please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message fremantlemedia ltd. type subsidiary industry television production distribution licensing media founded september 2001 ; 15 years ago 2001 09 founder simon furman headquarters london england uk key people cecile frot coutaz chief executive officer wolf bauer chief executive officer ufa film and tv production sangeeta desai chief operating officer craig cegielski chief executive officer fremantlemedia north america jennifer mullin chief executive officer fremantlemedia north america jens richter chief executive officer fremantlemedia international products television owner bertelsmann parent rtl group website www.fremantlemedia.com fremantlemedia group is a british international television content and production distribution subsidiary of bertelsmann s rtl group europe s largest tv radio and production company . its world headquarters are located in london . the company acquired various british australian and american production companies including talkback thames television the last two later merged as talkback thames reg grundy organisation crackerjack productions now merged to become fremantlemedia australia the carruthers company citation needed and goodson todman productions later mark goodson productions now folded into fremantlemedia north america . early on it merged with germany s largest television production company ufa . contents 1 production and rights holdings 2 company structure 2.1 list of active subsidiaries 2.2 reorganisation of uk brands 3 list of fremantlemedia productions 4 references 5 external links production and rights holdings edit the company holds the rights to shows such as let s make a deal family feud and press your luck . fremantle also produced temptation and an interactive gameshow quizmania for itv play . in addition they also own along with sony pictures entertainment the rights to most of the post 1948 bob hope film catalog that includes the seven little foys the lemon drop kid and son of paleface . they were also the distributors of the television series baywatch . in house productions include pop idol and its related spin offs including american idol and three carryover productions from mark goodson productions the current versions of the price is right and family feud and the 2002 revival of beat the clock for pax tv . currently they hold rights under license from fuji television to the game brain wall more commonly known as hole in the wall in over 20 countries . fremantlemedia has also licensed rights to international formats including the apprentice with creator mark burnett for bbc one the janice dickinson modeling agency on oxygen in the united states the simon cowell produced series the x factor in the uk and america s got talent for nbc the long running australian serials neighbours and prisoner distraction on comedy central and gameshow marathon on cbs . in other countries they own the franchise rights to betty la fea in germany verliebt in berlin spain yo soy bea the netherlands lotte sara in belgium and maria i asximi in greece . fremantlemedia also holds international distribution rights to the three s company franchise which all shows are based off thames man about the house and its spin offs . fremantlemedia s library also includes the 2001 cbs telefilm the christmas shoes inspired by the newsong 1 hit and its 2005 sequel the christmas blessing . the song is the property of bertelsmann ag which is the majority owner in rtl group . the company also owns the back catalog of the american tv production company reeves entertainment which was acquired by thames in 1990 . additionally fremantlemedia bought the rights to all former programming of the now defunct uk broadcasting strand thames television from pearson international in 2002 meaning they also hold rights to a variety of shows from the thames archives including popular children s shows from the 1970s and 1980s such as the long running the sooty show and rainbow . fremantlemedia bought a controlling share of the canadian video game development company ludia in october 2010 . 1 on 19 november 2012 fremantlemedia enterprises fme announced a major new distribution agreement with wwe for the exclusive home entertainment rights to wwe s catalogue of programming across europe the middle east and africa emea . the deal goes into effect in january 2013 and will see fme manage the dvd blu ray and digital rights for all new and existing wwe content making it the first time that fans of wwe s popular programming can access it digitally across emea . on february 1 2013 fremantlemedia announced they will dismantle its fremantlemedia enterprises division into two stand alone global divisions ; one for kids & family entertainment and distribution and the other for digital and branded entertainment . 2 in april 2013 fremantlemedia announced a partnership with digital network blip to develop a new pet related entertainment destination on blip powered by fremantlemedia s digital programming site the pet collective . the pet collective was launched online in april 2012 and is a digital producer of animal friendly content that celebrates the connection between animals and their human companions . 3 on january 30 2014 fremantlemedia was in negotiations to acquire rival all3media . 4 on march 26 2014 fremantlemedia acquired a 75 % stake in 495 productions with an option to acquire the remaining 25 % in the near future . 5 company structure edit fremantlemedia international is the global distribution division which is responsible for global sales across linear television digital and home entertainment platforms of finished content format sales in non production territories as well as acquiring and developing new programmes for the international market . fremantlemedia s us production & distribution division is fremantlemedia north america fmna . based in burbank california fremantlemedia north america and its portfolio of companies including original productions and 495 productions is a content studio which produces & distributes scripted and alternative programs for broadcast and cable networks syndication and digital online & mobile platforms . in addition fremantlemedia owns several other smaller production companies ; among these are thom beers original productions responsible for creation and production of numerous reality shows such as deadliest catch ax men and ice road truckers and amygdala music leslie beers production and composition firm that writes themes incidental and featured music for original productions shows . 495 productions has specialized in developing programs . list of active subsidiaries edit 495 productions amygdala music blue circle boundless fremantlemedia asia fremantlemedia australia fremantlemedia canada fremantlemedia finland fremantlemedia france fremantlemedia germany fremantlemedia international fremantlemedia italia spa fremantlemedia kids & family fremantlemedia latin america fremantlemedia north america buzzr fremantlemedia poland fremantlemedia sweden formerly blu fremantlemedia romania ludia original productions retort spring shotglass media talkback thames ufa reorganisation of uk brands edit in november 2011 it was announced that fremantlemedia were to reorganise the british operations from 1 january 2012 . talkback thames brand would be split into four different labels within the newly created fremantlemedia uk production arm boundless for factual programming . retort for scripted comedy . talkback for comedy . thames for mainstream entertainment . 6 list of fremantlemedia productions edit 1000 ways to die a day in the life a nero wolfe mystery co producer with the a & e network for airings outside north america a tale of two toads america s got talent american idol american juniors apa apa apa the aquabats super show asia s got talent australian idol the biggest loser the bill birds of a feather bookaboo britain s got talent candid camera celebrity name game celebrity squares indonesia celoteh anak esko slovensk superstar china s got talent cute little adventure czecho slovakia got talent 2010 dangermouse el aut ntico rodrigo leal finding rodrigo elif international version ella the elephant family feud family 100 fresh fields family feud indonesia grojband hole in the wall holland s got talent house of jazmin hell s kitchen indonesia iclub48 india s got talent indian idol indonesia s got talent indonesian idol indonesian idol junior just duet indonesian original version kate & mim mim kidsing knockout indonesia kyliex2008 kata bergaya katakan katamu komunikata let s make a deal live to dance indonesia martha masterchef match game merlin minder mi nombre es vip minute to win it minute to win it indonesia monsuno my babysitter s a vampire my name is ... 7 max steel myspace road tour neighbours new family 100 oprah s big give osbournes reloaded pakistan idol password jutawan pilipinas got talent press your luck the price is right fr questions pour un champion project runway salatut el m t secret girlfriend she s got the look super deal super family indonesia talento chileno temptation thank god you re here three s company to tell the truth total blackout tree fu tom truckers the pet collective the weakest link greece and 2013 versions in france and mexico web therapy the wedding band wwe home video exclusive dvd blu ray licensees for emea regions wizards vs aliens wordplay the x factor thailand s got talent take me out v deo show who wants to be a millionaire greece and cyprus references edit fremantlemedia acquires games developer . retrieved 13 october 2016 . jeremy dickson kidscreen february 1 2013 fremantlemedia reorg to focus on kids family and distribution kidscreen.com retrieved on august 11 2013 http www.rapidtvnews.com index.php 2013042627425 fremantlemedia extends the pet collective online tv content to blip.html . http www.rapidtvnews.com . retrieved 7 may 2013 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help ; external link in title work help fremantlemedia in all3media takeover talks broadcastnow.co.uk 30 january 2014 retrieved on march 31 2014 nellie andreeva deadline fremantlemedia acquires majority stake in sallyann salsano s 495 prods . deadline.com retrieved on march 31 2014 conlan tara 23 november 2011 . talkback thames to be split up . retrieved 13 october 2016 via the guardian . fremantlemedia brings global entertainment to mipcom . fremantlemedia . retrieved 6 august 2013 . external links edit fremantlemedia s old website pearson television fremantlemedia s 2nd original website fremantlemedia s original website fremantlemedia s website fremantlemedia australia s website v t e bertelsmann rtl group 75.1 % de at ch tv n tv rtl rtl iijv rtl crime rtl living rtl nitro rtl passion super rtljv vox radio 89.0 rtl 104.6 rtl bigfm radio hamburg rtl radio rtl nederland nl tv rtl 4 rtl 5 rtl 7 rtl 8 rtl z rtl crime rtl lounge rtl telekids m6 group fr ; 48.6 % tv 6ter m6 w9 tf6 paris premi re m6 boutique & co m6 music m6 music black rtl9 radio fun radio rtl rtl 2 belgium tv club rtl plug rtl rtl tvi radio bel rtl radio contact luxembourg tv rtl t l l tzebuerg radio rtl radio croatia tv rtl televizija rtl 2 hungary tv cool film rtl ii rtl klub atresmedia es tv antena 3 hd lasexta hd neox nova mega radio europa fm onda cero fremantlemedia buzzr random house studio talkback thames penguin random house 53 % random house bantam books crown del rey doubleday ebury hutchinson knopf mcclelland & stewart rider villard virgin penguin group ace books alpha berkley books dorling kindersley hamish hamilton penguin books penguin classics viking gruner jahr brigitte capital der spiegel 25 % geo s chsische zeitung 60 % stern news 56 % news profil prisma press femme actuelle prima voici vsd motor presse stuttgart aerokurier auto motor und sport sport auto other assets alliant international university arvato brockhaus arvato entertainment sonopress bmg rights management relias learning verlagsgruppe random house goldmann verlag category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fremantlemedia & oldid 744093816 categories rtl grouptelevision production companies of the united kingdombertelsmann subsidiariestelevision syndication distributorstelevision production companies of indiahidden categories cs1 errors missing author or editorcs1 errors external linksarticles needing additional references from october 2008all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history