UYoung, the Chinese children’s and family entertainment and media company, has acquired a raft of English language programmes from global broadcasters and production companies for its popular Ukids app, the preschool animation platform. Acquisitions include the Alphablocks Limited shows  – Alphablocks (83 x 5’), Numberblocks (150 x 5’) and Colourblocks (45 x 5’) – produced by the Emmy and BAFTA winning […]

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced the appointment of Lottie Wilson as VP Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Wilson will be responsible for executing Banijay Rights’ sales strategy across Australia and New Zealand, where she will represent the distributor’s 205,000+ hour-strong catalogue with a focus on finished […]

Blue Lucy, a provider of media management and workflow automation solutions, has announced an extension of its relationship with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. The new four-year agreement reaffirms Blue Lucy’s role in supporting Banijay Rights’ daily operations across its content portfolio. Blue Lucy’s BLAM platform – an integration […]

EndemolShine India, the Indian content powerhouses, and part of Banijay Entertainment, has announced its entry into branded entertainment. To fuel this vision, EndemolShine India has partnered with marketing agency Mediascope to lead the effort around brand integration and advertiser-funded programming (AFP). With this move, EndemolShine India aims to create innovative content solutions that seamlessly integrate […]

France’s Banijay Group could be working up a bid for ITV or its studio arm to bring together two of Europe’s largest TV production groups, according to reports in the FT. Banijay has already talked to ITV executives insiders have claimed. ITV’s studio arm has attracted interest from investment groups such as RedBird IMI, which […]

Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has announced the launch of The Osbournes FAST Channel, in a move that will see the iconic reality series made available on free ad-supported services. The Osbournes launches this April on Rakuten TV, LG Channels, Xumo Play, TCL, VIZIO, Sling Freestream, Plex, Anoki and […]

BBC Studios is partnering with Banijay Asia, part of the content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, to continue bringing its formats to audiences in India. Based in Mumbai, Banijay Asia will have exclusive access to BBC Studios’ unscripted and scripted format catalogue and will produce its shows with a local flavour for Indian broadcasters and streamers. BBC […]

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, has signed a scripted and factual package deal with Australian public broadcaster ABC. The agreement comprises Welsh crime drama The One That Got Away, family saga The Hardacres (pictured), the modern re-imagining of iconic detective series Bergerac, the forthcoming Grantchester season 10 and revealing documentary […]