Stephane Courbit, the chair of Banijay, has emerged as the frontrunner bidding for M6 Group via his FL Entertainment investor, along with other, reports Bloomberg. M6 owner Bertelsmann put it on the block after the regulator stopped its TF1 merger, and has reportedly received three offers. The group led Courbit has offered €20 a share […]
Content producer and distributor Banijay is to acquire Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions GmbH (Sony Pictures Television Germany) from Sony Pictures Television. Led by Astrid Quentell and Mirek Nitsch, who will remain in position, the company, which is soon to undergo a name change, will join Banijay Germany’s burgeoning portfolio of labels. The deal, […]
Tubular Labs, a specialist in global social video intelligence and measurement, has announced a partnership with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of TV production company Banijay. With a multi-genre portfolio of over 130,000 hours of programming, Banijay Rights is using Tubular Labs to gain a better understanding of the company’s social media content strategies […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced its partnership with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of world-leading independent TV producer Banijay, to drive its Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) strategy worldwide. Amagi has facilitated channel creation, distribution and monetisation for Banijay Rights on key FAST platforms […]
ITVBe and ITV Hub have commissioned Initial (part of Banijay UK) to produce The Singles’ Table, a brand-new dating show, set to give us a heart-warming and entertaining snapshot of what it’s like to be single and looking for love in 2022. As the UK gets back into the swing of weddings, we ask – […]
Starstruck, ITV’s Saturday night singing competition which sees members of the public transformed into music icons, will return to ITV and ITVX in 2023. The series, which sees host Olly Murs and judges Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford, preside over trios of music acts impersonating their favourite stars, has been recommissioned […]
The Film and TV Charity is launching The Whole Picture Toolkit: For Mentally Healthy Productions as part of the next phase of its 12-month behaviour change campaign to redefine working culture in the film and TV industry. To celebrate the launch, the charity has brought together a coalition of industry changemakers – leaders and individuals who worked […]
Discovery UK has announced the commission of two discovery+ original reality series – the classic and highly popular Beauty And The Geek and a brand-new contemporary format Zodiac Island (w/t). Both shows will drop on discovery+ in the UK later this year. Matt Edmondson and Mollie King (The Saturdays), presenters of BBC Radio 1’s Matt […]
Universal Music Publishing Group (UPMG) has announced the signing of Banijay, the global independent content creation and distribution group to exploit its music assets. Under the deal, UMPG will work with Banijay Brands which has a portfolio spanning some of the world’s most recognisable shows, including Peaky Blinders, Survivor, Temptation Island, Lego Masters and Hunted. […]
Banijay has announced the appointment of Patrick Holland, as Banijay UK’s Executive Chairman. Taking the role at the beginning of Q2, he joins from the BBC, where he most recently served as Director, Factual, Arts & Classical Music. In his new post, he will lead Banijay UK’s burgeoning portfolio of 20 premium unscripted and scripted […]