Banijay Rights


Banijay launches company-branded FAST channel in UK & expands Italian exec team

Banijay is launching a general entertainment FAST channel bearing its name for the first time and has unveiled a new senior appointment in Italy. The France-based group is launching Horizons: Powered By Banijay in the UK, marking the first time the producer-distributor has put its brand onto a FAST channel. The service will dip into Banijay Rights’ catalogue […]

Fox raids int’l format market for Fremantle & Banijay Rights shows

US broadcaster Fox has raided the international format market for its latest entertainment programming, with reboots of Farmer Wants A Wife and SAS: Who Dares Wins. Farmer Wants A Wife is the Fremantle-owned dating format that follows a group of singletons living in the countryside who are paired up with city-dwellers looking for love. It […]

RTL Germany makes first int’l move for ‘Limitless Win’

RTL Germany has become the first broadcaster to order a remake of ITV entertainment format Limitless Win. The show, to be known locally as Ohne Limit, is based on the Hello Dolly original, which was co-developed and co-produced by Mitre Studios. The prodco is run by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, who host the UK series. […]

Sky Italia, Disney & RTÉ lands Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor drama

Sky Italia, RTÉ in Ireland and Disney in Africa and the Middle East are among companies to have bought the Australia drama RFDS. The drama, which was extended by commissioner Seven Network last month, has also been picked up by M7 Group in Czech Republic and Slovakia, as well as TV Joj in Slovakia, following previous sales to […]

BBC First Australia holds court for Canal+’s ‘Marie Antoinette’

BBC First in Australia has acquired upcoming French-British historical drama Marie Antoinette, following a deal with distributor Banijay Rights. Produced by Banijay Studios France, CAPA Drama and Les Gens for France’s Canal+, the eight-part series was created and written by Deborah Davis (The Favourite) and tells the story of the modern and avant-garde young queen, played […]

Exclusive: Alpha TV orders Greek remake of Banijay’s ‘All Together Now’

Singing show All Together Now is getting a Greek twist after local broadcaster Alpha TV confirmed a deal for the format via distributor Banijay Rights. The remake, which has been revealed on the opening day of NATPE Budapest International, will see Barking Well Media producing a first season of the entertainment format for a premiere later […]

TBI Weekly: What’s next for the swashbuckling world of windowing & rights?

Disney and Viacom18 last week struck a $6bn deal to share rights to the Indian Premier League cricket, with the Mouse House taking TV coverage and the Paramount-backed firm taking streaming. Richard Middleton explores the deal’s relevance to the rest of the content ecosystem and delves into the rapidly changing world of windowing. Sports have […]

FAST shift requires ‘significant’ investment, says Banijay Rights exec

Content rights holders need to think carefully about their strategy and calculate the return on what could turn out to be a significant financial investment before taking the plunge into FAST, according to Shaun Keeble, VP of digital at Banijay Rights. Speaking on a panel session at the Connected TV World Summit in London today, […]

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