Endemol Shine North America
Matt Bates has extensive experience in the entertainment industry, currently serving as Manager of Development for Unscripted Original Series at Endemol Shine North America since April 2018. Prior roles at Endemol Shine included Coordinator positions in both Development and Current Programming. Before that, Matt worked at Thinkfactory Media as Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs and Second Assistant to the CEO. Early career experiences include development internships at Warner Bros. Studios and The Walt Disney Company, as well as roles in hospitality and film production. Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television Producing with a Minor in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona.
Endemol Shine North America
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Endemol Shine North America delivers world-class content and compelling storytelling to multiple platforms in the U.S. and across the globe. Endemol Shine North America is part of Endemol Shine Group, the global content creator, producer and distributor with a diverse portfolio of companies that are behind some of the most prominent hit television formats and series in the world. Its Endemol Shine Latino division oversees all Spanish and Portuguese-language operations across Latin America, including newly launched studio Endemol Shine Boomdog, which produces original content for both the U.S. Hispanic and Mexican markets. Subsidiary production companies include Authentic Entertainment, Truly Original, and 51 Minds Entertainment. Endemol Shine Group’s companies in North America are behind hit series such as Big Brother (CBS), Ink Master (Paramount Network), MasterChef (FOX), MasterChef Junior (FOX), LEGO Masters (FOX), Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (HGTV), The Biggest Loser (USA), Swamp People (History), The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo), Below Deck (Bravo), Below Deck: Mediterranean (Bravo), T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle (VH1), Trading Spaces (TLC), Deal or No Deal (CNBC), Build Me Up (HGTV), LOL (Amazon), ¿Quién Es La Máscara? (Televisa) and the upcoming launches of Utopia (Amazon), Wipeout (TBS), Ripley (Showtime), Tu Cara Me Suena (Univison) and Súbete a Mi Moto (Amazon). In July 2020, Endemol Shine Group was acquired by Banijay, creating the world’s largest international content producer and distributor spanning 22 territories with over 120 production companies and a multi-genre catalogue boasting over 88,000 hours of original standout programming.