Banijay International


Banijay picks up John Legend’s Sing It On

Banijay has snagged international rights to Sing It On, the US reality series inspired by the movie Pitch Perfect, and produced by singer songwriter John Legend. The 8x1hr series goes out on CBS backed cable channel Pop in the US and, like the movie Pitch Perfect, follows the fiercely competitive world of a cappella singing. Five top-ranked […]

Banijay poaches Michael Jackson from DCD

Banijay International has hired Michael Jackson as head of global sales. The company said the role is a new one, but the new recruit will, in part, fill the role vacated by Sebastian Burkhardt who was senior VP, international sales, and joined Keshet earlier this year. Jackson joins from UK-based DCD Rights, where he was […]

Banijay in Mid East formats pact

Banijay International has signed an exclusive production pact with Middle Eastern prodco Periscoop, TBI has learned. The deal means Periscoop will handle adaptation and distribution rights to non-scripted formats from Banijay Group’s international sales wing throughout the Middle East. The pair has an existing relationship, as Periscoop previously produced Banijay format Taratata for pan-regional broadcaster […]

Lebanon’s MTV says It’s Only TV

Lebanese broadcaster MTV has licensed a local version of a French TV-themed comedy panel show. Studiovision will produce a 39x60mins weekly primetime version of It’s Only TV for the network that will be known as Menna w Jerr launching next month. The follows a licensing agreement with format rights holder Banijay International, the sales arm […]

Banijay names Namiech as Spodsberg successor

Banijay International has named Emmanuelle Namiech as its managing director, For the past six months, she has been spearheading Banijay’s move into third-party distribution, but now immediately replaces Karoline Spodsberg as MD. This follows the news Spodsberg was moving to become Banijay Group’s COO for the Nordic region, a post she takes up after MIPCOM. […]

Globo has a Super Star Ding Dong

Brazil’s Globo TV has acquired local rights to Banijay International format Super Star Ding Dong. Originally from Irish prodco Vision Independent Productions for TV3, the musical game show will be remade in-house at Globo as a 13x40mins series that will launch later this year. The Brazilian version will feature as a segment on entertainment variety […]

Banijay snags exclusive rights to TV Guide content

Banijay International has secured worldwide rights to content from US cable net TV Guide Network. The distribution deal gives Banijay rights to a 130-hour TVGN catalogue of originals and third-party shows that have gone out on the cable net, as well as to its upcoming first-runs shows. TVGN is owned by CBS and Lionsgate, both […]

Bassetti’s Banijay: ‘We won’t pay insane prices for prodcos’

Marco Bassetti, who became CEO of Paris-based production group Banijay in April 2013, tells Jesse Whittock why his company won’t be part of the mega-consolidation currently enveloping the international TV market and about where he is focusing efforts instead.   TBI: You’ve now been in the job for more than a year, and have had […]

Spodsberg to swap Banijay Int’l for Nordisk return

Banijay International’s managing director Karoline Spodsberg is to move up to COO of Banijay Group’s Nordisk Film TV. Spodsberg will make her swansong at Banijay’s sales arm, which she launched four years ago, at MIPCOM in October before taking on the new post. The COO role is a new position created as Banijay positions Nordisk […]

MIPTV 2014: Banijay plans Weddings, brings Masters to Cannes

Banijay International will be in Cannes with new formats including Brainpool entertainment show Extraordinary Masters and stylised Danish marriage doc show The 7 Weddings (pictured). Extraordinary Masters is billed as a high-octane studio format from Germany’s Brainpool, which is behind Stars in Danger: The High Dive and Beat Your Host. It sees pairs of contestants […]