Chris Culvenor

Chris Culvenor is the founder and CEO of Eureka Productions a TV production company based in Los Angeles and Sydney.^[1] The company was launched in January 2016, is funded by FremantleMedia^[2] and produces both unscripted and scripted programming including The Voice ^[3] and The Chefs' Line ^[4]

Prior to founding Eureka, Culvenor worked as the Senior Vice President of Development at Shine America.^[5] During his time at Shine the company sold and produced a large number of hit series including MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, The Face, The Office and The Bridge.

Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Culvenor worked as the Head of Development at Shine Australia. During Culvenor’s time at Shine Australia, the company successfully launched Australian formats of such series as MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, The Voice Australia, Australia's Next Top Model, Minute to Win It, Aussie Pickers and Dating in the Dark.^[6]

Culvenor has created a number of US and Australian television formats including Fake Off,^[7] The Big Deal,^[8] The Chefs' Line,^[9] Billion Dollar Buyer,^[10] Restaurant Startup,^[11] Going Wild,^[12] WAG Nation,^[13] The Shire,^[14] The Movie Show,^[15] The Observer Effect,^[16] MySpace Road Tour^[17] and Idol Backstage and in October 2013 Shine partnered with Steve Carell on the comedy series Riot on Fox.^[18] Before his position at Shine, Culvenor held the position as Director of Digital Media and Alternative Programming at FremantleMedia Australia where he was responsible for the launch of The Apprentice Australia.^[19] He has also held producer and director positions at Grundy Television and Insight Productions in Canada.

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