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Brainpool
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Canale 5 orders Italian version of Banijay format ‘Star In The Star’
Italian FTA channel Canale 5 has ordered a local version of musical entertainment format Star…
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Banijay launches German format & digital entertainment label
Banijay Germany has launched a new format and digital label, which is to be led…
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Banijay names German CEO as Endemol Shine’s Magnus Kastner departs
Banijay has restructured its management team in Germany by naming Marcus Wolter as CEO and…
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Banijay, ProSieben launch ‘Eurovision replacement’ contest
Banijay Group-owned Brainpool, German broadcaster ProSieben and domestic producer and entertainer Stefan Raab have teamed…
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À Punt orders Spanish version of Banijay’s ‘Celebrity School’
Spanish broadcaster À Punt has commissioned a local version of Celebrity School, based on the…
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Brainpool hires Endemol Shine exec for unscripted drive
Banijay-backed German prodco Brainpool has hired former Endemol Shine exec Fabian Tobias to lead its…
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YouTube Premium unveils German originals
YouTube Premium has commissioned its first German originals The trio of formats form part of…
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Marcus Wolter to become CEO of newly formed Banijay Germany
Banijay Group is to launch a German outfit with Marcus Wolter acting as CEO from…
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Banijay ups Brainpool stake and launches new unit
Banijay Group has upped its investment in Cologne-based production company Brainpool, and created a new…
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Sat.1 comedy moves to Amazon
Amazon Prime Video has become the new home of German comedy Pastewka, which previously went…
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Ramme out as Endemol Beyond changes continue
Georg Ramme is to leave his management position at multichannel network Endemol Beyond, which is…
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Endemol Shine’s Wolter rises in Europe
Endemol Shine Germany CEO Marcus Wolter has been elevated to chairman of the Endemol Shine…
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Popstars makes a German comeback
RTL II has ordered a local version of Popstars, one of the first wave of…
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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…
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Regulator blocks Germany’s Gold streaming service
Regulators have blocked the Germany’s Gold service that a group of German media companies had…
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Banijay sells Stars in Danger diving format into China
Banijay has shopped Stars in Danger: High Diving into China. The format, part of a…
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Diving formats battle hots up as Fox buys Banijay show
The competition between Banijay and Eyeworks over their respective diving formats has heated up after…