Zeppotron

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Zeppotron is a British television production company owned by Banijay UK. [1]

It was formed in 2000 by Charlie Brooker and other members of the writing and production team behind Channel 4’s The 11 O’Clock Show . [2] [3] [4]

Zeppotron's first TV commission was a sketch show based on Brooker's website TVGoHome. [5] Their other TV shows include Would I Lie to You? [6] , 8 Out of 10 Cats [7] , The Mash Report , Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe , Nathan Barley [8] and the first series of Black Mirror. [3]

Endemol UK (now Banijay UK Productions) acquired 25 percent ownership of Zeppotron in 2000 [4] [9] and took full control of Zeppotron in 2002. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Zeppotron". Banijay Group - We are Banijay. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  2. ↑ Rosser, Michael (2014-07-28). "Charlie Brooker launches production firm". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. 1 2 "About Us I Zeppotron". Zeppotron. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  4. 1 2 "Press Release - zeppotron.com". 2000-08-18. Archived from the original on 2000-08-18. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  5. ↑ Deans, Jason (2001-11-05). "TVGoHome in television debut". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  6. ↑ Wollaston, Sam (2014-09-20). "Would I Lie to You? review – more about joy than cruelty". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  7. ↑ Deans, Jason (2005-08-16). "8 Out of 10 Cats recomissioned". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  8. ↑ Dowell, Ben (2009-03-25). "Charlie Brooker to host Channel 4 show reviewing previous week's TV". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  9. ↑ Guide, British Comedy. "Zeppotron (BlackBook Companies) - BCG Pro". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  10. ↑ Deans, Jason (2002-03-07). "Endemol completes Zeppotron buyout". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-11-25.
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