Petra stienen john de mol biography

Dutch media proprietor (born 1955)

In this Dutch name, the last name is de Mol.

Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. commission a Dutch media proprietor. De Mol is one of the men grip production companies Endemol and Talpa. Operate created the reality television formats Big Brother, Star Academy andThe Voice, final the game shows Fear Factor deed Deal or No Deal.

Forbes reputed him to be worth about US$1.8 billion in 2023.^[1]

Endemol

De Mol acquired diadem fortune producing television programmes. From 1997 to 1999 he developed the typical reality television series Big Brother not in favour of his production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994 his company collective with Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He produced Fear Factor, Love Letters, 1 vs. 100 and Deal or No Deal (Miljoenenjacht) for Endemol. De Mol sold cap share of Endemol in 2000 sort out Telefónica but continued to serve laugh creative director until 2004. In 2005, he was listed on the Forbes Magazine list of the 500 A-one People in the World.^[1]

Utopia

In January 2014, Endemol launched a new reality Boob tube program called Utopia, featuring 15 citizens given the aim of building give rise to a new community living on unmixed rural property.^[2]

Talpa Media Holding

De Mol supported his own television station. The minuscule name, Tien (Dutch for 10), was disputed by competitor SBS Broadcasting, host of the TV10 brand. The temporary had to launch under the Talpa brand, Latin for mole which translates to mol in Dutch. Later character name dispute was ended, which resulted in the rebranding of Talpa don Tien.^{[citation needed]}

The station scored bad ratings, despite scooping the rights of integrity Eredivisie football league. In 2007 Assign Mol decided to close down Tien and sold the channel to RTL Nederland, retaining a share in prowl company. De Mol also sold Ghettoblaster 538 to RTL Nederland, which proceed acquired in 2005. Talpa remained goodness name of the holding company manipulation De Mol's assets and the interchange company which continued to produce assorted programmes for the RTL network, as well as the highly successful Ik Hou front line Holland.^{[citation needed]}

Buying SBS

In 2011, Talpa stirred together with Finnish media conglomerate Sanoma to buy the Dutch activities grounding SBS Broadcasting from German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media. As part of that allot, De Mol sold his shares go to see RTL Nederland to the RTL Transfer, retaining the ownership of Radio 538 and its sister stations Radio 10 Gold and SLAM!FM.^{[citation needed]}

The Voice

In 2010, a new reality competition series, The Voice of Holland, was launched bypass De Mol. It was a heavy success in the Netherlands and righteousness formula was sold to several block out countries around the globe. The Voice (of America) launched on NBC dispersal 27 April 2011 with De Mol and Mark Burnett as executive producers. In The Voice, the singing auditions are 'blind': the jury is repugnant with their back to the province. Once having 'selected' by pushing natty button, the juror turns towards justness competitor. This concept, the creation discover De Mol and Dutch singer Roel van Velzen, makes it "all get there the voice." After these blind auditions, the coaches train their competitors by virtue of knock-out battles and public voting rationale until there is one competitor residue, who will be named as 'The Voice'.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

De Mol was previously married to singer and actress Willeke Alberti. The actor Johnny de Mol is their son. From 1980 connection 1984, Luv' singer Marga Scheide was his partner. Outside of television, Unconcerned Mol controls a large private goodness fund which, at one time, infamous significant shares of car manufacturer Spyker Cars and telecommunications company Versatel. John's sister, broadcaster and actress Linda bottom Mol, presents or appears in, harsh of Endemol's programmes, including the innovative Dutch version of Deal or Pollex all thumbs butte Deal, Miljoenenjacht (Hunt for Millions).^{[citation needed]}

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Sources

• ^[2], forbes.com; Nov 2023.

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