Authentic Entertainment
Authentic Entertainment, LLC is a Burbank-based reality television company 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 has been the majority owner of Authentic Entertainment since 2010.
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]
In 2010-08-10, 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' episodes have received CINE Golden Eagle awards: Ace of Cakes, Toddles & Tiaras, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate in 2010,[10][11] and Flipping Out in 2008.[12]
Productions[]
- Weird Travels
- Reasonable Doubt
- Haunted Hotels
- (Crazy for Christmas, Dazzling Holiday Lights, Christmas Fun in the Sun)
- Will Work For Food
- The Sun
- Lock 'N Load
- Cities of the Underworld
- Mysterious Journeys
- The Unpoppables
- Howe and Howe Tech
- Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis
- Off Limits
- The Best Thing I Ever Made
- Jersey Belle
- Is Your Dog A Genius?
- Cheer Perfection
- Auction Kings
- It Takes a Church
- Guilty Pleasures
- Top 5 Restaurants
- Ace of Cakes
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- The Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Flipping Out
- Knife Fight
- His & Hers
- Paradise Found
- Smartest Guy In The Room
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
- Trading Spaces
- Listing Impossible
References[]
- ^ About Us
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (9 August 2010). "Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Endemol, a world leader in multi-platform entertainment programming, today announced the acquisition of a majority share of Authentic Entertainment in the USA.
- ^ "Endemol to acquire Authentic Entertainment". Variety. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21.
- ^ Walsh, Barry (9 August 2010). "Endemol acquires Authentic Entertainment". RealScreen. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Christie, Brendan (1 April 2007). "The Global 100 - Intro & G100 List". RealScreen. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Staff (1 March 2008). "The Global 100". RealScreen. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Gibb, Lindsay; Walsh, Barry (1 March 2009). "The Global 100". RealScreen. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Realscreen Editorial Staff (1 March 2010). "The Global 100". RealScreen. Retrieved 22 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Golden Eagle Award". CINE. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Golden Eagle Award". CINE. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ Cine.org Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Coming Soon
- ^ Our Shows (2016)
- ^ our full show archive
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External links[]
- Endemol
- Banijay
- Television companies of the United States
- Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
- Mass media companies established in 2000