Monday Media


Opinion: Mapping the Nordic market & what it means to Formatland

Consolidation has been rife across the industry over recent months, so who better than TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford to pin down exactly who owns what & what it means for the rest of the industry Mergers and acquisitions. It is not just Banijay’s favourite hobby, it is happening on all fronts. So many […]

Monday Norway names new management as CEO Lasse Hallberg steps down

Lasse Hallberg is stepping down as CEO of Monday Norway, the Norwegian production arm of European content group Monday Media. Hallberg exits after eight years heading the unit which includes Monday Production, Teddy TV, Feelgood and Monday Sport. As a result of Hallberg’s departure, Stina Greaker, former COO at Monday Norway, has been promoted to […]

Monday Media ramps up expansion with Rabbit Films acquisition

Nordic production group Monday Media has made its second company acquisition in less than a week, taking a majority stake in Finnish unscripted and scripted prodco Rabbit Films. Rabbit, which is known for formats such as Over The Atlantic and Ultimate Escape, which is currently in production for Seven Network in Australia, will retain its […]

Nordic’s Monday Media acquires ‘Sirius’ prodco Impact TV

Nordic production group Monday Media has acquired Danish unscripted firm Impact TV, following its bankruptcy filing last month. Monday Media will now take on much of Impact TV’s slate and bring aboard some of its staff into a new production company with the very slightly different name of ImpactTV, with founder and MD Thomas Heurlin […]

Nordic’s Monday Media names new CEO & chief creative officer

Nordic production group Monday Media has appointed Martin Dalgaard as its new group CEO, with former TV2 Denmark programme director Palle Strøm named as chief creative officer. Dalgaard, who was most recently COO for Monday Group and MD for Monday Denmark, replaces fellow founder Morten Bank, who continues as chairman of the board. Strøm spent […]

Seven in Oz lands on John De Mol’s ‘Million Dollar Island’

Australia’s Seven Network has become the latest broadcaster to order a local version of Talpa format Million Dollar Island. The reality survival show, which recently sold to NBC in the US and MENA-based MBC Group, will be produced by Eureka Productions and is set to air in 2023. Seven’s chief content officer for entertainment, Angus Ross, said the […]

MBC orders Mid-East version of Talpa’s ‘Million Dollar Island’

MENA-based MBC Group has become the latest buyer of Talpa format, Million Dollar Island. The reality survival show, which recently sold to NBC in the US, will be produced in Saudi Arabia by Blue Engine Studios, Talpa’s regional partner. The show is set to air on a yet-to-be-announced MBC channel, as well as on streamer Shahid […]

Nordic World adds Monday, Feelgood shows

Distributor Nordic World has scored representation deals with pan-Scandinavian producer Monday Media and Norway’s Feelgood Scene Film & TV. This gives the London- and Oslo-based firm 200 hours of new programming for its MIPCOM catalogue. Monday is the only remaining pan-Scandinavian independent producer. TV2-owned Nordic World has picked up the firm’s entire formats, ready-made and […]