Banijay UK Productions

Banijay UK Productions Limited
Formerly	Edenspring Limited (Jan–Mar 1983); Edenspring Investments Public Limited Company (1983–1987); Broadcast Communications PLC (1987–1998); GMG Endemol Entertainment PLC (1998–2000); Endemol Entertainment UK PLC (2000–2002); Endemol UK PLC (2002–2011); Endemol UK Limited (2011–2018); Endemol Shine UK Limited (2018–2023);
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Television
Genre	Production company
Founded	19 January 1983
Founders	Joop van den Ende; John de Mol;
Headquarters	Shepherd's Bush, London, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Sophie Turner Laing; Richard Johnston; Lucinda Hicks; Peter Salmon;
Number of employees	800
Parent	Fininvest (2007–2011); Endemol Shine Group (2015–2020); Banijay (2020–present);
Divisions	BlackLight; The Comedy Unit; Conker Pictures; Darlow Smithson Productions; Double Dutch; Douglas Road Productions; Dragonfly; Electric Robin; Fifty Fathoms; House of Tomorrow; Initial; IWC Media; Kindle Entertainment; Kudos; Mam Tor Productions; The Natural Studios; OP Media; Rabbit Track Pictures; Remarkable; Shine TV; Shiny Button Productions; Sidney Street; Simon's Cat Ltd.; Tiger Aspect Productions; Wild Mercury Productions; Workerbee; Yellow Bird UK; Zeppotron;
Website	banijayuk.com
	Footnotes / references;

Banijay UK Productions Limited, trading as Banijay UK, is a British production company. Since 2020, the company has been a subsidiary of Banijay. Banijay UK incorporates a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Darlow Smithson Productions, House of Tomorrow, Initial, Remarkable Entertainment (previously Brighter Pictures and Cheetah Television), Tiger Aspect, Tigress Productions, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games and Endemol Digital Studio.

Banijay UK is a coalition of a number of production brands, including Artists Studio, Darlow Smithson Productions, House of Tomorrow, Initial, Remarkable Entertainment (previously Brighter Pictures and Cheetah Television), Tiger Aspect, Tigress Productions, Zeppotron, and their digital divisions: Endemol Games and Endemol Digital Studio.

After entering a joint venture with 21st Century Fox, additional companies under the new Endemol Shine UK umbrella include Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions (now defunct). The various television production brands specialize in a broad range of genres including entertainment, reality series, drama series, specialist factual, arts, live events, music entertainment, documentaries, youth shows, and comedy.

In the United Kingdom, Banijay UK is mostly known for producing Big Brother from 2000 onward and Celebrity Big Brother from 2001 to 2018.

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