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Endemol Shine Group
Sales round-up: Japan’s U-Next adds German trio, ZDF buys ‘Arctic Circle’, Starzplay picks ‘Pennyworth’
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to…
Germany returns to ‘Big Brother’
German broadcaster Sat.1 has ordered a local version of Endemol Shine Group (ESG)’s reality format…
SVT orders Endemol Shine’s ‘Heist’
Swedish pubcaster SVT has become the first Nordic broadcaster to order a local remake of…
NL Film looks to Wattpad for drama inspiration
Dutch drama producer NL Film has signed a deal with web storytelling platform Wattpad, giving…
Endemol Shine scores brand-funded ‘Best.Cover.Ever’ adaptation in Brazil
Endemol Shine format Best.Cover.Ever has received its first international adaptation. Endemol Shine Brasil has partnered…
Endemol Shine sale back on the table
Banijay Group has pulled back from plans to buy Endemol Shine Group, TBI understands. It…
A+E strikes formats and co-pro deal with Korea’s JTBC
A+E Networks has expanded its relationship with JTBC, signing a new formats representation and co-production…
MTV UK assembles Workerbee’s ‘Love Squad’
MTV UK has ordered a new dating show from Endemol Shine-owned prodco Workerbee in which…
Endemol Shine exits ‘Masked Singer’ as Fox goes in-house for unscripted
Fox is launching an in-house studio for alternative entertainment that will count the next series…
Endemol Shine swoops for Japanese ‘Rolling Kitchen’ format rights
Endemol Shine Group has swooped for international distribution rights to Japanese format The Rolling Kitchen. The…
Endemol Shine appoints head of digital distribution
Endemol Shine Group has appointed a media strategist as its head of digital distribution and…
Endemol Shine extends ‘The Bridge’ to Croatia, Serbia
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has secured a deal for a 10 x 50-minute Croatian/Serbian version…
Brainpool hires Endemol Shine exec for unscripted drive
Banijay-backed German prodco Brainpool has hired former Endemol Shine exec Fabian Tobias to lead its…
Endemol fires legal warning shot at Keshet over ‘2025’
Endemol Shine Group has fired a legal warning shot at Keshet International around the latter’s…
For My Next Trick: Endemol Shine International’s Cathy Payne
Each day this week, in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on Friday (8 March),…
Big Brother makes a comeback in Poland & Finland
Endemol Shine Group’s Big Brother is returning to Poland and Finland after a hiatus. ESG…
Endemol’s Family Food Fight heads to Portugal
Portugal is the latest territory to scoop up Endemol Shine Group’s Family Food Fight. Public…
UKTV, Endemol head north for reinvention
Broadcaster UKTV and producer Endemol Shine Group are looking to reinvent their brands in northern…
Apollo, Disney hang on to Endemol Shine as sale suspended
Peaky Blinders producer Endemol Shine Group is to be folded into Disney following the suspension…
BBC Three controller boards Endemol’s Tiger Aspect
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh is to join Peaky Blinders producer Tiger Aspect in the new…
MIPCOM 2018: The Inside Scoop
FAANG, Endemol and Comcast were front of mind for delegates at a lively MIPCOM market,…
Exclusive: Banijay eyes joint bid for Endemol
Banijay Group is looking to make a joint bid for Black Mirror producer Endemol Shine Group,…
Endemol Shine stages Heist in the Netherlands
Endemol Shine Group’s factual thriller The Heist, has been commissioned in the Netherlands by Dutch…
TBI Weekly: Could Endemol go back to Fox?
A new frontrunner to buy Endemol seems to emerge each week – is it all…
Banijay in the ring to buy Endemol
Banijay Group has been tipped as the new frontrunner to buy Big Brother producer Endemol Shine Group. …
ITV rules out Endemol Shine purchase
ITV has said that it will not make a bid for Endemol Shine, joining the…
Channel 5 axes Big Brother as Endemol sale heats up
Channel 5 has cancelled Big Brother after eight years on the Viacom-owned broadcaster. The channel…
Network Ten greenlights Endemol Shine’s Ambulance
Network Ten has commissioned a season of Dragonfly’s (part of Endemol Shine UK) Ambulance for…
ESG’s All Together Now gains first Nordic deal
Endemol Shine Group’s entertainment format All Together Now is set for a first season at Discovery in…
Banijay Group names ESG exec as Italy CEO
Banijay Group has appointed Paolo Bassetti as chief executive officer of its Italy office. In…