History Creator / FremantleMedia

'''[[https://fremantle.com Fremantle]]''', previously known until September 2018 as '''[=FremantleMedia=]''', is an international production and distribution company responsible for ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' and importing/producing many foreign English-language (i.e., Canadian and British) shows, although RealityTV and {{Game Show}}s are their stock in trade. It was created by the merger of German media giant Bertelsmann's CLT-UFA division with the entirety of Pearson's television division (which had been partly owned by them anyway), forming RTL Group, with the production arm becoming Fremantle, who in turn had bought out All-American Television (which was created from All-American and Scotti Bros./Syd Vinnedge TV merging with LBS Communications, and Fremantle International of the UK, which provides the name). They all had essentially the same management, though. Fremantle (and formerly Pearson) also holds the rights to all Creator/ThamesTelevision (excepting their children's programs (alongside the rest of [=FremantleMedia=]'s kids and family division), which they sold to Boat Rocker Rights in 2018) and Talkback Thames shows.

'''[[https://fremantle.com Fremantle]]''', previously known until September 2018 as '''[=FremantleMedia=]''', is an international production and distribution company responsible for ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' and importing/producing many foreign English-language (i.e., Canadian and British) shows, although RealityTV and {{Game Show}}s are their stock in trade. It was created by the merger of German media giant Bertelsmann's CLT-UFA division with the entirety of Pearson's television division (which had been partly owned by them anyway), forming RTL Group, with the production arm becoming Fremantle, who in turn had bought out All-American Television (which was created from All-American and Scotti Bros./Syd Vinnedge TV merging with LBS Communications, and Fremantle International of the UK, which provides the name). They all had essentially the same management, though. Fremantle (and formerly Pearson) also holds the rights to all Creator/ThamesTelevision (excepting their children's programs, which they sold to Boat Rocker Rights in 2018) and Talkback Thames shows.

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