Banijay, the European superindie that owns Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer Bunim/Murray, has found itself in the middle of its own dramatic reality series in recent months after emerging as one of the frontrunners to buy Big Brother and Black Mirror rival Endemol Shine. Most companies would hide under the…

European superindie Banijay Group is making its first original move into scripted drama in the U.S. with a joint venture between two of its biggest production companies. Keeping Up With The Kardashians indie Bunim/Murray Productions has teamed with Wallander producer Yellow Bird Sweden to launch Yellow Bird U.S. with H…

Banijay reality format Temptation Island is set to launch in Germany on RTL and TV NOW. Temptation Island – Temptation in Paradise will see four couples at a crossroads in their relationships travel to a summer resort where their fidelity is tested to the hilt. Produced by Banijay Productions Germany, the latest…

London-based indie producer Nevision has optioned author MG Leonard's trilogy of children's books, Beetle Boy, Beetle Queen and the recently released Battle Of The Beetles. Published by Chicken House in the UK and Scholastic in the U.S., Canada and Australia, as well as more than thirty other markets, the books center…

Temptation Island is returning to U.S. television. The controversial series aired on Fox from 2001-2003 and entailed couples agreeing to live with several singles of the opposite sex in order to test their relationships. No networks have been specifically announced. Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti announced the…

EXCLUSIVE: A+E Networks format Bride and Prejudice is heading to the UK after Channel 4 commissioned a local version of the relationship series. The British broadcaster has commissioned a five-part series, based on the show that launched on FYI in March 2016, from 7 Wonder. The production company was recently acquired…

French superindie Banijay Group is expanding its German presence with the creation of Banijay Productions Germany. Arno Schneppenheim, the founder of Endemol Shine-owned German production company Florida TV, will lead the new outfit from its headquarters in Cologne. Banijay has been on the move lately, this week acquir…

French superindie Banijay Group, which owns Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer Bunim-Murray, has acquired British factual producer 7Wonder. The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions by the group, which is run by former Endemol chief Stéphane Courbit, in a number of years and is its first non-scripted deal…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay, the European production group that owns Keeping Up With The Kardashians producer Bunim/Murray, is expanding its UK drama business with the launch of its latest label, Neon Ink. Banijay has established the London-based production firm with former ITV Studios executives Kate Lewis and Julia Walsh…

CBS has completed its purchase of Australian broadcaster Network Ten, acquiring the main free-to-air channel as well as digital spin-offs One and Eleven and streaming service Tenplay. This comes after an ownership saga that lasted months, which saw a bidding war between CBS and News Corp executive co-chairman Lachlan…

TV production powerhouse Banijay Group has completed a 365M euro ($416M) capital raise which will be used to finance the acquisition of Castaway Television Productions. The latter is the creator and rights owner of hit international format, Survivor. The funds will also go towards refinancing existing debt that…

BBC Two has picked up Feud: Bette And Joan, Ryan Murphy's eight-part series about the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The series was acquired from 20th Century Fox Television Distribution and is set to air on BBC Two later this year. It stars Jessica Lange as Crawford and Susan Sarandon as…