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EXCLUSIVE: International TV sales chiefs have said MipTV’s waning power has been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, which has accelerated the switch to year-round online sales activity and increased the emphasis on local and genre-specific events. Speaking to Deadline ahead of the virtual MipTV next week, studio…

Tim Mutimer, Banijay Rights’ executive vice president of EMEA, is to become the new CEO of Cineflix Rights. Mutimer replaces Chris Bonney, who is retiring this year to play golf and travel the world. Mutimer has worked at Banijay Rights for nearly eight years, five of which were as CEO. He moved out of the CEO seat…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay, the world’s largest independent production company, has told staff that internal data was stolen after it was the victim of a cyber attack last week that could impact hundreds of current and former employees. Deadline first revealed the hack on Monday and, in an email update last night, Banijay Righ…

The London Screenings have been an informal fixture in the British TV diary for a number of years, but now major distributors are combining forces to formalize the event in 2021. All3Media International, Banijay Rights, eOne, Fremantle and ITV Studios will launch a two-week event, The London Screenings, on March 1…

Banijay has confirmed what has been unofficially known for months: that its distribution arm Banijay Rights will subsume Endemol Shine International following the two companies’ mega-merger. Cathy Payne was confirmed as the CEO of Banijay Rights in April after running  Endemol Shine International for nearly five…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights is in the process of taking control of the global rights to The Inbetweeners — a transition that has caused the comedy’s YouTube channel to go dark. DRG has long held the international rights to the show, but this deal ended in recent weeks and the rights are being transferred to Banijay…

All3Media International has sold both seasons of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Emmy-winning show Fleabag to Japanese pay-TV channel Wowow. Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd’s drama Liar has also been picked up by Wowow. BBC One’s Baptiste will also debut in Japan through an agreement with Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. All…

AMC streamer Sundance Now has snapped up the rights to five international dramas from Banijay Rights, including Norwegian detective series Wisting starring The Matrix actress Carrie-Anne Moss. Wisting will launch on Sundance Now in the U.S. on December 18. Based on novels by Jørn Lier Horst, the 10-part series tells…

Mipcom – the largest international TV market – is changing fast and buyers and sellers are figuring out how to respond to the ever-shifting global landscape. The corporate consolidation that has been the talk of the Croisette for the last few years has started to have a real-world impact on the distribution business…

Adam Scott has gone from sardonic sitcom star in Parks and Recreation to broken-hearted husband in Big Little Lies but his latest challenge is hosting ABC gameshow Don't – a world that includes eating ghost peppers on a treadmill under a blazing heat lamp. Scott has lifted the lid on the format, which is exec produced…

E! Entertainment in the UK is to air the latest U.S. reboot of Temptation Island. The Sky-backed broadcaster has acquired season one, which launched in January, and season two, which was ordered in February of the dating format from Banijay Rights. The show, which is produced by Banijay Studios North America, airs on…

Greenacre Films, the producer of Netflix's feature film Been So Long, has struck a first-look television deal with international distributor Banijay Rights. The indie, which was set up by Amanda Jenks, who produced HBO and BBC co-pro The Girl, and Nadine Marsh-Edwards, producer of Gurinder Chadha's Bhaji on the Beach…