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Banijay Group
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Ex-Banijay sales exec joins New Flemish Primitives
Former Banijay International sales manager Siobhan Herriot is joining The Flemish Primitives as head of…
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Banijay hires Endemol Shine pair in Finland rejig
Banijay Group is merging its Finnish assets with those of Zodiak Media, splitting its scripted…
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Vivendi says Europe must back its own platforms
Europe is lagging the US and Asia in terms of next-generation distribution platforms for content,…
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Fraud drama revealed after Panama papers
A thriller drama about high stakes money laundering is the first fruit of Zodiak Rights’…
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Ovation takes exclusive US rights to Versailles
US arts network Ovation TV has acquired exclusive local rights to French period drama Versailles….
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Sprout goes Kapow with Zodiak Kids Studios
US kids cable channel Sprout has commissioned Kody Kapow, an animated superhero original from Zodiak…
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Small World hires ex-Zodiak exec in rejig
Formats distributor Small World IFT has hired a former Zodiak Rights VP to become its…
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Lat Am, Euro nets coax Wild Things
Broadcasters in Argentina and Denmark are the latest buyers of Zodiak Rights-sold entertainment format Wild…
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Zodiak Rights in $150m scripted pact
Banijay Group’s sales arm, Zodiak Rights, has closed a deal with British writer-director David Raymond…
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Ex-Banijay sales boss to lead Passion
Former Banijay Group sales boss Emmanuelle Namiech has been named CEO of Passion Distribution. Multiple…
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TLC gets Undressed with Zodiak Rights format
TLC has ordered local versions of social experiment format Undressed. The female-skewing Discovery-owned cable net…
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New roles for Hansen, Spodsberg at Banijay Zodiak
Peter Hansen and Karoline Spodsberg have landed new roles at Banijay Zodiak Nordic, the new…
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Houlind takes Banijay Zodiak Nordic top job
Jacob Houlind has been named group CEO of a merged Nordic division at fledgling super-indie…
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Vivendi ‘tables offer’ for Mediaset pay TV unit
France-based entertainment giant Vivendi has reportedly made an offer for the pay TV assets of…
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Vivendi: Canal+ losses cannot continue
Vivendi has stated that it “cannot on a long-term basis continue to finance the losses…
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Details of Banijay-Zodiak structure emerge
Vivendi could ultimately take control of the soon-to-be-created Banijay-Zodiak group, according to Les Echos. Initially,…
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Zodiak-Banijay merger gets EU approval
The merger of Zodiak Media and Banijay Group has moved a step closer to completion…
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Hoogstra resurfaces with Banijay’s Stephen David
Former History programming honcho Dirk Hoogstra has resurfaced as chief creative officer of Banijay Group-owned…
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Vivendi deal for 26.2% of Banijay-Zodiak
Vivendi has signed an agreement to take a 26.2% stake in the new production and…
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Banijay Finland gets interim bosses after CEO exit
Banijay Finland has made its CFO, COO and CCO interim bosses of the production company after FremantleMedia…
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Vivendi acquires famous French studio
European median group Vivendi has acquired Paris film studio Studios de Boulogne as it continues…
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Vivendi moves for stake in Banijay-Zodiak
French media giant Vivendi is in talks to buy a minority stake in the soon-to-be…
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Bunim/Murray signs celeb reality prodco pact
US reality producer Bunim/Murray Productions has signed an exclusive production deal with compatriot WikkedCat Entertainment….
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Inbetweeners pair exit Zodiak for new prodco
The creators of British comedy The Inbetweeners have left their Zodiak Media-owned production company to…
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Euro nets like Real Men
Germany’s VOX is among three buyers of Red Arrow Entertainment Group format Real Men. The…
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Banijay & Zodiak: the story so far
Will television’s latest super group be called ‘Banijak’, ‘Zodijay’ and plain old ‘Banijay-Zodiak Group’? Zodiak…
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Banijay and Zodiak merger confirmed
The merger between production and distribution firms Banijay Group and Zodiak Media is going ahead….
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Keshet Int’l launches US studio
Israel’s Keshet International has become the latest overseas content group to launch an LA-based production…
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Banijay inks French indie pact
Banijay International has scored a deal with French indie La Grosse Equipe. The deal will…
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Banijay, Zodiak merger talks confirmed
Banijay Group and Zodiak Media are in advanced merger talks. Various sources have linked the…