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Zodiak Media
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UK producer buys French boutique sales house
UK-based indie Nevision has acquired a majority stake in French television financier and sales house…
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Vivendi moves for stake in Banijay-Zodiak
French media giant Vivendi is in talks to buy a minority stake in the soon-to-be…
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Format acquisitions boss exits Zodiak
Nathan Gibbs has left his role as Zodiak Media’s head of format acquisitions, TBI has…
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Banijay & Zodiak: the story so far
Will television’s latest super group be called ‘Banijak’, ‘Zodijay’ and plain old ‘Banijay-Zodiak Group’? Zodiak…
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Banijay and Zodiak merger confirmed
The merger between production and distribution firms Banijay Group and Zodiak Media is going ahead….
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Zodiak scores Sky SVOD deal, renewal
Sky’s subscription on-demand services have acquired episodes of CBeebies shows Waybuloo and Mister Maker, while…
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ITV reveals My Garden Nightmare
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned Zodiak Media-owned RDF Television to produce a 1x60mins documentary looking…
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Zodiak Kids signs Mumfie creator deal
Zodiak Kids has signed a development deal with Magic Adventures of Mumfie and Thomas &…
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Alessandri’s indie scores France Télévisions deal
Philippe Alessandri’s new Paris-based indie Watch Next Media has scored its first major programming deal….
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Banijay inks French indie pact
Banijay International has scored a deal with French indie La Grosse Equipe. The deal will…
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Banijay, Zodiak merger talks confirmed
Banijay Group and Zodiak Media are in advanced merger talks. Various sources have linked the…
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Lamarra opens Bookhouse with Zodiak
Alaska TV co-founder Ian Lamarra is launching an unscripted programming and formats company with Zodiak…
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Woolf returns to All3 after Zodiak exit
Gary Woolf has returned to All3Media just a year after leaving to join Zodiak Media,…
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Zodiak joins Tower 10’s Tiger Team
The kids division of production and distribution giant Zodiak Media has struck a deal with…
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Fullscreen okays Fox comedy from Stern, Quinn
Multichannel network Fullscreen has greenlit a comedy that has come through US broadcast network Fox’s…
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Wild Things to roam in Cannes
Wacky UK gameshow Wild Things is set to hit the international market at MIPTV. The…
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Zodiak’s Alessandri resurfaces with French indie
Former Télé Images Productions president Philippe Alessandri has returned to the fold by launching an…
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‘Course deviation’ caused Dropped air crash
The helicopter crash has killed ten people filming TF1 series Dropped happened when one aircraft…
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TF1’s Dropped in helicopter crash tragedy
Ten people have died, including staff from Adventure Line Productions, after a pair of helicopters…
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Zodiak Americas boss Slow exits
Jonny Slow is leaving the US division of production and distribution group Zodiak Media. Having…
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Dipping into the Pick’n Mix
Established French media group Kabo Family is taking its hybrid comedy formats to the global…
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Endemol Shine, Zodiak try out Israeli formats
Prodcos from the Endemol Shine Group and Zodiak Media groups have bought formats from Israel’s…
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News brief: Survivor spin-off for TV4
TV4 in Sweden has ordered a romance-tinged spin-off of Zodiak Media’s Survivor reality format. Mastiff…
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Alessandri exits Zodiak as Runel takes French post
Philippe Alessandri is exiting Zodiak Media, with Benoît Runel upped to run the former’s prodco,…
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Lifestyle sports firm plots TV, MCN push with Smith
Bullseye TV co-founder and former Discovery Communications executive Dee Smith has landed the post of…
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Mutimer replaces Macallister at Zodiak Rights
Tim Mutimer has replaced Steve Macallister as CEO of Zodiak Media’s sales arm, Zodiak Rights….
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Zodiak Rights poaches BBCWW drama chief
Zodiak Rights has hired BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Chris Stewart. He will take on…
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Zodiak poaches another Endemol exec for formats
Zodiak Media has poached Endemol Australia exec Nathan Gibbs and he will take the newly-created…
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Grilloni named Zodiak Active boss
Attilio Grilloni will succeed Matteo Scortegagna as managing director of Zodiak Media’s digital arm, Zodiak…
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Zodiak poaches strategy boss from NBCU
Zodiak Media has recruited Natasha Mitchell as is vice president of group strategy. She joins…