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| Company type | Production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television, film |
| Genre | Drama, Other |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Stephen Garrett |
| Headquarters | 12–14 Amwell Street, London , United Kingdom |
Key people | Martin Haines and Karen Wilson, Joint Managing Directors |
| Products | Broadcasting merchandise |
| Parent | Shine Group (2007–2015) Endemol Shine Group (2015–2018) Banijay UK (2018–present) |
| Divisions | Kudos North |
| Subsidiaries | Kudos Knight |
| Website | www |
Kudos is a British film and television production company. It has produced television series for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Amazon and Netflix and its productions include Tin Star, Humans, Broadchurch, The Tunnel, Grantchester, Apple Tree Yard, Utopia, Spooks (US: MI5), Hustle and Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes. In 2007 it was voted Best Independent Production Company by Broadcast magazine. Formed in 1992, since 2007 it has been part of the Shine Group. In 2007 it also set up the film unit, Kudos Pictures. In 2011, the Shine Group was 100% acquired by News Corporation[1] and was part of the 50-50 joint-venture Endemol Shine Group. On 3 July 2020, France-based Banijay bought the studio through former's acquisition of Endemol Shine Group.