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The Greatest Race On Earth docuseries announced

Channing Tatum’s Free Association, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, Entertainment 360, Jason Keller and Box To Box Films are teaming up with Mediawan, the independent European studio, to create a docuseries about the Isle of Man TT Races that is expected to air in 2025 as well as a feature film. Production on the docuseries […]

May 29, 2024

Colm Meaney joins cast for Safe Harbor

Submarine, Videoland, Night Train Media/Eccho Rights and Zero Gravity have announced new cast members for the action thriller Safe Harbor (8×52’). Joining the cast is multi award-winning Colm Meaney (Layer Cake, Con Air, Star Trek), Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Last Night in Soho, Shameless), Damien Molony (The Split, Crashing, Brassic), Charlotte Timmers (Billie vs Benjamin, […]

April 30, 2024

Mediawan merges with Leonine Studios

Mediawan and Leonine Studios have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Leonine to merge with Mediawan in an all-stock transaction. The combination aims to foster closer collaboration between the businesses, and establish Mediawan as a premier studio with a global presence across 13 countries, 85 labels, a catalogue of some 30,000 hours of […]

April 29, 2024

Mediawan’s Le Stade on Paramount+

Paramount+ has announced that its local original Le Stade (‘The Stadium‘) is debuting on the platform in France this year. Through a partnership with Mediawan, the independent European studio, season 1 of the original docu-series is premiering on Paramount+ in France on December 22nd, followed by other international markets in 2023. The second season has […]

December 21, 2022

Mediawan’s acquisition of Lagardère green lit

Mediawan’s move to acquire distribution and production group Lagardère Studios has been given a green light from the French Competition Authority. The company’s founding trio – Pierre-Antoine Capton, Mathieu Pigasse and Xavier Niel – have also been authorised to get a full and joint control on Mediawan, having previously owned a 20 per cent stakes. […]

September 22, 2020From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Bank analyses Mediawan

On June 22nd, Mediawan announced it was acquiring Lagardere Studios. The news prompted a spectacular 41 per cent rise in Mediawan’s shares. Investment bank Berenberg has looked closely at Mediawan and reports on its founders (Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse) who used the occasion to announce the creation of the Mediawan Alliance, which […]

June 24, 2020By Chris Forrester

Mediawan to acquire Lagardere Studios for €100m

French media group Mediawan has announced a raft of deals, including the acquisition of Lagardere Studios, as part of a broader expansion laid out by its founders, who will also establish a new holding company for the business. Mediawan said its planned takeover valued Lagardere Studios at around €100 million, as parent company Lagardere restructures […]

June 22, 2020