Studio 100
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| Owner | Gert Verhulst (25%) Hans Bourlon (25%) BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity (25%) Vic Swerts (17%) 3D Investors (8%) |
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| Divisions | Made 4 Entertainment Terribly Terrific! Productions Flying Bark Productions Plopsa Studio 100 Animation Studio 100 Media Studio 100 Benelux |
| Website | www |
Studio 100 N.V. is a Belgian production company that operates television channels, animation studios and theme parks worldwide. The headquarters of the company is in Schelle, along with offices in Breda, Munich, Paris, New York, Sydney and Los Angeles.
History
Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by
In 2005, Danny Verbiest announced his retirement from Samson & Gert, but also as a shareholder of the company. The shares were bought by Verhulst and Bourlon, but in a year later, the shares were sold to BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity. With the new ownership the company ventured into the international, non-Dutch speaking, market by copying their original shows in other languages and creating new shows like Bumba.[1]
Their international expansion took flight in 2008 when they founded a Belgian digital television channel called Studio 100 TV,
The year 2017 was the next big step for the growth of the company when they acquired the US-based animation studio Little Airplane Productions, and their subsidiary Studio 100 Media took a majority share in the Germany-based Made 4 Entertainment (m4e), a company with a wide catalogue with series like Tip the Mouse, Mia and Me and most of the former TV-Loonland AG library. Their share was increased over time until they reached full ownership in 2020, after spinning off some m4e subsidiaries.[4] Their fourth animation studio, called Studio Isar Animation, was founded in 2018 by Studio 100 Media in Munich. In 2020, their animation studio Flying Bark Productions opened a second studio in Los Angeles.[5]
The theme-park division, Plopsa, also grew significantly. After taking full control of Plopsaland in 2005, they opened a couple of new theme parks in Hasselt (2005), Dalen (2010) and co-opened a theme park in Torzym (2018). The division also owned theme parks in Stavelot (2005), Haßloch (2010), Antwerp (2019) and created water parks in De Panne (2015) and Hannuit-Landen (2020). With expansions planned in four countries: Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic and The Netherlands.[6][7]
On 7 February 2020, the ownership of the group shifted again when Vic Swerts and 3D Investors acquired 17% and 8% of the shares respectively. After the transaction Gert Verhulst, Hans Bourlon and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity had a remaining 25% share each.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Fortis Private Equity bevestigt instap in Studio 100". www.standaard.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Studio 100 lanceert eerste digitaal kinderkanaal". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Studio 100 koopt Maja de Bij en Pippi Langkous". www.standaard.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Consolidated Annual Accounts 2019" (PDF). www.studio100group.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Flying Bark Productions Is Opening An L.A. Studio In 2020". www.cartoonbrew.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Plop heerst alleen over zijn land". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Plopsa Group maakt plannen voor nieuwe pretparken concreet". Looopings (in Dutch). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ^ "Vic Swerts (Soudal) and 3d investors new shareholders of Studio 100" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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