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TBI Weekly: What’s hot ahead of The London TV Screenings?
With London Screenings getting underway next week, TBI checked in with execs from international distributors…
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Why ‘shiny-floor’ entertainment formats are bouncing back
With new entertainment format ‘Starstruck’ launching on ITV in the UK tomorrow, Banijay’s global head…
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Banijay partners with ‘La Vie en Rose’ producer Alain Goldman
European production and distribution giant Banijay has inked an overall deal with French filmmaker Alain…
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BBC Three expands ‘MasterChef’ universe with new ‘young’ version
BBC Three, fresh from its return to linear TV, has commissioned a local version of…
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Exclusive: Discovery takes ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ back to Italy
Discovery in Italy has ordered a local version of Don’t Forget The Lyrics, the entertainment…
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Banijay hires Fox Alternative Entertainment SVP to drive UK-US format push
Banijay is expanding its US format ties by hiring an exec from Fox Alternative Entertainment…
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Norway’s Rubicon hires NRK drama chief as CEO, after Håkon Briseid joins Netflix
Beforeigners and Lillyhammer producer Rubicon has hired the head of drama at Norwegian pubcaster NRK as its…
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Round-up: ‘Anything Goes’ to Russia 1; Trioscope hires former Roblox CTO; O4 Media takes ‘Superlike Challenge’
‘Anything Goes’ to Russia 1 Russia 1 has commissioned an adaptation of the Banijay format…
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Denmark’s TV2 orders Shaolin Monk adventure format from Metronome
TV2 in Denmark has partnered with Banijay-owned Danish label Metronome on a new adventure series…
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Banijay & Universal Music strike worldwide representation deal
Banijay has partnered with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) in a deal that will see…
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Banijay replaces Peter Salmon with BBC’s Patrick Holland
Peter Salmon is to leave his role as executive chairman at Banijay in the UK…
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Germany’s Vox sets date with French format ‘Love IRL’
Germany’s Vox has ordered a local version of French reality-based documentary format Love IRL. The…
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Formats round-up: Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada; TF1 sings out for ‘That’s My Jam’; Something Special teams with MY Entertainment
Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada French-Canadian language channel Noovo has taken the rights to adapt…
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News round-up: Japan’s NHK gets ‘Wanted’; Fox builds more Lego; India’s Epic rejigs focus
Japan’s NHK takes ‘Wanted’ doc Japan’s NHK has taken free TV rights to one-off doc…
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France’s Terence Films picks up remake rights to Canuck drama ‘Après’
Banijay-owned Terence Films has picked up option rights to adapt French-language drama series Après (aka…
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RDF West chief Mark Hill to depart in latest rejig at Banijay-owned firm
The founder of Tipping Point producer RDF West is to step down after 15 years,…
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Endeavor joins C More & TV2 Norway’s reboot of Jo Nesbø’s ‘Headhunters’
Banijay-owned Yellow Bird has started production on a TV version of 2011 film Headhunters, which…
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UK’s All4, Germany’s RTL & France’s Canal+ join Sweden’s ‘Threesome’
Broadcasters in the UK, Germany and France have picked up rights to Swedish drama series…
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SVT & UR pick up Banijay eco-format ‘Climate Bootcamp’
Swedish educational broadcasting company UR has commissioned a local version of Banijay’s eco-format Climate Bootcamp. Jarowskij,…
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Banijay appoints Adriane Freitas to lead Endemol Shine Brasil
Endemol Shine Brasil has appointed Adriane Freitas as CEO, replacing Juliana Algañaraz who departed in…
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Pro TV returns ‘Survivor’ to Romania
Romanian network Pro TV has commissioned a new series of reality competition format Survivor. This…
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Paramount+ in Oz orders format quartet from Banijay & Warner Bros.
ViacomCBS has unveiled a raft of programming for its recently launched streamer Paramount+, including three…
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Endemol Shine Oz alum Mark Fennessy launches scripted & factual firm Helium
Endemol Shine Australia co-founder Mark Fennessy has resurfaced a year after leaving the company with…
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Banijay ties with ZDF alum Stephan Denzer for new comedy label
Banijay has launched a new label with the former editorial director for comedy at German broadcaster…
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Banijay expands talent agency focus with Endemol Shine Brasil
Banijay is expanding its agency model with Endemol Shine Brasil (ESB) becoming the latest division…
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‘Young Wallander’ prodco Yellow Bird UK to adapt Alison Gaylin’s ‘The Collective’
Young Wallander producer Yellow Bird UK is to adapt Alison Gaylin’s new novel The Collective into…
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Formats round-up: BBC & NBCU strike pact; ‘How To Look Good Naked’ returns to France; ITV orders quizzer ‘Riddiculous’
BBC & NBCU strike ‘groundbreaking’ format pact The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal in the US…
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Asacha Media’s Picomedia & Banijay’s WeiT unveil Italian-Russian drama ‘Kurgan’
Asacha Media Group (AMG)’s Picomedia in Italy and Banijay’s WeiT Media in Russia have joined…
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Jim Allen to step down as MD at Banijay’s RDF Television
Jim Allen, MD at RDF Television, is stepping down from the business after 12 years…
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Banijay CEO & chairman talk up acquisitions & avoiding US producer-for-hire model
Banijay remains on the acquisition hunt for production companies as it seeks to further scale…