Private company

Endemol Southern Star

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Australian television production company based in Sydney, founded in 20091

Endemol Southern Star (also known as Southern Star Endemol until February 2004) was an Australian television production company made up of a joint venture between Australian production company Southern Star Group and its Endemol. 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 2009.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1
  • Industryanimation1
  • HeadquartersSydney1

Endemol Southern Star (also known as Southern Star Endemol until February 2004) was an Australian television production company made up of a joint venture between Australian production company Southern Star Group and its Endemol. 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.2

Corporate structure

Endemol Southern Star is part of a group headed by Endemol Shine Group. 37 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2009Founded Founded1