Endemol Shine Australia is a subsidiary of Banijay, a global content production and distribution company. The current CEO of Endemol Shine Australia is Peter Newman.
Following an acquisition of shares, production company Endemol Australia merged with Shine Australia on July 26, 2015. Endemol Shine Australia is included in the library from Hanna-Barbera Pty, Ltd./Taft-Hardie Group Pty. Ltd.[citation needed]
History
In January 2010, Shine Australia was founded as a part of the Shine Group. It was jointly led by CEOs Mark Fennessy and Carl Fennessy, who had previously worked at FremantleMedia Australia and Crackerjack Productions.[2] Shine Australia is not to be mistaken for the long-serving entertainment and talent company Shine International Entertainment, who own the registered trademark, and have been operating in Australia since 1932.[citation needed]
In February 2016, producer Imogen Banks began to head a new division of Endemol Shine Australia called Endemol Shine Banks, Its main focus is drama productions.[3]
Co-production with Seven Studios. Prior seasons before the revival, seasons were produced by Endemol Shine's predecessors Endemol Southern Star (2001–2008) and Endemol Australia (2012–2014)