Naked (production company)

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Naked
FormerlyNaked Entertainment (2015–2020)
Type Subsidiary
Predecessor Boundless
Founded2015 (2015)
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Key people
  • Liam Humphreys (CEO Fremantle UK)
  • Fatima Salaria (Managing director)
  • John Comerford (Head of Naked West)
Owner Bertelsmann
Parent Fremantle (RTL Group)
Website Official website

Naked is a British television production company that was established in 2015 and is run by managing director Fatima Salaria.

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History

In 2020, Fremantle merged Boundless with Naked Entertainment, with the name of the new production label being "Naked". [1] [2]

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References

  1. Jake Kanter (26 February 2020). "Simon Andreae To Run Fremantle In The UK After Group Takes Full Control Of Naked Television". deadline.com . Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Labels | Fremantle".