Banijay UK


Banijay’s Workerbee strikes pact with ‘Touching The Void’ director Kevin Macdonald

Banijay UK label Workerbee has struck a multi project deal with Scottish director and producer Kevin Macdonald to executive produce and direct factual projects over the next two years. Macdonald, whose credits include the Oscar-winning One Day In September, as well as Touching The Void, Marley and Whitney, will work closely with Workerbee’s film division […]

PSB’s vital for regional stories, says ‘Sherwood’ creator James Graham

BBC crime drama Sherwood would never have been picked up by a global streaming service, said show creator James Graham, discussing the role and future of British public broadcasters. Speaking at the Outside The Box 2023 conference in London on Thursday, Graham highlighted the role that pubcasters play in allowing creators to tell distinctive regional […]

‘The Bridge’ prodco Workerbee inks factual co-pro deal with radio firm Made in Manchester

Banijay UK label Workerbee has signed a first-look factual co-production deal with local audio prodco Made in Manchester. Teaming Workerbee’s factual film division and Made In Manchester, the two will work together to develop new content, including titles for TV and radio based on Made in Manchester’s catalogue of radio documentaries and podcasts. Established in […]

Banijay creates scripted roles for HBO Europe & Gaumont UK alums

Banijay has created two new scripted roles, with HBO Europe alum Steve Matthews joining its central team and Gaumont UK’s Myar Craig-Brown going to its new label Double Dutch. Matthews will join the central scripted department on 1 February in the newly created role of content partnerships executive, reporting to recently appointed global head of […]

Tiger Aspect inks deal with ‘PhoneShop’ creator & expands development team

Banijay UK label Tiger Aspect has signed Phil Bowker, creator of Channel 4 comedy PhoneShop, to an exclusive first-look deal, and expanded its development team with four new appointments. David Simpson heads up comedy at Tiger Aspect, with the company behind titles including Man Like Mobeen, Bad Education, Mr Bean and Murder in Successville. The […]

TBI Weekly: Five key takeaways from the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit

From TikTok overtaking the advertising revenue of Meta and YouTube combined, to Vice’s expansion in FAST and a call for clarity over the future of UK pubcasters from Banijay’s Patrick Holland, this week’s Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) provided numerous talking points. TBI reflects on five key stories. The week kicked off with news […]

Exclusive: Banijay UK chief urges clarity on BBC & Channel 4 future to safeguard production

UK public broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 must be given “greater clarity” over their futures to enable the UK production industry to flourish, according to Banijay UK chairman Patrick Holland. The UK government has been exploring plans to scrap the BBC’s licence fee as well as to privatise commercially-funded Channel 4, although several rapid […]

Remarkable hires Tuesday’s Child & Hello Dolly alums to bolster development

Banijay UK label Remarkable Entertainment has appointed Simon Crossley as head of development and Roger Johnson as development producer. Reporting to Natalka Znak, who was named CEO of Remarkable and fellow UK label Initial at the end of last year, the two execs will join a team working on quiz, game show and entertainment formats […]