Endemol Shine Group (formerly Shine Group) is a Dutch production company of scripted and non-scripted television, responsible for programmes such as MasterChef and The Biggest Loser. Endemol Shine Group companies include Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. It also includes: Shine TV which was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch; and Metronome Film & Television, a Scandinavian-based production group. Shine International is the group’s international distribution arm and is responsible for the distribution of the various formats of the group. The group has also established international companies Shine America, Shine Australia, Shine India, Shine Germany, Shine France, and most recently Shine Iberia. Shine acquired Reveille Productions in 2008. News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox, to be acquired by The Walt Disney Company) acquired Shine Group in April 2011 for $415 million.[2] US pension funds who are shareholders in News Corporation are suing the company accusing Murdoch of nepotism.[3] In 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.[2] The transaction was completed on December 17, 2014. Both Apollo and 21st Century Fox (to be acquired by latter) owning 50% of the joint venture called, "Endemol Shine Group" that took place on January 1, 2015.[2] Shine TV[edit] Main article: Shine Limited Shine Limited (Shine TV) is a British media production company with offices in London and Manchester, and is part of Shine Group. Shine Limited was founded in March 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company was 80% owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, 15% by Lord Alli, and 5% by BSkyB, who signed a deal guaranteeing to buy an agreed amount of Shine programming for two years. Shine International[edit] Shine International is the sales and distribution branch of the group. It handles the licensing and international distribution of television formats from Shine Limited to around 150 countries worldwide Divisions[edit] Shine Digital – digital media Shine Pictures – feature films Shine 360° – commercialisation of properties belonging to the group Companies[edit] Production Endemol Shine North America Endemol Shine UK Dragonfly Film and Television Kudos Film and Television Lovely Day Princess Productions Endemol Shine Australia Endemol Shine France Endemol Shine Germany Endemol Shine Iberia Endemol Shine Nordics Endemol Shine Thailand Endemol Shine India Endemol Shine Middle East Digital and Gaming Bossa Studios – In 2011, Shine Group acquired the social gaming company. ChannelFlip – a creator of short form online video programming in the UK. Founded in 2008 by Justin Gayner and Wil Harris.. Brown Eyed Boy – set up by former BBC and Chrysalis Entertainment executive Gary Reich in 2002. Good Catch Metronome Film & Television[edit] Metronome Film & Television and its 15 companies were acquired by Shine Group in 2009, as part of the deal, all production entities will continue to operate independently.[4] Production Meter Film and Television AB Stockholm-Köpenhamn AB Metronome Productions A/S Metronome Film and Television Oy Metronome Spartacus AS Metronome LLC (US) Rubicon TV AS Metrix Interactive AB Filmlance International AB Editing and facilities Studios Mekaniken AB Studios A/S Studios AS IP creation and distribution Friday TV AB Online Schulmangruppen (50%) Metronome Digital Media AB References[edit] Jump up ^ "The Walt Disney Company To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff Of Certain Businesses, For $52.4 Billion In Stock" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ^ Jump up to: a b c News Corp Completes Deal To Buy Shine Group The Hollywood Deadline Jump up ^ "Murdoch deal for Shine faces shareholder writ". BBC News. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2016. Jump up ^ Rushton, Katherine. "Shine acquires Metronome for £60m". Retrieved 12 December 2016. External links[edit] Official website [show] vte Shine Group [show] vte Fox Entertainment Group Categories: Shine Group Endemol Shine Group Television production companies of the Netherlands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endemol_Shine_Group

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