Authentic Entertainment

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Authentic Entertainment, LLC
Industry Television production
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
FounderLauren Lexton
Tom Rogan
Products Television programs
Owner Banijay Entertainment
Parent Endemol Shine North America
Website www.authentictv.com

Authentic Entertainment, LLC is a Burbank-based reality television company founded in 2000 by Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan that has produced television series that cover a wide range of subjects (e.g. Ace of Cakes , Weird Travels , Toddlers & Tiaras , All on the Line, Surprise Homecoming, Flipping Out , The Best Thing I Ever Ate , Auction Kings , Off Limits , Here Comes Honey Boo Boo ), and most recently Cheer Perfection and Is Your Dog A Genius? and air on multiple networks, including Bravo, the Food Network, TLC, and the Discovery Channel. Authentic produces about 200 hours of programming a year. Endemol (now Banijay Entertainment) has been the owner of Authentic Entertainment since 2010.

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History

Authentic Entertainment was founded in 2000 by Lauren Lexton and Tom Rogan, who were familiar with each other in their work as freelance reality production staffers. [1] [2]

On August 10, 2010, Endemol B.V. announced the acquisition of a majority share of Authentic Entertainment Inc. by Endemol North America, [3] with unverified reports claiming the deal worth US$60–70 million. [4] [5]

Marketing

Authentic is represented by the Creative Artists Agency.

Awards

Authentic has been named to Realscreen magazine's "Global 100" list for six consecutive years, starting in 2007, [6] and continuing in 2008, [7] 2009, [8] 2010, [9] 2011, and 2012.

Four of their shows have received CINE Golden Eagle awards: Flipping Out in 2008, [10] and Ace of Cakes, Toddlers & Tiaras, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate in 2010. [11] [12] In 2013, The Best Thing I Ever Made won a Daytime Emmy Award, [13] and in 2014, Flipping Out was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. [14]

Productions

Sources: [15] [16] [17]

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