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Its production companies are based in the US,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">UK, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Finland, Poland and Russia.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">The company was founded in 1980.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Zodiak Television AB, located in Stockholm, Sweden, provides television program production services, such as entertainment programs, sitcoms, drama series and news programs. The group consists of 15 production companies in 8 territories. Its production companies are based in the US, UK, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Finland, Poland and Russia. 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