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This article is about the TV company. For the town with this nickname, see Llanelli.

Tinopolis
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryTelevision production
Founded1990
HeadquartersLlanelli, Wales
Number of locations
5 Production Bases (2018)
Key people
Ron Jones, Executive chairman
Arwel Rees, CEO
Angharad Mair, Chairman Wales
Jeff Foulser, Chairman Sunset + Vine
John Willis, CEO Mentorn
Revenue£236 million (2022)
£16.23 million (2022)
£3.46 million (2022)
Number of employees
529 (2022)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Tinopolis Group is an international TV production and distribution group with businesses based in the UK and US. It produces over 4,500 hours of television annually for more than 200 UK and foreign broadcasters.[1]

Operations

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Company Founded Acquired Ref.
A. Smith & Co. 2000 2011 [2]
Daybreak Pictures 2006 — [3]
fFatti fFilms 2013 — [4]
Fiction Factory Films 2002 — [5]
Firecracker Films 2002 2012 [6]
Magical Elves 2001 2014 [7]
Mentorn 1985 2006 [8]
MSV Post — —
Passion Distribution 2008 2012 [9]
Pioneer Productions 1988 2009 [10]
Sunset+Vine 1976 2006 [8]
Thunderclap Media 2017 — [11]
Tinint 1999 —
Tinopolis Cymru — —
Tinopolis Factual Group Scotland 2002 —
Video Arts 1972 2007 [12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Group". Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ^ Finke, Nikki (28 June 2011). "A. Smith & Co Prods Merges With UK-Based Tinopolis Group For $100M Deal Creating Reality TV Powerhouse". Deadline. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ Kemp, Stuart (8 December 2006). "Daybreak on horizon for Mentorn". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 December 2006.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (20 March 2014). "Rhys Ifans to star in Under Milk Wood film". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Book of Projects - Rome 2017" (PDF). www.miamarket.it.
  6. ^ Budden, Robert (6 December 2012). "Tinopolis snaps up Firecracker Films". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  7. ^ Anderson, Kelly (3 February 2014). "Tinopolis Group acquires Magical Elves". Realscreen. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  8. ^ a b Brown, Maggie (16 January 2006). "A new test for Tinopolis". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2006.
  9. ^ Variety Staff (3 December 2012). "Tinopolis buys Passion Distribution". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  10. ^ Gibb, Lindsay (29 October 2009). "Tinopolis Group acquires Pioneer Productions". Realscreen. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  11. ^ Media, Thunderclap (17 January 2018). "THUNDERCLAP MEDIA EXPANDS TEAM WITH FIRST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE". Tinopolis. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  12. ^ Dowell, Ben (4 May 2007). "Tinopolis makes £2.4m acquisition". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
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