#MIPCOM: Banijay Launches Program to Support Women Creatives in the Non-Scripted TV Business

#MIPCOM: Banijay Launches Program to Support Women Creatives in the Non-Scripted TV Business

Leading independent production company Banijay has launched a global accelerator program designed to support women creators in the non-scripted television business. Sharon Levy, CEO of Endemol Shine North America, announced the new program together with Banijay Chief Content Officer James Townley, at the international television conference MIPCOM Cannes on Tuesday. The program, Banijay Launch, will…

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#Banijay Adds Belgium’s Jonnydepony to Production Stable

#Banijay Adds Belgium’s Jonnydepony to Production Stable

Banijay Adds Belgium’s Jonnydepony to Production Stable International production giant Banijay continues to gobble up independent production companies, on Thursday unveiling that it has taken a majority stake in jonnydepony, a boutique TV outfit in Belgium. Banijay Benelux, which produces such local series as hit soap opera Familie, will fold jonnydepony into its scripted operations. Set…

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#Banijay Closes Deal to Buy Australia’s Beyond International

#Banijay Closes Deal to Buy Australia’s Beyond International

Banijay Closes Deal to Buy Australia’s Beyond International Production giant Banijay on Wednesday signed a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire Beyond International Limited, the scripted and non-scripted production company behind such shows as Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters, Hulu’s new dating series Back in the Groove, and the 8-part scripted series Troppo, co-produced with EQ Media, which…

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#Banijay Americas Teams With Best Buy for L.A.-Based Entertainment Career Development Program (Exclusive)

#Banijay Americas Teams With Best Buy for L.A.-Based Entertainment Career Development Program (Exclusive)

Banijay Americas Teams With Best Buy for L.A.-Based Entertainment Career Development Program (Exclusive) Banijay Americas and Best Buy are launching a new program to provide access to entertainment industry careers for high school students and recent graduates in Los Angeles. The reality production and distribution giant — whose shows include Emmy-winning Lizzo’s Watch Out for…

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#Banijay Acquires Majority Stake in Israel’s MoviePlus Productions

#Banijay Acquires Majority Stake in Israel’s MoviePlus Productions

Banijay Acquires Majority Stake in Israel’s MoviePlus Productions Production giant Banijay on Wednesday unveiled an expansion of its operations in Israel, acquiring a majority stake of 51 percent in MoviePlus Productions. Financial terms were ‘t disclosed. The production label will become part of Banijay’s Endemol Shine Israel. “Further broadening the group’s drama capabilities in the region, the investment…

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