Tinopolis

This article is about the TV company. For the town with this nickname, see Llanelli.

The Tinopolis Group is an international TV production and distribution group with businesses based in the UK and US. It produces over 4,500 hours of television annually for more than 200 UK and foreign broadcasters.^[1]

Tinopolis

Company type	Private
Industry	Television production
Founded	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
Headquarters	Llanelli, Wales
Number of locations	5 (2018)
Key people	Ron Jones (Executive chairman) Arwel Rees (CEO) Angharad Mair (Chairman, Wales) Jeff Foulser (Chairman, Sunset + Vine) John Willis (CEO, Mentorn)
Revenue	£236 million (2022)
Operating income	£16.23 million (2022)
Net income	£3.46 million (2022)
Number of employees	529 (2022)
Website	Official website

Operations

Company	Founded	Acquired	Ref.
A. Smith & Co.	2000	2011	[2]
Daybreak Pictures	2006	—	[3]
fFatti fFilms	2013	—	[4]
Fiction Factory Films	2002	—	[5]
Firecracker Films	2002	2012	[6]
Magical Elves	2001	2014	[7]
Mentorn	1985	2006	[8]
MSV Post	—	—
Passion Distribution	2008	2012	[9]
Pioneer Productions	1988	2009	[10]
Sunset+Vine	1976	2006	[8]
Thunderclap Media	2017	—	[11]
Tinint	1999	—
Tinopolis Cymru	—	—
Tinopolis Factual Group Scotland	2002	—
Video Arts	1972	2007	[12]

See also

• Media in Wales

References

1. "The Group". Retrieved 20 April 2019.
2. Finke, Nikki (28 June 2011). "A. Smith & Co Prods Merges With UK-Based Tinopolis Group For $100M Deal Creating Reality TV Powerhouse". Deadline. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. Kemp, Stuart (8 December 2006). "Daybreak on horizon for Mentorn". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
4. Wiseman, Andreas (20 March 2014). "Rhys Ifans to star in Under Milk Wood film". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
5. "Book of Projects - Rome 2017" (PDF). www.miamarket.it.
6. Budden, Robert (6 December 2012). "Tinopolis snaps up Firecracker Films". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
7. Anderson, Kelly (3 February 2014). "Tinopolis Group acquires Magical Elves". Realscreen. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
8. Brown, Maggie (16 January 2006). "A new test for Tinopolis". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2006.
9. Variety Staff (3 December 2012). "Tinopolis buys Passion Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
10. Gibb, Lindsay (29 October 2009). "Tinopolis Group acquires Pioneer Productions". Realscreen. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
11. Media, Thunderclap (17 January 2018). "THUNDERCLAP MEDIA EXPANDS TEAM WITH FIRST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE". Tinopolis. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
12. Dowell, Ben (4 May 2007). "Tinopolis makes £2.4m acquisition". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2007.

External links

• Official website