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Media: Lifeline - Endemol.(history of ENDEMOL Entertainment Holding N.V.)(Brief Article)
Born in The Netherlands, the company behind Big Brother now faces a pounds 1.4 bn takeover bid.
1994: Joop van den Ende and John de Mol, two of the most successful producers in Dutch television, merge their operations (Joop van den Ende Productions and John de Mol Produkties) to create Endemol. Successful programme formats are sold to neighbouring countries, especially Belgium and Germany.
1996: Already one of the biggest TV production companies in Europe, with interests in Spain, Germany and Portugal, a flotation on the Amsterdam stock exchange accelerates expansion into the UK, Italy, France, the US, Brazil and Mexico. Bazal Productions (acquired by Endemol in 1998) develops the Ground Force concept. The show later proves an unlikely hit for Endemol in the US.
1999: Devises Big Brother for the Dutch market. The following year, the programme attracts huge of media interest when it debuts in the US and UK markets. Subsequently, the massively popular reality TV gameshow format is cloned across the entire planet.
2000: Acquired by the Spanish telecommunications group ...
- Endemol UK demonstrates reality TV format based around Yahoo! Answers.(Brief...
- Magazine article from: New Media Age December 14, 2006 700+ words
Big Brother creator Endemol UK has had talks with Yahoo! over the development of a reality TV show called iland that would see contestants relying entirely on...
- REVIEW: Endemol UK hires Vanessa Miner.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Campaign July 5, 2002 700+ words
Endemol UK, the maker of Big Brother, has hired Vizzavi's former head of sponsorship, Vanessa Miner, as its director of commercial partnerships to build stronger links with advertisers. - General release.
- INTERVIEW - PETER COWLEY: Real new media deal.(Endemol UK)(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Televisual March 20, 2006 700+ words
...of digital media at Endemol UK, he steers the company...support for shows like Big Brother and Deal Or No Deal...only 2% or 3% of Endemol UK's revenue is generated...interactivity because of Big Brother, and that was a format...
- Endemol payouts an 'anomaly'.(Endemol UK )(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Accountancy Age Neveling, Nicholas August 25, 2005 700+ words
Byline: Nicholas Neveling. Endemol UK has said a multimillion-pound...accounting anomaly'. The creator of Big Brother (pictured) and The Farm reported...sterling]5.7m pre-tax loss. An Endemol UK spokesman said the loss was a result...
- Sad to see the Bazal brand disappear as part of Endemol UK's bid to extend the...
- Magazine article from: Televisual February 1, 2002 700+ words
Sad to see the Bazal brand disappear as part of Endemol UK's bid to extend the Spanish-owned Dutch company...Endemol just couldn't resist having its moniker on Big Brother 3, currently recruiting inmates for its new home in Elstree...
- Endemol UK outlines strategy for the broadband age.
- Newspaper article from: TV Meets the Web June 16, 2003 700+ words
...company that helped enable the integration of web and mobile phone capabilities into Endemol's most famous media format, Big Brother. Endemol already owned a 50 per cent stake in the Brighton based company, but having bought up the rest and moved staff...
- Endemol UK series for Discovery Channel.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Televisual October 12, 2005 700+ words
Endemol UK Productions is producing a new factual reality series for the Discovery Channel...producer, with Sara Ramsden and Catherine Welton as executive producers for Endemol UK. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors
- -Endemol UK and Opera Telecom to launch UK's first MMS soap.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire September 8, 2004 700+ words
(From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-8 September 2004-Endemol UK and Opera Telecom to launch UK's first MMS soap (C...All rights reserved. Independent British TV producer Endemol UK and mobile services provider Opera Telecom are to launch...
- TSI titles ask us to Swapheads. (News).(TSI Design gets graphic design contract...
- Magazine article from: Design Week July 18, 2002 700+ words
...Swapheads, which is due to go on air from 5 August. Client Endemol UK, which is producing the show, wanted to use the influence of 1950s and 1960s graphic design, according to Endemol UK series producer Richard Hague. 'I'm sick of titles that...
- Endemol UK and Opera Telecom to launch UK's first MMS soap.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 14, 2004 700+ words
(From PBI - Tarifica Alert) Byline: JEROME PUGMIRE Independent British TV producer Endemol UK and mobile services provider Opera Telecom are to launch FanTESStic, the UK's first interactive soap opera broadcast by MMS...
