90-556: Endemol Shine Group B.V. (stylized as EndemolShineGroup) was a Dutch production and distribution company of scripted and non-scripted content, responsible for programmes such as Big Brother , Deal or No Deal , The Money Drop , Fear Factor , MasterChef , Your Face Sounds Familiar , Peaky Blinders , Black Mirror , Humans , Grantchester and Tin Star . In 2018, Endemol Shine Group had 700 productions on air across 270 platforms and channels. K7 Media report's Tracking
180-469: A survivalist element to the show, increasing the potential for social tension. Nearly all later series provide a modern house for the contest with a Jacuzzi, sauna, VIP suite, loft , and other luxuries. The format has become an international TV franchise. While each country or region has its own variation, the common theme is that the contestants are confined to the house and have their every action recorded by cameras and microphones and that no contact with
270-655: A Dutch version of the musical Barnum in the Scheveningen Circustheater, starting a new musical tradition in the Netherlands that continues to this day. In October 1993 he opened his first show on Broadway: Cyrano . The production ran until March 1994, and although the show resulted in a financial loss, the musical was van den Ende's introduction to Broadway and earned him the respect of his American peers. In 1993, Van den Ende and John de Mol created television production company Endemol , combining
360-417: A chance to join the house again, and in the thirteenth season , with six potential housemates competing for two places in the main house. A dividing wall from the ninth season was reused in the fourteenth Brazilian season , when mothers and aunts of the housemates entered for International Women's Day and stayed in the house for 6 days, though they could not be seen by the housemates. Every season brings back
450-564: A co-production with Whoopi Goldberg . This marked the beginning of a new phase in van den Ende's longstanding ambition to develop a continuous stream of original musical content. Following successful launches in Germany ( Ich war noch niemals in New York , Der Schuh des Manitu , Ich will Spass! ) and the Netherlands ( 3 Musketiers , Ciske , Petticoat , Hij Gelooft in Mij ), he produced Rocky at
540-524: A continuous feed from multiple cameras on the Web in most countries. These websites were successful, even after some national series began charging for access to the video stream. In some countries, Internet broadcasting was supplemented by updates via email, WAP and SMS. The house is shown live on satellite television, although in some countries there is a 10–15 minutes delay to allow libelous or unacceptable content (such as references to people not participating in
630-766: A definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Endemol Shine Group. The merger was approved on 26 October 2019, pending antitrust approval. In November 2019, Endemol Shine Group announced that they're shutting down their Chinese label Endemol Shine China along with their China-based production and developing operations in Bejing with the group decided to license their properties in that country to China-based producers. A few days later in November of that same year, Endemol Shine Group under their German division announced that they're selling its joint-venture drama producer Wiedemann & Berg Television to Leonine Holding which
720-434: A joint venture global production and distribution company under one roof with funds managed by affiliates of Apollo, Dutch-based entertainment production and distribution powerhouse Endemol , British-based entertainment production and distribution company Shine Group and American production group CORE Media Group . Under the agreement, 21st Century Fox and the funds managed by affiliates of Apollo would jointly own and manage
810-489: A larger number of contestants with weekly evictions. Most versions of Big Brother follow the weekly eviction format, broadcast over approximately three months for 16 contestants. The contestants are required to do housework and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Big Brother"). The tasks are designed to test their teamwork abilities and community spirit. In some countries,
900-592: A penalty. A similar punishment used on Big Brother Africa was called the Molotov Cocktail, Dagger or Fuse. The fifteenth American season allowed viewers to vote for a house guest to be made M.V.P., who then secretly nominates a third houseguest for eviction (in addition to the two selected by the Head of Household). In a further twist introduced part-way through the MVP twist, the viewers themselves decided who
990-1231: A place in the luxurious half. The Dutch version continued this concept to the end of its fourth season . Other versions later followed and introduced a similar concept, of which some have their own twists: Africa (in 2010 , 2011 , 2012 and 2013 ), Albania (in 2010 ), Australia (in 2003 and 2013 ), Balkan States (in VIP 2010 and 2011 ), Brazil ( 2009 –present), Canada ( 2013 –present), Denmark (in 2003 ), Finland (in 2009 and 2014 ), France (in 2009 , 2011 – 2017 ), Germany (in 2003 , 2004–05 , 2005–06 , 2008 , 2008–09 and since Celebrity 2014 ), Greece (in 2003 ), India (in 2012 and 2013 ), Israel (in 2009 ), Italy (in 2006 and 2007 ), Norway (in 2003 ), Philippines (in 2009 , Teen 2010 and 2011 ), Poland (in 2002 ), Portugal (in VIP 2013 and 2016 ), Slovakia (in 2005 ), Slovenia (in 2008 , 2015 and 2016 ), Scandinavia (in 2005 ), South Africa (in 2014 ), Spain (in VIP 2004 , 2008 , 2009–10 and 2010 ), United Kingdom (in 2002 , Celebrity 2007 , 2008 , Celebrity 2013 and 2016 ), United States ( 2009 –present) and Tamil Nadu, India ( 2023–24 ) In 2011–12,
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#17328021992741080-462: A refused order resulted in the nomination for eviction. If nobody picked up the call, the whole house would be nominated for eviction. Since Big Brother 2 , the British series has opened with a twist. This has included having potential Housemates being voted upon by the public for one to enter the house ( Big Brother 2 & Big Brother 13 ); public voting for least-favourite housemates, with
1170-464: A secret room in the house, the Revenge Room. Severi and Lind-Hansen could see who nominated them for eviction and were given the opportunity to wreak havoc upon the house and those who nominated them by constructing extravagant tasks for the housemates to complete and for making mess in the house when they were not looking. Severi and Lind-Hansen returned to the house in a live special on Day 10. In
1260-597: A secret room. In the adult edition of the tenth Philippine season , two housemates, and later three more, were fake evicted after failing in two different Ligtask challenges and temporarily stayed in the task room until the end of their weekly task. The concept of the fake-eviction was incorporated into the Australian series for the first time in the sixth Australian season , when housemates Camilla Severi and Anna Lind-Hansen were both fake-evicted in Day 8 and were moved into
1350-486: A separate prize of $ 100,000. However, in a reset twist, they opted to join the normal game alongside the other house guests. The seventh Argentine series incorporated a red button into the Confession Room, which would sound an alarm throughout the house. This button was to be used when a contestant wanted to leave the house voluntarily, and the contestant would be given five minutes to leave the house. A red button
1440-400: A sociological and demographic perspective, Big Brother allows an analysis of how people react when forced into close confinement with people outside of their comfort zone (having different opinions or ideals, or from a different socioeconomic group). The viewer has the opportunity to see how a person reacts from the outside (through the constant recording of their actions) and the inside (in
1530-450: A team to complete tasks (determined by public voting) for a cash reward; this continued for the entire season despite the eviction of a team member. The fourth Argentine series added a telephone in the living room. This telephone rang once a week for ten seconds, and the person to pick up the receiver was given an order or news from Big Brother (which typically no other housemate could hear). The order could be beneficial or detrimental, but
1620-422: Is a reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr. , first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999 and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , and
1710-557: Is also used in Secret Story series, however, in this case whoever presses the button will try to guess someone's secret. In Celebrity Hijack UK , evicted housemates were given the opportunity to choose if a "ninja" delivered good or bad gifts to the house. Later that year, the eighth Australian series introduced the Housemate Hand Grenade, where an evicted housemate decided which remaining housemate received
1800-465: Is declared the winner. Some more recent editions have since included additional methods of voting, such as voting through social media and smartphone applications. Occasionally, non-standard votes occur, where two houseguests are evicted at once or no one is voted out. In the earlier series of Big Brother , there were 10 contestants with evictions every two weeks. However, the British version introduced
1890-543: The September 11 attacks , and the COVID-19 pandemic . Contestants have regularly scheduled interactions with the show's host on eviction nights. Throughout each day, the program's producer, in the "Big Brother" voice, issues directives and commands to contestants. Some versions of the show allow private counselling sessions with a psychologist. These are allowed at any time and are often conducted by telephone from
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#17328021992741980-897: The Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway and Made in Dagenham at the Adelphi Theatre in London (both in 2014). Rocky won one Tony Award , one Outer Critics Circle Award , and two Drama Desk Awards . In 2001, van den Ende and his wife Janine established the VandenEnde Foundation, one of the Netherlands’ largest private foundations, which supports cultural and educational projects and stimulates cultural entrepreneurship. The foundation also provides scholarships to talented young performing artists. One of
2070-518: The eighteen Brazilian series , Gleici Damasceno was similarly fake evicted, put into a small private apartment, and returned after 72 hours with immunity from eviction and with the power to put someone to eviction. In the first Turkish series , there is a fake eviction in week 10. The Indian version Bigg Boss sees frequent fake evictions. In Bigg Boss Kannada season 4 , winner Pratham and co-contestant Malavika were kept in secret room after fake eviction for one week and they were both allowed in
2160-434: The fifth American season introduced twins who were tasked with secretly switching back and forth in the house; they were allowed to play the game as individual house guests after succeeding at the deception for four weeks. This twist was reused in the seventeenth American season without the deception element – the pair simply needed to survive five weeks without being evicted . HouseGuests who discovered this twist could use
2250-445: The fourth Bulgarian series , and an all-male premiere was used on Big Brother Africa 4 . The second Belgian season was used a similar twist in 2001, where eleven male housemates and one female housemate entered the house on launch night and the second female housemate entered the house on the third day. The fifth British series introduced fake evictions, where Big Brother misleads housemates that eviction has taken place, only for
2340-414: The seventh Argentine series added La Casa de al Lado ("The House Next Door"), a smaller, more luxurious house which served multiple functions. The first week it hosted 4 potential housemates, and the public voted for two of them to enter the main house. The second week, two pairs of twins competed in the same fashion, with only one pair allowed in. Later, the 3rd, 4th and 5th evicted contestants were given
2430-478: The tenth Australian season , Benjamin Zabel was fake evicted for 24 hours before being returned to the house with immunity from eviction for that week. In the eleventh Australian season Travis Lunardi was fake-evicted and received advice from Benjamin Zabel for 24 hours; Travis returned to the house after a 3-day absence with immunity from eviction for that week. In the thirteenth Brazilian series , Anamara Barreira
2520-511: The "Diary Room" (or "Confession Room") where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction. The first version of Big Brother was broadcast in 1999 on Veronica in the Netherlands . In the first season of Big Brother , the house was very basic. Although essential amenities such as running water, furniture, and a limited ration of food were provided, luxury items were often forbidden. This added
2610-421: The "evicted" housemate to reenter the house sometime later. In the eighth British series , one housemate was evicted, interviewed and sent back into the house. In the fifth Philippine season , four housemates were fake-evicted and stayed in a place called bodega . In the second batch of the eight Philippine season , four housemates were fake-evicted due to losing their duel challenge and temporarily stayed in
2700-556: The American format, while the Australian series also used an American-styled format when the series was rebooted in 2020, with the winner being decided by Australia's vote among the Finalist. Other international versions have included aspects of the American format. In 2011, the British version controversially adopted the discussion of nominations before reversing this rule after a poll by Big Brother broadcaster Channel 5 . From
2790-662: The Beast , Tarzan , The Little Mermaid , Aladdin ) and an intensive collaboration in Europe with Littlestar, Mamma Mia! 's production company. This enabled the business to expand into Germany, Spain, Russia, France, Italy and the UK. In 2007 he became president of the Stage Entertainment Supervisory Board. Van den Ende returned to Broadway in the spring of 2011 with the musical Sister Act ,
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2880-645: The Bigg Boss house. Similarly, in Bigg Boss Kannada season 5 , firstly Jaya Srinivasan and Sameer Acharya were put into the secret room after fake eviction for one week and then Sameer Acharya was allowed into the house, but Jaya Srinivasan was evicted from the secret room itself. In the same season, the runner up Divakar was put into the secret room after fake eviction for one week. The fourteenth American season had four house guests from past seasons return to coach twelve new house guests, playing for
2970-593: The Broadway musical Titanic , which he co-produced. In 2001 he was also awarded two Tony Awards for the musical 42nd Street , and in 2002 he received two Tony Awards for his Broadway production Into the Woods , plus three more for the play Urinetown . Under van den Ende's leadership, Stage Entertainment grew rapidly at this time, much attributed to a licensing agreement made in 2000 with Disney Theatrical Productions ( Aida , The Lion King , Beauty and
3060-735: The Diary Room. Due to the intelligibility of certain languages across several nations, it has been possible to make regional versions of Big Brother . All of these follow the normal Big Brother rules, except that contestants must come from each of the countries in the region where it airs: Big Brother Albania of Albania and Kosovo , Big Brother Angola e Moçambique of Angola and Mozambique , Big Brother Africa of Africa (includes Angola, Botswana , Ethiopia , Ghana , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mozambique, Namibia , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia and Zimbabwe ), Big Brother: الرئيس of
3150-748: The Diary or Confession Room). The Diary Room is where contestants can privately express their feelings about the game, strategy and the other contestants. The results range from violent or angry confrontations to genuine and tender connections (often including romantic interludes). In 2011, Brazilian sociologist Silvia Viana Rodrigues wrote a thesis at the University of São Paulo analyzing reality shows as spectacles that proliferate rituals of suffering. She analyzes such rituals in various cultural products from Hollywood and Brazilian television , with special attention to Big Brother Brasil . When investigating
3240-478: The Giants: Top 100 Travelling TV Formats 2018-19 also recognized Endemol Shine Group as the production and distribution company with the most travelled formats in 2018. Formed in 2015 through a merger of Dutch television studio Endemol and Elisabeth Murdoch 's UK-based studio Shine Group , Endemol Shine Group companies included Dragonfly, Kudos, and Princess Productions. It also included Shine TV which
3330-559: The Middle East (includes Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Syria and Tunisia ), Gran Hermano del Pacífico of South America (includes Chile, Ecuador and Peru ), Big Brother of Scandinavia (includes Norway and Sweden) and Veliki brat of the Balkans (includes Serbia , Montenegro , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia ). The British version of
3420-583: The UK and Hell on Wheels in the US. In November 2013 the company launched Endemol Beyond, an international division specialising in original content for digital video platforms such as YouTube. In April 2018, Fox and Apollo appointed Deutsche Bank and Aryeh Bourkoff 's LionTree to handle a potential sale of Endemol Shine, following Fox's sale to The Walt Disney Company . William Morris Endeavor and Banijay had eyed an acquisition of Endemol Shine, with Banijay reported to have even entered advanced talks to buy
3510-469: The United States has English- and Spanish-language versions of the show. The Pakistani television program Tamasha recently became a part of the franchise. Initially produced by ARY Digital , a Pakistani TV channel, the reality show's first season garnered significant success and audience engagement, with its different twists and tasks being the main concept of the show. During its second season,
3600-487: The acquisition by Banijay. On 15 May 2014, private equity firm Apollo Global Management and multinational mass media entertainment company 21st Century Fox had announced that they've confirmed its intention to merge Apollo's Dutch-based entertainment production and distribution powerhouse Endemol and American unscripted production company Core Media Group with 21st Century Fox's own British-based global entertainment production and distribution company Shine Group to form
3690-512: The activities of their respective television production companies. Endemol went on to become the world's largest independent television production company, creating popular TV formats such as Big Brother , Fear Factor , Dancing with the Stars and Wipeout . Endemol was listed on the stock exchange in 1996, and in 2000 was sold to the Spanish telecom giant Telefónica for €5.5bn. In 2007 Endemol
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3780-470: The auction. Sony Pictures Entertainment , DHX Media (now WildBrain ) and Lionsgate also ruled out of the bidding. ProSiebenSat.1 Media (which owns Red Arrow Studios ) was reported to be considered for a joint bid with Banijay, but the latter ruled itself out as well. Endemol Shine later made a statement that they had been in negotiations with several parties and were confident they would have an owner by end of November 2018. However, on 6 November 2018 it
3870-897: The businnes in Europe alongside LA-based Matt Creasey which will head up the operations in the Americas, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Two days later in March of that same year after Endemol Shine launched their international distribution division, Endemol Shine Group announced that they've restructed their Scandinavian operations by launching a new Nordic division named Endemol Shine Nordics with Endemol's own Nordic division Endemol Nordics being shut down with CEO Michael Porseryd stepping down alongside Endemol's Scandinavian operations which were Endemol Norway, Endemol Finland and Endemol Denmark being discontinued as labels and had them merged and being folded into existing Shine Nordic's production companies along with Endemol Sweden's own operations with Gary Carter
3960-546: The choice of staying on their way out and they competed for the public's vote to reenter the house. Months later, after one of the contestants left the house voluntarily, the House Next Door reopened for four contestants who wanted to reenter and had not been in such a playoff before. The House Next Door was also used in other occasions to accommodate contestants from the main house for limited periods of time, especially to have more privacy (which of course could be seen by
4050-465: The co-CEO of Endemol Shine International and former chairman of Shine Nordics will oversee Endemol Shine Nordics operations along with former Shine Nordics colleges Bertil Rosenlund and Victoria Kjellberg. In succeeding years, Endemol's eye and Shine Group's egg logos were replaced with Endemol Shine Group wordmark-only logo in closing credits of most of its-licensed shows, effectively making Endemol and Shine an in-name-only units of that company. Endemol
4140-478: The contestants are encouraged to strategize to advance in the game; in this format, the contestants themselves vote to evict each other and a Jury of Evicted contestants vote for the winner. Occasionally, individual game twists and format changes may allow for some viewer voting, usually to give a game advantage to the Housemates selected by the viewer vote. Big Brother Canada , introduced in 2013, also follows
4230-406: The creation in 1971 of Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties. Over the next decade his stage and television activities continued to expand, establishing him as one of the Netherlands' leading impresarios. In 1983 he bought a former flower auction building near Amsterdam which he turned into a large studio complex where he could record his television productions. In September 1988, van den Ende produced
4320-513: The distribution operations of Endemol Worldwide Distribution & Shine International and had been given a name which was called Endemol Shine International following the merger of Endemol Worldwide Distribution and Shine International in December 2014 which will focus on their distribution hubs across eight counties with former Endemol CEO Cathy Payne heading the combined distribution division along with former Endemol executive Mark Lawrence heading
4410-785: The foundation's most high-profile accomplishments was the reconstruction of the historic DeLaMar Theatre complex in the heart of Amsterdam. The VandenEnde Foundation — in close cooperation with the Dutch government and together with the Bankgiro Loterij, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, and the VSBfonds— initiated the Blockbuster Fund, a fund designed to provide a sustainable way to make large-scale investments in culture. From 2005 to 2008, Van den Ende
4500-402: The glass house. Some editions also featured an all-white panic room, where contestants were held until one of them decided to quit the show. In the fourth English-Canadian season , two house guests were evicted and moved into a special suite where they were able to watch the remaining house guests. A week later, the houseguests were required to unanimously decide which of them to bring back into
4590-459: The global production group consists of Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media Group. Under the terms of the agreement, 21st Century Fox and Apollo will jointly manage the newly created group, with each owning 50 per cent. Sophie Turner Laing, former managing director of Content at BSkyB, would serve as the group's CEO. On 27 October 2014, two weeks after making the final agreement of the new joint venture Shine Group announced that Tim Hincks would become
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#17328021992744680-492: The house in exchange for a cash reward. It was repeated in the tenth American season for a week. The eleventh American season featured Pandora's Box, in which the winning head of household was tempted to open a box, with unintended consequences for the house. The twelfth American season featured a saboteur, who entered the house to wreak havoc with tasks suggested by viewers. The sixteenth American season featured "Team America", in which 3 houseguests were selected to work as
4770-458: The house. In 2004, the fifth British series introduced a villainous Big Brother with harsher punishments, such as taking away prize money, more difficult tasks and secret tricks. This concept has also been used in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, South America, Scandinavia , Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico. In 2004,
4860-518: The housemate. Such characters include Marsha the Moose (from BB Canada ) and Surly the Fish (from BB Australia ). The third Belgian season introduced a mole. This housemate was given secret missions by Big Brother . The eighth American season introduced "America's Player", where a selected house guest must complete various tasks (determined by public vote) in secret for the duration of their stay in
4950-427: The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. As of 5 August 2023 , there have been 508 seasons of Big Brother in over 63 franchise countries and regions. English-language editions of
5040-513: The housemates choosing between two nominees to evict ( Big Brother 3 ); first-night nominations ( Big Brother 4 & Big Brother 13 ); suitcase nominations ( Big Brother 5 ); Unlucky Housemate 13 ( Big Brother 6 ); Big Brother Hood ( Big Brother 7 ); an all-female house and a set of twins as contestants ( Big Brother 8 ); a couple entering as housemates, who must hide their relationship ( Big Brother 9 ); housemates having to earn housemate status ( Big Brother 10 , with an altered version of
5130-553: The housemates' isolation, some contestants are occasionally allowed to leave the house as part of tasks. Contestants are permitted to leave the house in an emergency. News from the outside world may occasionally be given as a reward. Additionally, news of extraordinary events from the outside world may be given to the Housemates if such information is considered important, such notable past examples include that of national election results, (along with Housemates being able participate in said elections, for countries with compulsory voting)
5220-432: The housemates' shopping budget or weekly allowance (to buy food and other essentials) depends on the outcome of assigned tasks. The term Big Brother originates from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , with its theme of continuous oppressive surveillance. The program also relies on other techniques, such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Big Brother , and
5310-426: The initial Dutch version. Other examples include Deal or No Deal (sold to over 75 countries), The Money Drop (sold in over 50 countries), Fear Factor (sold in 30 countries) and Wipeout (sold in over 35 countries). In recent years the company has also been expanding its English language drama output with shows such as titles such as The Fall , Peaky Blinders , Ripper Street and Black Mirror in
5400-400: The last housemate becoming the Head of House ( Celebrity Big Brother 6 ). A common opening twist is to introduce only a cast of a single sex on the premiere of the show while having members of the opposite sex introduced over the next few days. The eighth British series first used this twist with an initial all-female house, adding a male housemate two days later. The same twist was used in
5490-655: The latter already brought Wiedermann & Berg Film back in April that year will reunite W&B Television with W&B Film. They also announced that they're setting up a new scripted label based in Berlin and will be run by W&B Television's managing director Nanni Erben. In February 2020, Banijay raised $ 2,600,000,000 in refinancing for acquiring Endemol Shine. On 30 June 2020, the European Commission approved Banijay's purchase of Endemol Shine. The purchase
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#17328021992745580-431: The main house housemates past ( Big Brother 17 ); Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife Brigitte Nielsen ( Celebrity Big Brother 3 ); a "fake celebrity" (a civilian contestant pretending to be a celebrity) in a celebrity edition ( Celebrity Big Brother 4 ); a visit from Jade Goody 's family ( Celebrity Big Brother 5 ) and unlocked bedrooms allowing housemates to immediately claim beds with
5670-556: The naturalization of torture , the "battle for survival" logic and the incorporation of Nazi language and elements are already part of contemporary social life, especially in the context of work under neoliberalism . The thesis was later published as a book. The show is notable for involving the Internet. Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates during the evening (sometimes criticized by viewers and former contestants for heavy editing by producers), viewers can also watch
5760-406: The new joint venture. Five months later on 10 October 2014, 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management had announced that they've finalised their agreement to merge Apollo's Dutch-based entertainment production and distribution company Endemol and American production group CORE Media Group with 21st Century Fox's British-based entertainment production and distribution company Shine Group to create
5850-589: The newly merged distribution label of the Endemol Shine Group. Both Apollo and 21st Century Fox owning 50% of the joint venture that took place on 1 January 2015. On 15 January 2015, Endemol Shine Group announced appointing former Endemol UK CEO Lucas Church to be Chairman of Endemol Shine UK, former Endemol UK Chief Operating Officer Richard Johnston becoming CEO of Endemol Shine UK. In March 2015, Endemol Shine Group announced that they've launched their global international distribution division combining
5940-410: The openly eliminatory and cruel face of the game, Silvia Viana points out that such characteristics are liable to be entertainment with great and crucial public engagement because such processes of elimination, competition , exclusion, the affirmation of the war of all against all , of self-management and personal self-control through socio-emotional skills , entrepreneurship , the banality of evil ,
6030-467: The outside world is permitted. Most international versions of the show remain quite similar: their main format remains true to the original fly on the wall observational style with an emphasis on human relationships, to the extent that contestants are usually forbidden from discussing nominations or voting strategy. In 2001, the American version adopted a different format since the second season, where
6120-621: The outside world. This was an important issue for most earlier series of the show. In more-recent series, contestants are occasionally allowed to view televised events (usually as a reward for winning at a task). In most versions of the program, books and writing materials are also forbidden, although exceptions are sometimes made for religious materials such as the Bible, Tanakh or the Qur'an . Some versions ban all writing implements, even items that can be used to write (such as lipstick or eyeliner). Despite
6210-431: The president of the new joint venture. On 29 October 2014, Endemol announced that Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin will serve as the new joint venture's North America division co-chairmen and Co-CEOs. On 17 December 2014, 21st Century Fox and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC had announced their completion of the transaction to create the group consists of Endemol, Shine Group and CORE Media, under
6300-461: The previously announced terms. On that same day it was announced by Shine Group that the joint venture would be named 'Endemol Shine Group' and it was announced that Endemol's worldwide distribution division Endemol Worldwide Distribution was being merged with Shine's Group international division Shine International right under Cathy Payne the CEO of Endemol's worldwide international division becoming CEO of
6390-410: The program are often referred to by its initials BB . At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via telephone for the nominee they wish to be evicted or saved from eviction. The last person remaining
6480-465: The program feature variations of the housemates competing in pairs: Secret missions are a common element of the show since their introduction during the sixth British series . During these missions, one or more housemates are set a task from Big Brother with the reward of luxuries for the household and/or a personal reward if the task is successful. Some versions of Big Brother have secret tasks presented by another character who lives in plain sight of
6570-447: The program who have not consented to have personal information broadcast) to be removed. Contestants occasionally develop sexual relationships; the level of sexual explicitness allowed to be shown in broadcast and Internet-feed varies according to the country's broadcasting standards. Big Brother contestants are isolated in the house, without access to television, radio, or the Internet. They are not permitted routine communication with
6660-557: The public). The ninth Brazilian season featured the "Bubble": a glass house in a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro where four potential housemates lived for a week. Later in the season, a bubble was built inside the Big Brother house, with another two housemates living in it for a week until they were voted in and the glass house dismantled. The Glass House was reused in the eleventh season , featuring five evicted housemates competing for
6750-581: The show officially adopted the original format of Big Brother . As of 2023, it stands as the sole franchise of the Big Brother format in Pakistan , with the show being conducted exclusively in the Urdu language . In 2001, Big Brother 3 of the Netherlands introduced the "Rich and Poor" concept, in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half, and two teams of housemates compete for
6840-420: The show previously accepted Irish applicants, however the terms and conditions of ITV2's reboot state you must reside in the UK. On the other hand, some countries have multiple franchises based on language. Bigg Boss of India has the most regional-based versions Hindi , Marathi , Tamil , Bengali , Telugu , Kannada and Malayalam language versions; Canada has French- and English-language versions; and
6930-522: The studio. On 29 August 2018, the RTL Group (which owns Fremantle ) withdrew its bid for Endemol Shine. In September 2018, BBC Studios , along with Discovery, Inc. and Liberty Global (which each own 50% of All3Media ) announced that they would not bid on the studio. ITV plc provisionally placed a bid on the studio but did not confirm an official bid as the sale is still only a potential scenario at this point. In October 2018, ITV plc withdrew from
7020-557: The third nominee would be, with the HouseGuests still thinking one of their own is the MVP. Like many such twists, this was ended halfway into the season as the pool of contestants shrank. The sixteenth and seventeenth American seasons featured two Heads of Household every week and had four houseguests nominated for eviction. There was also a "Battle of the Block" competition where the two sets of nominees competed to save themselves;
7110-1075: The twins to their strategic advantage. This twin or triplet twist was used in several countries. Some made modifications to this twist; others have had twins in the house together without this element of secrecy. The following are the countries that have featured twins or triplets: Australia (in 2005 ), Germany (in 2005–06 ), Brazil (in 2006 and 2015 ), Bulgaria (in 2006 , 2012 and VIP 2017 ), United Kingdom (in 2007 , Celebrity 2011 , Celebrity 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2016 and Celebrity 2017 ), France (in 2007 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 and 2016 ), Spain (in 2007 and 2013 ), Poland (in 2007 and 2019 ), India (in 2008 ), Africa (in 2009 ), Balkan Region (in 2009 and 2013 ), Philippines (in 2009 , Teen 2012 and 2014 ), Portugal (in 2010 and 2012 ), Israel (in 2011 ), Ukraine (in 2011 ), Argentina (in 2011 and 2016 ), Albania (in 2013 , 2017 , Celebrity 2021–22 and Celebrity 2022–23 ), Greece (in 2020 ) and Kosovo (in Celebrity 2022–23 ). Several versions of
7200-514: The twist appearing in Big Brother 21 ); a mole entering the house with an impossible task ( Big Brother 11 ); Pamela Anderson entering as a guest for 5 days ( Big Brother 12 ); a professional actor posing as a housemate and a mother and daughter as contestants ( Big Brother 14 ); one contestant gets a pass to the final ( Big Brother 15 ); first night eviction ( Big Brother 16 ); two houses with "the other house" featuring enemies from
7290-419: The winner, $ 75,000 for second, and $ 50,000 for who was voted by the viewers to be America's Favorite HouseGuest. Joop van den Ende Johannes "Joop" Adrianus van den Ende (born 23 February 1942) is a Dutch theatrical producer , co-founder of international television production company Endemol and founder/owner of Stage Entertainment , Europe's largest live entertainment company. Stage Entertainment
7380-530: The winning pair not only saved themselves but dethroned the Head of Household who nominated them, who was then vulnerable as a replacement nominee if a veto was used. It is also used in specific weeks in Brazil since Big Brother Brasil 16 where the HOH's have to choose which HoH will get R$ 10,000 and who is the one that will win immunity. In the American version, each season there are three cash prizes: $ 750,000 for
7470-510: Was completed three days later, and Endemol Shine was folded into Banijay. For a year, Banijay continued to use the Endemol Shine brand for many of its production divisions. In November 2021, it was announced that Endemol Shine will be moving into podcasting for the first time with a partnership with KT Studios with the aim of developing and co-producing original podcasts. Are the following Big Brother (franchise) Big Brother
7560-673: Was established in 1998 after being split off from the Live Entertainment Division of Endemol. The company has offices and theatres in eight countries (the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and Russia). Van den Ende started his career at age 15 as a trainee set carpenter for the Dutch Opera. Ten years later, in 1968, he opened his first independent theatrical and television production agency, Spotlight, followed by
7650-432: Was fake evicted. She was removed and put into a small private apartment without the other housemates knowing she was still in the house. After 24 hours, she returned to the house as Head of Household and with immunity from eviction that week. In the sixteenth Brazilian series , Ana Paula Renault was similarly fake evicted, put into a small private apartment, and returned after 48 hours with immunity from eviction that week. In
7740-432: Was founded in 1994 by a merger of television production companies owned by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol , the name deriving from the combination of their surnames. Endemol specialised in formatted programming that can be adapted for different countries around the world as well as different media platforms. One notable success has been the Big Brother reality television show, with versions in many countries after
7830-504: Was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Murdoch; and Metronome Film & Television , a Scandinavian-based production group. EndemolShine International was the group's international distribution arm responsible for the distribution of the various formats of the group. The group also established international companies Endemol Shine North America , Endemol Shine Australia , Endemol Shine India, Endemol Shine Germany, Endemol Shine France, and Endemol Shine Iberia. From 20 March 2019 to 3 July 2020, it
7920-412: Was jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Apollo Global Management , with each holding a 50% share. On 22 October 2019, French company Banijay announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine from Disney and Apollo. On 30 June 2020, the European Commission approved Banijay's purchase of Endemol Shine. The purchase was completed on 3 July 2020. Several divisions kept the Endemol Shine name following
8010-528: Was reported that both Fox and Apollo have decided to suspend the selling process as a deal could not be reached by prospective buyers. In the meantime, Fox's 50% stake in the company was given to Disney. The report was published hours before European Commission 's clearance of Disney's impending purchase of Fox on certain conditions. On 22 October 2019, Banijay officially announced its intent to acquire Endemol Shine from Disney and Apollo for over $ 2.2 billion. On 26 October 2019, Banijay announced it has entered into
8100-517: Was sold on to a consortium including Silvio Berlusconi , the former prime minister of Italy, as well as John de Mol, in a deal valued at €2.6bn. In 1998, before the sale of Endemol, Van den Ende personally bought and took control of Endemol's live entertainment division. This was the beginning of Stage Entertainment , which soon grew into an international entertainment group. Van den Ende's early work in live entertainment received international critical acclaim. In 1995 he received five Tony Awards for
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