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Syco Entertainment, often known as simply Syco, was a British entertainment company. It was started in 2002 by X Factor and Britain's Got Talent judge, Simon Cowell. It is no longer in operation.
There are offices in London and Los Angeles[1]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Television, entertainment |
Genre | Talent shows |
Founded | May 2002 |
Founder | Simon Cowell |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Simon Cowell, Charles Garland (COO), Siobhan Greene (Head of TV), Sonny Takhar (MD, Syco Music), Simon Jones (COO Syco TV U.S.) Ann-Marie Thomson (Head of Media), George Levendis (Head of International) |
Products | Television, entertainment |
Parent | Sony Music Entertainment |
Syco Television mostly works in the UK and U.S. As of 2011, it produces around 200 hours of primetime television for FOX, NBC, ITV1 and ITV2 networks. Its key programs are The X Factor and Got Talent.
Syco Music | |
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Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment |
Founded | May 2002 |
Founder | Simon Cowell |
Distributing label | Sony Music Entertainment UK (UK), Columbia/Epic Label Group (U.S.) |
Genre | Opera, Pop & R&B |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Syco Music is home to a dozen artists. Syco is the only company to sign winners and finalists of The X Factor and Got Talent. Since 2004, the label has had 22 UK #1 singles.
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