Endemol Shine Group Restructures Nordic Businesses

STOCKHOLM: Endemol Shine Group has reshaped its Nordic businesses to form Endemol Shine Nordics, with the combined operations representing the largest production group in the region.

Endemol Shine Nordics will incorporate group companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, among them Meter Television, STO-CPH Produktion, Filmlance International, Friday TV, Mag5 Content, Rubicon TV, Metronome Spartacus, Metronome Productions, Endemol Sweden and Shine Finland. Existing Endemol labels within Denmark, Norway and Finland will be withdrawn and the businesses will be incorporated into current Shine Nordics production companies alongside Endemol Sweden.

Rikke Nissen, the managing director of Endemol Denmark, and Eric Linschooten, the managing director of Endemol Norway will leave the company after a handover period. As part of this integration, the CEO position is being discontinued in the new group. Gary Carter, Endemol Shine Group International co-CEO and previously chairman of Shine Nordics, will oversee operations in the newly created organization.

“The integration of Endemol and Shine companies in the Nordics reinforces a market leading position for the new group,” said Carter. “Given the Metronome Group’s history as part of the Endemol group in the early 2000s, prior the acquisition by Shine Group, this is something of a reunion. Both groups have a proven track record of creating compelling shows that resonate and travel around the world. Endemol Shine Nordics will continue in the tradition of empowering creative talent to produce programmes, non-scripted and scripted, that captivate audiences within the Nordics and globally.”

Carter added: “I would like personally to thank Rikke Nissen, MD of Endemol Denmark, and Eric Linschooten, MD of Endemol Norway, in working so hard and so ably to build the Endemol position in those countries during their time leading those companies, and to thank them for collaborating with us during this process. I would also like to take this opportunity to specifically thank Michael Porseryd for his expertise, leadership and contribution to Endemol Nordics. With over 20 years experience, Michael has played a key role in shaping the media landscape of the region, and specifically as CEO, Endemol Nordic in building that business, and I wish him well in his future endeavors.”