Endemol
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Endemol is a television production company based in the Netherlands.
In November 2005 Endemol N.V. was listed on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam. Endemol, with its head office in the Netherlands, now has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, as well as in Latin America, South Africa and Australia.
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. Its biggest success has been the Big Brother "reality television" show, with versions in many countries after the initial Dutch version. They specialise in inexpensive programming that is appealing to television executives in the modern multi-channel world, and other Endemol programmes in this vein include Changing Rooms, Ready Steady Cook, Deal or No Deal, Ground Force, International King of Sports, Space Cadets and Fear Factor.
In 2000 the company was sold to the Spanish telecom and media corporation Telefónica for €5.5 billion.
Endemol Southern Star
Endemol Southern Star is an Australian production company which is a joint venture of Endemol and Southern Star Group. 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.Endemol USA
Endemol USA is the United States production branch of Endemol based in Los Angeles, California. The branch produces Endemol's popular worldwide formats for the major American TV networks, such as Big Brother for CBS, Fear Factor for NBC, ' for ABC, Deal or No Deal for NBC, and ' for ABC.Reality Productions
Game Show Productions
- Deal or No Deal
- Participation TV
- 1 vs. 100
- Fear Factor
- Eliminator
Late Night/Variety Show Productions
- Cronicas Marcianas
External links
- [Endemol]
- [Endemol USA Website] It is getting an updated process, but registration is required for company updates.
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