Shine Group

Shine International distributed a catalogue of more than 4,000 hours of broadcast content to more than 200 territories worldwide as of the end of 2013.

Shine has established businesses in Germany, France, Australia, Spain and Portugal and has expanded into the children’s genre in a joint venture with Teletubbies and In the Night Garden... co-creator Andrew Davenport.

[1][2][3] In November 2007, Shine Group announced that they're finalizing a deal to acquire American independent production company Reveille Productions from its founder Ben Silverman that could expand Shine Group's operations into the United States for $200 million.

[9] Three weeks later on April 28 of that same year, Shine Group announced that they've acquired Scandinavian-based Nordic entertainment production powerhouse Metronome Film & Television along with their production companies from its parent company Schibsted ASA, marking Shine Group's expansion into the Scandinavian market while Metronome's CEO Matt Alters and CCO Michael Porseryd continued to remain on board under Shine Group.

[14] In May 2010, Shine Group along with its UK drama production house Kudos Film & Television announced that they've launched a division that would specialise in drama named Lovely Day with Diederick Santer running the new label and will operate in Kudos' London headquarters.

[17] US pension funds who are shareholders in News Corporation are suing the company accusing Murdoch of nepotism.