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His first appearance in the media world was at the offshore radiostation Radio Noordzee Interationaal where his father John de Mol sr. (1931-2013) was the station director, in the 1980s he founded the television company ''John de Mol Produkties'' which merged in 1994 with Joop van den Endes company into [[Endemol]], a famous television producer which was responsible for series like Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.

His first appearance in the media world was at the offshore radiostation Radio Noordzee Interationaal where his father John de Mol sr. (1931-2013) was the station director, in the 1980s he founded the television company ''John de Mol Produkties'' which merged in 1994 with Joop van den Endes company into [[Endemol]], a famous television producer which was responsible for series like Big Brother and Deal or No Deal.

In 2000 the two media moguls sold Endemol to the Spanish Telefónica for €5.5 billion.<ref>https://www.telecompaper.com/news/fraud-at-takeover-of-endemol-by-telefonica--352826</ref>

In 2000 the two media moguls sold Endemol to the Spanish Telefónica for €5.5 billion.<ref>https://www.telecompaper.com/news/fraud-at-takeover-of-endemol-by-telefonica--352826</ref>

Today Endemol is for a fifty-fifty stake owned by Murdochs 21st Cnetury Fox and Apollo Global Management.<ref>http://ir.agm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=214560&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2000330</ref>

Today Endemol is for a fifty-fifty stake owned by Murdochs 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management.<ref>http://ir.agm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=214560&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2000330</ref>

In 2000 De Mol has been founed Talpa Media, which has launched a TV-channel in 2005 but stopped her broadcasting in due to its failed market shares and was sold to the [[RTL Group]] in the summer of 2007.

In 2000 De Mol has been founded Talpa Media, which has launched a TV-channel in 2005 but stopped her broadcasting in due to its failed market shares and was sold to the [[RTL Group]] in the summer of 2007.

With Talpa, he owns multiple media companies like [[Radio 538]], Talpa Productions (sold to the British ITV plc. in 2015<ref>http://www.talpa.tv/pressroom/british-itv-acquires-john-de-mols-talpa</ref>) and has offices in [[Los Angeles]], [[Berlin]] and [[Dubai]].

With Talpa, he owns multiple media companies like [[Radio 538]], 8ball Music, Talpa Productions (sold to the British ITV plc. in 2015<ref>http://www.talpa.tv/pressroom/british-itv-acquires-john-de-mols-talpa</ref>) and has offices in [[Los Angeles]], [[Berlin]] and [[Dubai]].

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