Biography
Biography Marc Jansen Executive Producer and Creative Consultant
Marc Jansen is an Emmy Award winning, independent Executive Producer and Creative Consultant for Television and New Media, creating, finding and producing formats for the International markets
From December 2016 until April 2017 he was the Executive Producer of 26 episodes of "The voice of Greece" for Acun Medya in Athens. From May 2014 to July 2016 he was Executive Producer for Talpa Global on the reality show "Utopia" for FOX," The Voice" for NBC, for which he won an Emmy, the PGA award, the Critics Choice award and the Nickelodeon award. At the same time he also was the Executive Producer of two seasons of "La Voz Kids" for Telemundo for which he got an Emmy nomination. From December 2012 till June 2013 Jansen was Executive Producer of the Plan Italy Gala "Prima le regazze" for La7 in Italy. In 2009 Jansen founded "Big Sun Media Solutions", a production company based in Athens Greece, aimed at the Greek local television market. Big Sun Media Solutions has produced 4 seasons of the successful music show "Amstel Live, " for SKAI tv. For Antenna TV he produced 132 episodes of "Late Night Poker" as well as "Real Housewives of Athens", the first International version of the Bravo show "Real Housewives of Orange County. In 2000 Jansen became partners with Phil Gurin of The Gurin Company ("Miss Universe", Miss USA", "Twenty-One" and "The Weakest Link") and together they have produced a number of formats, including 2000's "Now or Never: Face Your Fear" reality stunt special for FOX , "Voice of a Child," a 2 hours live music variety special for Canada's Global Television network, seven seasons of " Lingo", the number one game show for Game show Network, and twice the hit European live-event "Test the Nation" for Fox, the first interactive show on American Television. They have also produced 6 episodes of " Wanna Bet" for ABC Television; a prime time variety-game show, based on the most successful German format for 26 years: "Wetten Dass" and developed and shot the pilot episode for the reality series "First and Last" for TNT. Jansen also consulted on the Gurin format "Singing Bee" in over 20 Countries.
From October 1995 until October 2000 Jansen was Senior Creative Director for Endemol Entertainment ("Big Brother", "Fear Factor", "One vs 100.." ) the international production company based in the Netherlands, where he was responsible for the creation and launch of global program formats. Jansen produced and consulted on Endemol's game shows, variety series and specials and supervised their extensive international production. During these years Jansen has produced programs in most European countries, Canada, and the United States. In 1999 he successfully launched the foray of Endemol Entertainment into the American market with "Your Big Break", produced in association with Dick Clark Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Television and at the same time he got involved in development of additional programs with various U.S. networks and production companies.
In 1990 he joined D& D Benelux Production Company as Creative Director to devise their international strategy. In that capacity he created reality, infotainment and edutainment programs for Benelux, Germany, Portugal and the American market and secured formats from other producers for production and distribution He acquired and adapted an Australian daytime drama series which is still in original production in Belgium and created "Breekijzer" ("Crowbar"), a reality show about justice that ran on several Dutch Networks for 9 years
From 1987 until 1990 Jansen was Executive Producer of all programs at JE Entertainment in Holland.. Expanding his areas of expertise he created and launched new game shows and variety formats and adapted formats from the U.S. and other markets for Dutch television.
In 1983 Jansen decided to go to the USA to learn the ins and outs of commercial television, where, in the capacity of film scout for public broadcaster Vara he build his US network.
Late 1978 he decided to leave TROS to help John de Mol in his newly created John de Mol Productions, initially focused on music specials. During his tenure at John de Mol Productions he co-created numerous long running prime time variety and game show formats.
Jansen began his career as musician and entered the television business in early 1977 as producer for TROS, the largest and still dominant Dutch public broadcaster. During his tenure he produced music, reality, game and variety.
The years prior to that he was a full-time professional musician and music teacher.
Languages: Dutch, native English, fluent German, conversation, writing French, conversation, writing Greek, basic conversation Spanish and Italian: basic understanding and conversation
Special skills and interests: Professional musician, music producer Certified multi engine instrument rated pilot. Certified skydiver Certified scuba diver Certified captain Free diver for 35 years
