Endemol Southern Star (also known as Southern Star Endemol until February 2004) was an Australian television production company made up of a
joint venture
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between Australian production company
Southern Star Group
Endemol Australia, formerly known as Southern Star Group, Southern Star Productions, Southern Star/Hanna-Barbera Australia and Taft-Hardie Group Pty Ltd, was a major Australian independent television production, distribution, and syndication com ...
and its Dutch production company
Endemol
Endemol B.V. (stylized in all lowercase) was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted gen ...
. On 23 February 2004, Southern Star Endemol changed its name to Endemol Southern Star with both names switching their places. In 2010, the joint company ceased to exist after Endemol bought Southern Star from Fairfax in January 2009.
Following this, all programmes under the ESS name were credited to Southern Star.
Programs
* ''
Big Brother Australia
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Network Ten
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(2001–2008),
Nine Network
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(2012–2014),
Seven Network
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(2020–present) as
Endemol Shine Australia
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Endemol Shine Australia is based in Sydney. The company’s pro ...
* ''
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Nine Network
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(1999–2002)
* ''
Burgo's Catch Phrase
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Nine Network
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(1997–2003)
* ''
Deal or No Deal
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The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a ...
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Seven Network
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(2003–2013, joint by a ''
Seven News
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National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in South Eveleigh, Sydney, while its flags ...
'' production)
* ''
Fear Factor
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Nine Network
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(2002)
* ''
Shafted
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Format
The game begins with six players and is played in five rounds. In the first round, each player must secretly declar ...
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Nine Network
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(2002)
* ''
Friday Night Games'' –
Network Ten
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(2006)
* ''
The Power of One'' –
The Comedy Channel
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History
A joint venture between Artist Services ( ...
(2006–2007)
* ''
Ready Steady Cook
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Network Ten
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(2005–2013)
* ''
The Up-Late Game Show
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Network Ten
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(2005)
* ''
1 vs. 100
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Nine Network
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(2007–2008)
* ''
Download
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Network Ten
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(2007–2008)
* ''
Gladiators
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Seven Network
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(2008)
* ''
Wipeout Australia'' –
Nine Network
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(2009)
* ''
Beauty and the Geek Australia
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'' –
Seven Network
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(2009–2014)
References
Television production companies of Australia
Southern Star
Banijay
2009 establishments in Australia
2013 disestablishments in Australia
Australian companies established in 2009
Mass media companies established in 2009
Mass media companies disestablished in 2013
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