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Zodiak
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Zodiak Kids hires Moonscoop chief as CEO
Banijay Group, the umbrella group behind Zodiak Kids, has appointed Moonscoop’s Benoit di Sabatino as…
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Ink Factory hires ex-Zodiak CEO Rod Henwood
Indie studio The Ink Factory has appointed industry heavyweight and former Zodiak UK boss Rod…
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30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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New deals for controversial Banijay format
All Against 1, the Banijay format at the centre of an IP dispute with FremantleMedia,…
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M7 appoints former Zodiak CEO in shakeup
Luxembourg-based M7 Group has named former Zodiak Media CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin (pictured) chairman of…
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CBeebies, Zodiak execs launch kids prodco
Jon Hancock and David Hallam have created a new Manchester- based kids indie, Three Arrows…
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Ex-Zodiak US chief creates Pandemo
Veteran exec Jonny Slow has launched a new US-based content company, Pandemo, and has a…
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Jackson exits Banijay, joins Blue Ant
Banijay Group global sales chief Michael Jackson has left the company and joined Blue Ant…
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Mutimer to run sales at Banijay-Zodiak
Zodiak Rights boss Tim Mutimer has landed the top distribution job at the soon-to-merge Banijay-Zodiak…
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US SVOD service lands Oz drama, Brit comedy
Acorn TV has picked up Australian legal drama Janet King: The Enemy Within and UK…
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German, Nordic, Spain deals for Canal+’s Versailles
French period drama Versailles has been acquired by a raft of international broadcasters including buyers…
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TERN commissions UHD shows for new net
Television Entertainment Reality Network has announced a raft of programme commissions to populate the launch…
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Vivendi buys Can’t Stop, Flab Lab and Studio+
French media powerhouse Vivendi has made three prodco acquisitions in its ongoing content drive, including…
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Pickard and Bloom join Nevision
Nigel Pickard has joined the board of UK indie Nevision, which has also brought on…
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Ex-Top Gear presenter on Jungle Quest for Sky
Sky has ordered Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest, a two-part series in which the eponymous former…
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Zodiak takes Stand Up For Your Country
UK-based producer and distributor Zodiak has optioned Mexican-originated format Stand Up For Your Country across…
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Zodiak’s Lagewaard exits for Strix
Strix Holland has hired Tatiana Lagewaard as creative director. She joins production company Strix from…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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BBC crafts swathe of format deals for Sewing Bee
BBC Worldwide has agreed deals for local versions of its Sewing Bee format in France,…
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CEO of Zodiak’s Marathon Media exits
Vincent Chalvon-Demersay has left Marathon Media, the French kids producer that is part of Zodiak…
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Formats in focus: Zodiak Rights
Zodiak’s two big new formats stretch from the wacky Japanese-originated end of the market to…
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Zodiak picks up and sells 10 Stone Testicles
Zodiak Media has taken international rights to one-off documentary The Man with the 10-Stone…
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News brief: CBBC orders more Dani’s Castle
UK kids channel CBBC has greenlit a second season of live action drama series Dani’s…
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Zodiak clocks another Tickety Toc deal in Spain
Spanish broadcaster Clan TV has acquired preschool series Tickety Toc. The series is distributed by…
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News brief: CBBC orders two shows from Zodiak’s Lucky Day
UK kids channel CBBC has ordered a pair of shows from Lucky Day, the UK…
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BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
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Breton leaves Zodiak’s Marathon, Alessandri appointed CEO
Pascal Breton, the co-founder of Marathon, has stepped down as CEO of the French production…
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Italy’s Rai bets on Red or Black
Italian public broadcaster Rai has ordered a local version of gameshow format Red or Black….
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Jane Millichip joins Sky Vision
Sky Vision’s recruitment drive has continued with the hire of Jane Millichip as director of…
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Zodiak takes two US cable series
Zodiak Rights has acquired international rights to two US cable series. The distributor, part of…
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