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Endemol Shine Group
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ATF 2019: Is China still a land of rising opportunity?
China might seem to offer huge audiences and potentially boundless riches, but recent developments have…
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Endemol Shine North America appoints exec director of licensing
Endemol Shine North America has appointed consumer products exec Scott Shillet as executive director of…
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Endemol Shine sends ‘Lego Masters’ to Belgium, Netherlands
Endemol Shine has sold its hit entertainment format Lego Masters into the Netherlands and Belgium,…
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Endemol Shine launches trio of channels on Samsung’s TV Plus
Endemol Shine Group is launching a raft of channels via Samsung’s TV Plus service. The…
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News round-up: BBC builds bigger ‘Wall’; GRB closes African deals; Snap preps October Films duo
BBC One returns to NBC’s The Wall BBC One in the UK has ordered a…
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Germany’s Leonine acquires Wiedemann & Berg TV from Endemol Shine
German studio Leonine has struck a deal to acquire Wiedemann & Berg TV (W&B TV),…
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Endemol Shine closes China office, William Tan to depart
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) is closing its office in China following a review of the…
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US, UK and Nordic prodcos strike deals for Media Ranch format ‘Watch!’
Producers in the US, the UK and the Nordics are among those to have picked…
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Banijay agrees deal to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group has agreed a deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group (ESG), creating a production…
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TBI Weekly: Why Banijay wanted Endemol Shine Group
As far as ‘will they won’t they’ takeover stories go, Banijay Group’s courtship of Endemol…
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Australia’s Channel Seven orders ‘Big Brother’ reboot
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother is returning to Australia as part of a “content-led growth strategy”…
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Banijay poised to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group is poised to buy Endemol Shine Group as the ongoing sale of the…
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‘Big Brother’ return to Greece in fifth comeback for format
Endemol Shine Group format Big Brother is staging a comeback in Greece after 10 years away. Greek…
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China’s Hunan TV, Endemol Shine partner on ‘Sing Or Spin’
Endemol Shine Group is co-developing primetime entertainment format Sing Or Spin with Chinese producer-broadcaster Hunan…
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‘All Together Now’ heads to Finland
Endemol Shine format All Together Now has cracked its 14th market with a sale into Finland. Finnish…
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Crazy cash and snackable shorts: The future of entertainment on SVODs
As the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Quibi begin to get their unscripted affairs in…
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Inside the Endemol Shine sale saga
The ongoing saga of the Endemol Shine sale could be nearing an end, with a…
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Exclusive: Cathy Payne to leave Endemol Shine International
Endemol Shine International’s CEO Cathy Payne is to step down in early 2020, TBI has…
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‘MasterChef: All Stars’ secures remakes in Brazil, Sweden
Broadcasters in Brazil and Sweden have ordered local remakes of Endemol Shine Group’s culinary format…
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‘Hunted’ remake becomes Amazon’s first unscripted original in Italy
Amazon Prime Video in Italy has ordered a local six-part version of Endemol Shine Group’s…
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Endemol Shine Finland moves into scripted with Dionysos Films alum
Endemol Shine Group’s operation in Finland is launching a new scripted division and has hired…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to Sweden on TV4
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother has landed its fourth European comeback territory, with TV4 commissioning a…
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Tiger Aspect promotes ‘Good Karma Hospital’ exec to head drama
Endemol Shine Group-owned UK producer Tiger Aspect has appointed Lucy Bedford as its head of…
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Amazon cooks up ‘Family Food Fight’ in Brazil with SBT
Brazilian broadcaster SBT has linked up with Amazon on a local remake of Endemol Shine…
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Commissioning round-up: Yes TV flies back to ‘Magpie’; HBO Asia, Viu return to ‘The Bridge’; HBO extends sketch show
Yes TV takes in more Magpie Israeli network Yes TV has ordered a second season…
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Deals round-up: ‘Spiky Gold Hunters’ go global; ID returns to Arrow trio; YES orders Endemol Shine comedy
Pango’s Spiky Gold Hunters go global A+E Networks UK is among companies to have struck…
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Endemol Shine sells into children’s AVOD Kidoodle.TV
Endemol Shine Group has struck a distribution pact with children’s AVOD Kidoodle TV. The platform…
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Renewal round-up: Facebook extends Courteney Cox show; Italy’s Canale 5 returns to Endemol Shine format
Italy’s Canale 5 is All Together Now again Canale 5 in Italy has ordered a…
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Exclusive: All3Media back in for Endemol Shine
All3Media is taking another look at acquiring Endemol Shine Group but the chances of the…
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Sales round-up: Poland’s TVN returns to ‘Big Brother’, Ovation adds detective drama ‘Maigret’
Poland’s TVN returns to Big Brother Polish broadcaster TVN is to air another season of…