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Time Warner Makes $1.4 Billion Endemol Bid

Nov 4, 2011 3:49 PM

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has made a takeover bid for Endemol, the debt-laden Dutch production company behind Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Companies, Channel 4, ITV, NBC Universal, Time Warner, Countries, Europe, UK, endemol

BBC Worldwide Will Rent Out ‘Doctor Who’ Episodes Via Facebook Credits

Jul 12, 2011 10:20 AM

Facebook Credits today got another vote from the media industry as a currency for paid digital content: the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, announced that from this Wednesday it would start to offer episodes of its popular Doctor Who television series on Facebook, some before they have even been released…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Movies, DVD, Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, iPad, BBC, BBC Worldwide, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Zynga, Countries, Europe, UK, Canada, doctor who, endemol, facebook credits

Endemol’s ‘Married On MySpace’ Leaps From The Web To Si TV

Dec 7, 2009 8:26 PM

Add another show to the likes of Quarterlife—one of the only web-based series to make it to TV. (Let’s hope that this one fares better, though, as Quarterlife got canned by NBC after just one episode). Get Married on MySpace, the reality show that Endemol USA launched in March, has…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Social Media, Video, Companies, News Corp., MySpace, endemol, sitv

Endemol Acquires Controlling Stake In 51 Minds; Producer Of VH1 Reality Hits

Apr 2, 2008 7:12 AM

Multi-platform entertainment group Endemol has acquired a controlling stake in 51 Minds, a producer of non-scripted entertainment. 51 Minds is responsible for (or to blame for, depending on your point of view) such VH1 hits as The Surreal Life, The Flavor of Love and its spinoff I Love New York.…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, 51 minds, endemol

Industry Moves
Endemol Creates Games Group; Taps LaVanchy To Lead

Feb 26, 2008 3:02 PM

Endemol USA, the TV production firm behind Deal or No Deal and Fear Factor among others,  has formed a casual games group that will develop games based on its new and existing programming. The company, which will also create original games, currently produces several games and distributes animated shorts for…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, endemol, eric lavanchy

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