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Shine TV is a British media production company and part of Banijay with offices in London and Manchester.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2009) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | March 2001 |
| Founder | Elisabeth Murdoch |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Tanya Shaw (Managing Director) Tim Whitwell (Creative Director) Matt Bennett (Senior Executive Producer) |
| Parent | Shine Group (2006–2015) Endemol Shine Group (2015–2018) Banijay UK (2018–present) |
| Website | shine |
Shine was founded in March 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company was 80% owned by Elisabeth Murdoch, 15% by Lord Alli, and 5% by BSkyB, which signed a deal guaranteeing to buy an agreed amount of Shine programming for two years.[1]
- 100 Greatest Sexy Moments - a three-hour documentary countdown broadcast on Channel Four that explored the "turn-ons" of the average Briton
- Battle of the Brains - the team played game show on BBC Two presented by Paddy O'Connell
- The Biggest Loser - reality weight loss show on ITV1 presented by Kate Garraway in 2009 (daytime edition) and Davina McCall in 2011 (primetime edition)
- Charles & Camilla: Madly In Love - documentary broadcast on Sky One tracing the path of the relationship between the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall from their first meeting to their marriage in 2005
- Demons - supernatural drama series that premiered on ITV on 3 January 2009
- Gladiators - the 2008–2009 revival of the game show on Sky One
- Got to Dance - dance reality series that premiered on Sky 1 in January 2010
- Hex - supernatural drama that aired on Sky One in 2004–2005
- Masterchef Goes Large - Celebrity Masterchef - revived version of the cookery show, starring Gregg Wallace and John Torode; the latest in the Masterchef format is Masterchef: The Professionals, with judges Gregg Wallace and Michel Roux
- Merlin - fantasy action-adventure series for BBC1
- Sugar Rush - comedy drama series based on the novel by Julie Burchill that was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2005–2006
- The Unofficial World Records of Sex (UWROS) - x-rated comedy broadcast on Sky One that explores record-breaking feats of a biological nature
- The What in the World? Quiz - scientific panel game hosted by Marcus Brigstocke for Five
- Hunted - Channel 4 reality show where a group of everyday civilians are willingly sent on the run from a team known as hunters, for 28 days
- The Heist - Sky One reality competition where a group of everyday citizens commit a robbery and hide from a team of police detectives.
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