid = 51 Minds Entertainment
Artists Studio
Authentic Entertainment
B&B Endemol
Darlow Smithson Productions
Diagonal TV
Douglas Road Productions
Endemol Beyond
Endemol Games
Endemol Worldwide Distribution
Gestmusic
House of Tomorrow
Initial
Original Media
Remarkable Television
Reshet (33%)
Telegenia
Tiger Aspect Productions
Tigress Productions
True Entertainment
YAM 112003
Zeppelin Television
Zeppotron

}}

Endemol B.V. (stylized in all lowercase) 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 (a joint-venture between The Walt Disney Company and Apollo Global Management) 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/48/Endemol-Entertainment-Holding-NV.html|title=Endemol Entertainment Holding NV – Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Endemol Entertainment Holding NV|website=referenceforbusiness.com|access-date=7 February 2018}}

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 (sold to over 75 countries), The Money Drop (sold in over 50 countries), Fear Factor (sold in 30 countries) and Wipeout (sold in over 30 countries). 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 annouced that they've sold their international distribution arm alongside it's 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.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Brendan |date=2000-07-28 |title=CanWest bags Endemol unit |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/canwest-bags-endemol-unit-1117784302/ |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

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.{{cite web|title=Endemol's aim is True Entertainment|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/endemol-s-aim-is-true-entertainment-1117893269/|website=Variety|first=Debra|last=Johnson|date=September 30, 2003|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

On 8 December 2006, Endemol announced that they would reacquire their French division Endemol France from their former parent Telefonica.{{cite web|title=Endemol targets France buy|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/endemol-targets-france-buy-1117955385/|website=Variety|date=December 8, 2006|access-date=May 20, 2024}} 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.{{cite web|title=Endemol buys back French arm|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/endemol-buys-back-french-arm-1117956968/|website=Variety|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

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.[https://earthtimes.org/articles/news/62453.html "Telefonica sells Endemol to Mediaset"] Earth Times, Mon, 14 May 2007. 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.{{cite news | title = Buyout group owns 99.54 pct of Endemol after offer | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0686052420070806 | work = Reuters | date = 6 August 2007}}

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.{{cite web|title=Endemol teams with ‘Others’ duo|url=https://variety.com/2009/biz/news/endemol-teams-with-others-duo-1118012893/|website=Variety|first=Ed|last=Meza|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=September 17, 2024}}

It was reported in 2010 that the company was $3 billion in debt.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/07/endemol-shareholders-may-be-forced-to-inject-fresh-equity/#more-54077|title=Endemol Shareholders May Be Forced To Inject Fresh Equity Before August Deadline|author=Tim Adler in London|work=Deadline|date=15 July 2010}} Then in 2011, it was reported that the debt had grown to $4.1 billion.{{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-01/goldman-berlusconi-set-to-lose-endemol-bet-corporate-finance.html |location=New York |work=Bloomberg |title=Goldman, Berlusconi Set to Lose Endemol Bet: Corporate Finance |date=1 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711065509/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-01/goldman-berlusconi-set-to-lose-endemol-bet-corporate-finance.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 }}

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.{{cite web|title=Endemol acquires Authentic

|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/endemol-acquires-authentic-26457/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Georg|last=Szalasi|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

A loan restructure was planned for 2011 when Endemol was expected to breach its debt covenants.{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/endemol-loans-idUSLDE74C22B20110513 | location=London | work=Reuters | title=Endemol Sets Lenders' Meeting For Next Week | date=13 May 2011}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/markets/article-23967639-in-the-air-endemol-uk-is-late-to-file-accounts.do |location=London |work=Evening Standard |title=In the air: Endemol UK is late to file accounts |date=31 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711140116/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/markets/article-23967639-in-the-air-endemol-uk-is-late-to-file-accounts.do |archive-date=11 July 2011 }} On 23 March 2012, Endemol's debt was converted into shares by US private-equity firm Apollo Global Management.Martijn van der Starre "Bloomberg News" 26 March 2012 [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-23/endemol-debt-taken-on-converted-into-shares-by-apollo-cyrte.html Endemol Debt Taken On, Converted Into Shares by Apollo] bloomberg.com, Retrieved on 13 January 2014. 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.Jonathan Webdale "C21 Media" 3 April 2012 [https://www.c21media.net/news/mediaset-sells-off-endemol-stake/ Mediaset sells Endemol stake], c21media.com, Retrieved on 13 January 2014. 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.[https://deadline.com/2014/05/21st-century-fox-apollo-in-joint-venture-talks-for-shine-endemol-and-core-media-730977/ 21st Century Fox & Apollo In Joint Venture Talks For Shine, Endemol And CORE Media], NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor deadline.com, Retrieved on 18 May 2014. The deal closed October 2014.{

{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shine-endemol-core-deal-completed-739113 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | title=Shine, Endemol, Core Deal Completed}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1000903774|title=Endemol buys into Israel's Reshet|website=Globes|date=23 December 2013}}

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.{{cite web|title=Endemol, Shine & Core Joint Venture Gets Name, Sets More Top Execs, Merges Distribution & International Operations|url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/endemol-shine-core-media-joint-venture-name-executives-distribution-international-1201328128/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=December 17, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Endemol, Shine structure revealed|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/endemol-shine-mega-merger-cleared/|website=C21Media|first=Nico|last=Franks|date=December 17, 2014|access-date=October 22, 2024}} 21st Century Fox's predecessor company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, had in 2011 bought Shine (founder and chairperson until the 2015 merger: Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth) for $673 million.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-15/fox-s-shine-to-join-apollo-s-endemol-core-media-in-tv-venture Fox-Apollo TV Merger Joins "Idol" With "Biggest Loser", Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg Business, New York, 15 May 2014]. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

Global presence

File:Endemol Map.png

Endemol has the following operations around the world:

= Endemol USA =

{{main|Endemol Shine North America#As Endemol USA}}

= Endemol UK =

{{Main|Endemol Shine 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, 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

class="sortable wikitable" class="wikitable"
YearTV Series

!Language

TV Channel
style="text-align: left;"

| 2006–present

Bigg Boss Hindi

| rowspan="13" |Hindi

Colors TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2007–2008

Funjabbi Chak DeStar One
style="text-align: left;"

| 2007–2008

Champion Chaalbaaz No.1Sony TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2008

The Great Indian Laughter ChallengeStar One
style="text-align: left;"

| 2008

Jo Jeeta Wohi Super StarStarPlus
style="text-align: left;"

| 2008–2010

Miley Jab Hum TumStar One
style="text-align: left;"

| 2008–present

Khatron Ke KhiladiColors TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2008

Chhote MiyanColors TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2009

Ladies SpecialZee TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2009

Raju Hazir HoImagine TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2009–2011

Sabki Laadli BeboStarPlus
style="text-align: left;"

|2010–2020

|MasterChef India

|StarPlus

style="text-align: left;"

| 2010–2011

Geet - Hui Sabse ParayiStar One
style="text-align: left;"

| 2010–2011

Deala No Deala

|Tamil

Sun TV
2010–2011

|Deal or No Deal

|Telugu

|Gemini TV

style="text-align: left;"

| 2010–2012

Deal or No Deal

|Malayalam

Surya TV
2010–2012

|Deal or No Deal

|Kannada

|Udaya TV

style="text-align: left;"

| 2011–2012

Beend Banoongaa Ghodi Chadhunga

| rowspan="3" |Hindi

Imagine TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2011–2012

DharampatniImagine TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2012

Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2StarPlus
2013–present

|Bigg Boss Kannada

| rowspan="3" |Kannada

|Colors Kannada

2014–present

|Dancing Star

|Colors Kannada

2014–present

|Super Minute

|Colors Kannada

2015

|Code Red

|Hindi

|Colors TV

2015

|Divided

|Kannada

|Zee Kannada

2015–16

|Bigg Boss Bangla

|Bengali

|Colors Bangla

style="text-align: left;"

| 2015–16

Swim Team

| rowspan="2" |Hindi

Channel V
style="text-align: left;"

| 2015–present

The Voice India&TV
style="text-align: left;"

| 2016–2017

Minute to Win It

| rowspan="3" |Malayalam

Mazhavil Manorama
style="text-align: left;"

|2016-2017

Kuttikalodano KaliMazhavil Manorama
style="text-align: left;"

|2017–2018

Still StandingMazhavil Manorama
style="text-align: left;"

|2017–present

Bigg Boss Tamil

|Tamil

Star Vijay
style="text-align: left;"

|2017–present

Bigg Boss Telugu

|Telugu

Star Maa
style="text-align: left;"

|2018

Divided

|Tamil

Star Vijay
style="text-align: left;"

|2018–present

Bigg Boss Marathi

|Marathi

Colors Marathi
style="text-align: left;"

|2018–present

Bigg Boss Malayalam

|Malayalam

Asianet
style="text-align: left;"

|2018–present

MTV Ace of Space

|Hindi

MTV
style="text-align: left;"

|2019–2021

Thaenmozhi B.A Uratchi Manra Thailavar

| rowspan="2" |Tamil

Star Vijay
style="text-align: left;"

|2019

The WallStar Vijay
2020Mujhse Shaadi Karoge

|Hindi

Colors TV
2021–2023

|Kaatrukkenna Veli

| rowspan="2" |Tamil

|Star Vijay

2021

|MasterChef Tamil

|Sun TV

2021

|MasterChef Telugu

|Telugu

|Gemini TV

2021

|Bigg Boss OTT

|Hindi

|Voot

2021–2022Daya

|Malayalam

Asianet
2022– present

|Bigg Boss Ultimate

|Tamil

|Disney+ Hotstar

2022–present

|Bigg Boss Non-Stop

|Telugu

|Disney+ Hotstar

2022–present

|Lock Upp{{Cite news|title=Kangana Ranaut to host ALTBalaji & MX Player's biggest & most fearless reality show - Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/kangana-ranaut-to-host-altbalaji-mx-players-biggest-most-fearless-reality-show-lock-upp-badass-jail-atyaachari-khel/articleshow/89327537.cms|access-date=2022-02-05|website=The Times of India|date=3 February 2022 |language=en}}

|Hindi

|ALTBalaji and MX Player

2022–present

|Bigg Boss OTT Kannada

|Kannada

|Voot

2022–present

|MasterChef India - Hindi

|Hindi

|Sony TV and SonyLIV

2022–present

|BB Jodi

|Telugu

|Star Maa

2023

|Kumite 1 Warrior Hunt

|Hindi

|MX Player

2023–present

|Neethone Dance

|Telugu

|Star Maa

2023–present

|Bigg Boss OTT

|Hindi

|JioCinema

2023

|Star vs Food: Survival

|Hindi

|Discovery+

2023–present

|MTV Hustle

|Hindi

|MTV India

2024–present

|MasterChef India - Telugu

|Telugu

|SonyLIV

2024–present

|MasterChef India - Tamil

|Tamil

|SonyLIV

= Endemol Australia =

{{Main|Endemol Australia}}

Endemol Australia (formerly "Endemol Southern Star") is an Australian production company which was previously a joint venture of Endemol and Southern Star Group. Endemol purchased Southern Star Group from Fairfax Media in January 2009.{{cite news | title = Endemol to buy Southern Star | url = https://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp/?area=1&article=47084 | publisher = C21Media | date = 19 January 2009}} 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.

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.{{cite journal

| first =Kevin

| last =O'Flynn

| date =4 December 2001

| title =Dutch Firm Warns 'Za Steklom'

| journal =The Moscow Times

}}

Endemol was sued by four Georgia women alleging that a text-message game featured on Deal or No Deal is a form of illegal gambling.{{cite journal|first=Jason |last=Schossler |date=June 2007 |title='Deal or No Deal' Sued for Text-Message Game |url=http://news.lp.findlaw.com/andrews/bt/sel/20070621/20070621_herbert.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914054440/http://news.lp.findlaw.com/andrews/bt/sel/20070621/20070621_herbert.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |journal=Andrews Publications }}

Productions

= Reality television =

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= Factual =

= Late night/variety shows =

= Drama =

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= Game shows =

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= Children's shows =

= Live TV =

= Sitcoms =

= Talk/Variety =

Notes