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Endemol's French companies Endemol France and Endemol Production also still use the Endemol name.
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Endemol''' (formerly "'''Endemol Entertainment'''") was a Dutch production company founded in 1994 by Joop van den '''Ende''' and John de '''Mol''' through a merger of both their production companies: "[[Joop Van Den Ende TV-Producties]]" and "[[John De Mol Produkties]]". Their first big success was the reality series ''Big Brother'', which first aired in the Netherlands in 1999. The company was purchased by [[Mediaset]] on 14 May 2007 and later sold to Apollo Global. On 15 May 2014, Apollo and [[21st Century Fox]] announced a [[Endemol Shine Group|joint venture]] to merge Endemol and [[Shine Group]] (now owned by [[Banijay]]). The Endemol brand was gradually phased out afterwards, although it is still used for Endemol Portugal. | '''Endemol''' (formerly "'''Endemol Entertainment'''") was a Dutch production company founded in 1994 by Joop van den '''Ende''' and John de '''Mol''' through a merger of both their production companies: "[[Joop Van Den Ende TV-Producties]]" and "[[John De Mol Produkties]]". Their first big success was the reality series ''Big Brother'', which first aired in the Netherlands in 1999. The company was purchased by [[Mediaset]] on 14 May 2007 and later sold to Apollo Global. On 15 May 2014, Apollo and [[21st Century Fox]] announced a [[Endemol Shine Group|joint venture]] to merge Endemol and [[Shine Group]] (now owned by [[Banijay]]). The Endemol brand was gradually phased out afterwards, although it is still used for Endemol Portugal, Endemol France and Endemol Production. | ||
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