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- Monkey Kingdom is an independent British television production company based in London, United Kingdom, with offices in Los Angeles. Established by David Granger and Will Macdonald in 2000, the company was acquired by NBCUniversal International Networks in 2010. Monkey was NBC Universal's third UK production venture following the acquisition of Carnival and the launch of WTTV, NBC Universal's joint venture with Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. The company creates, develops, produces, and sells entertainment and factual programming in the United Kingdom and the United States. It produces contents in various genres, including live studio, structured reality, factual, documentary, entertainment and scripted comedy, as well as digital and brand-driven content. These include BAFTA-winning structured reality show Made in Chelsea, reality/quiz hybrid The Question Jury (best Daytime Programme 2017), BAFTA-nominated iconic music entertainment show TFI Friday, Comedy Award-winning studio variety show The Charlotte Church Show, RTS-winning The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Focal Award-nominated Elton John: Me, Myself & I, Mental Health Award documentary series The House of Obsessive Compulsives, and two Rose D’Or-winners: hidden camera fixed-rig comedy show Make My Day, and comedy sketch series Swinging. The company has received several nominations and awards from BAFTA, Rose d'Or, International Emmy, RTS Award, The Comedy Awards and Broadcast Awards for their productions. These include the award-winning structured reality TV show Made in Chelsea, TFI Friday, Elton John: Me, Myself & I, award-winning game show The Question Jury and The Real Housewives of Cheshire. Monkey has produced shows for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, E4, 5Star, ITVBe, All 4, MTV, Trouble, ABC, Bravo, E!, TBS, TruTV, GSN, The WB, TV Land, Huffington Post, Bebo, IKEA, Orange, Sony Ericcson and Amnesty International. Prior to founding Monkey, David Granger and Will Macdonald produced International Emmy/BAFTA/Rose d'Or-winning Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, TFI Friday, The Priory, Lock, Stock..., MTV's Most Wanted and The Big Breakfast. (en)
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