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A few weeks before Banijay announced its $2.2 billion takeover of Endemol Shine last year, Endemol Shine International's esteemed distribution chief Cathy Payne stepped down from her role. Her resignation was not directly related to the takeover, she says, but as the months rolled on with the mega-merger, Banijay…

It's been nearly a year since Lars Blomgren was named Banijay's head of scripted for the company and, according to the veteran TV exec, it's been a fruitful start. He's no stranger to the role, having previously been head of scripted EMEA at Endemol Shine Group, before Banijay seized control of that company in a mega…

The BBC has announced the cast for SAS: Rogue Heroes, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s dramatized account of how Britain’s Special Forces unit was formed in the darkest days of World War Two. Connor Swindells (Sex Education) will play David Stirling, with Jack O'Connell (The North Water) as Paddy Mayne, Alfie…

Sophie Turner Laing is to step down as the CEO of Endemol Shine Group next week after Banijay Group completed its $2.2BN takeover of the production giant. Turner Laing has run MasterChef and Big Brother producer Endemol Shine since 2014, but will step down on July 10 and Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti will take…

Banijay Group’s $2.2BN takeover of Endemol Shine Group has been cleared by European regulators. The European Commission announced it had approved the merger in a brief notice on Wednesday. “The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns given the presence of a sufficient…

EXCLUSIVE: The European Commission is preparing to make a competition ruling on Banijay Group’s $2.2BN takeover of Endemol Shine Group, setting a provisional date of June 30 for a decision. Securing clearance in Europe is the biggest antitrust hurdle Banijay needs to overcome to complete the acquisition from Disney…

Wayne Garvie could see the tsunami coming as early as January, but he was still not prepared for the speed with which coronavirus ripped through the TV industry. Sony Pictures Television’s president of international production watched as his colleagues in China were forced into self-isolation. Korea came next and…

Banijay Group has confirmed that Cathy Payne will become the CEO of its distribution arm Banijay Rights after she led Endemol Shine International for nearly five years. Deadline revealed back in March that Payne would take on the role at Banijay in somewhat of a surprise development after it was announced in October…

Banijay Group has raised €2.4B ($2.6B) in a major refinancing that will allow it to complete its $2.2B takeover of Endemol Shine Group. Banijay provided few details on the raise and declined to reveal the names of participating investors, but said the money would re-finance the group's existing debt, as well as that…

Kim Shillinglaw has become the latest executive to down tools at Endemol Shine Group. The director of factual for Endemol Shine UK is leaving after three years at the business. Shillinglaw, the former BBC Two controller, joins formats chief Lisa Perrin and Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones in…

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of French production company Banijay Group, has acquired Funwood Media, the producer of Spanish crime thriller La Sala (The Room). Banijay has taken a majority stake in the Spain and Italy-based company for an undisclosed fee, marking another acquisition after it agreed to buy Endem…

Banijay Group has merged two of its Italian non-scripted production outfits, DryMedia and Magnolia SPA, to create Banijay Italia. Banijay, which is fresh from signing a $2.2 billion deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group, will bring together the two companies under the leadership of DryMedia CEO Fabrizio Ievolella, who…