Former Dutch media company
Endemol B.V.
(stylized in
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 into
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
, 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
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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.
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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
Telefonica
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. 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.
[2]
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.
[3]
It was reported in 2010 that the company was $3 billion in debt.
[4]
Then in 2011, it was reported that the debt had grown to $4.1 billion.
[5]
A loan restructure was planned for 2011 when Endemol was expected to breach its debt covenants.
[6]
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.
[7]
On 23 March 2012, Endemol's debt was converted into shares by US private-equity firm
Apollo Global Management
.
[8]
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
.
[9]
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
.
[10]
The deal closed October 2014.
[11]
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.
[12]
On 17 December 2014, Endemol merged with fellow Apollo Global Management subsidiary
Core Media
, producer of
American Idol
, and 21st Century Fox's
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.
[13]
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.
[14]
Global presence
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Endemol has the following operations around the world:
Endemol USA
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Endemol UK
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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
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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
Endemol Australia
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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.
[16]
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
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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.
[17]
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.
[18]
Productions
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Reality television
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Factual
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Late night/variety shows
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Drama
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Game shows
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Children's shows
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Live TV
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Sitcoms
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Talk/Variety
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Notes
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- ^
"Endemol Entertainment Holding NV ? Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Endemol Entertainment Holding NV"
.
referenceforbusiness.com
. Retrieved
7 February
2018
.
- ^
"Telefonica sells Endemol to Mediaset"
Earth Times
, Mon, 14 May 2007.
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"Buyout group owns 99.54 pct of Endemol after offer"
.
Reuters
. 6 August 2007.
- ^
Tim Adler in London (15 July 2010).
"Endemol Shareholders May Be Forced To Inject Fresh Equity Before August Deadline"
.
Deadline
.
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"Goldman, Berlusconi Set to Lose Endemol Bet: Corporate Finance"
.
Bloomberg
. New York. 1 July 2011. Archived from
the original
on 11 July 2011.
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"Endemol Sets Lenders' Meeting For Next Week"
.
Reuters
. London. 13 May 2011.
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"In the air: Endemol UK is late to file accounts"
.
Evening Standard
. London. 31 July 2010. Archived from
the original
on 11 July 2011.
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Martijn van der Starre "Bloomberg News" 26 March 2012
Endemol Debt Taken On, Converted Into Shares by Apollo
bloomberg.com, Retrieved on 13 January 2014.
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Jonathan Webdale "C21 Media" 3 April 2012
Mediaset sells Endemol stake
, c21media.com, Retrieved on 13 January 2014.
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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.
- ^
{
"Shine, Endemol, Core Deal Completed"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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"Endemol buys into Israel's Reshet"
.
Globes
. 23 December 2013.
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Endemol, Shine & Core Joint Venture Gets Name, Sets More Top Execs, Merges Distribution & International Operations
, Nellie Andreeva, The Daily Deadline, Los Angeles, 17 December 2014
.Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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Fox-Apollo TV Merger Joins "Idol" With "Biggest Loser"
, Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg Business, New York, 15 May 2014
. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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"Kangana Ranaut to host ALTBalaji & MX Player's biggest & most fearless reality show - Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! - Times of India"
.
The Times of India
. Retrieved
5 February
2022
.
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"Endemol to buy Southern Star"
. C21Media. 19 January 2009.
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O'Flynn, Kevin (4 December 2001). "Dutch Firm Warns 'ZaHhhsyhJj".
The Moscow Times
.
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Schossler, Jason (June 2007).
"
'Deal or No Deal' Sued for Text-Message Game"
. Archived from
the original
on 14 September 2008.
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Pascoe, Robin (7 January 2014).
"Big Brother producer has high hopes for new reality tv format Utopia"
.
Dutch News
. Retrieved
2 July
2023
.
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Brookes, Emily (29 August 2008).
"New MD, Wipeout commission for Endemol Portugal"
.
c21media.net
. C21 Media
. Retrieved
26 March
2009
.
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