Shine Group

Shine Group was an international distribution group.

Shine Group
IndustryFilm distributor
FateMerged with Endemol
Later then acquired by Banijay
SuccessorEndemol Shine Group
Founded2001
Defunct2015 (except Portugal and Spain)
Headquarters
OwnerBanijay Group

History

In 2006, Shine Group acquired Kudos, Princess Productions and Dragonfly to create the Shine Group, although they still operate as four separate entities.

Shine acquired Reveille Productions in 2008. News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox, but assets are now split between The Walt Disney Company and Fox Corporation) acquired Shine Group in April 2011 for $415 million.[1] US pension funds who are shareholders in News Corporation are suing the company accusing Murdoch of nepotism.[2]

In May 2014, 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management announced the negotiation of merging their respective production companies: FOX-owned Shine Group and Apollo-controlled Endemol and CORE Media Group.[3] The deal was finalized later in the same year.[4]

On 17 December 2014, Shine Group announced the joint venture by 21st Century Fox with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, combining Endemol, Shine and CORE Media into Endemol Shine Group.[5] As part of the new structure, Former Endemol UK CEO, Lucas Church, has been appointed Chairman of Endemol Shine UK, whilst former Endemol UK Chief Operating Officer, Richard Johnston, becomes CEO of Endemol Shine UK.[6][7]

Subsidiaries[8]

Current

Europe

Former (from 2015, is the part of Endemol Shine Group)

UK

Americas

  • Shine America: In 2012-03-16, Shine Group announced the unveiling of Shine America.[13]
  • Ardaban: In 2012-03-06, Shine America announced the launch of Ardaban, with appointment of former Notional Co-President Chachi Senior as Ardaban CEO.[14]

Nordics

  • Shine Nordics AB: Joined Shine Group in 2009 as Metronome Film & Television AB. In 2014-04-05, Shine Group announced renaming Metronome Film & Television AB to Shine Nordics AB.[15]

Europe

Australia

Programming[16]

References

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