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EXCLUSIVE: Survivor remains a mainstay on CBS and is returning to the UK this year, and now distributor Banijay Rights has struck a deal to send the adventure reality format back into Argentina. Paramount-owned local network Telefe will produce a new version entitled Survivor, Expedición Robinson…

London TV Screenings Unveils 2024 Dates The fourth annual London TV Screenings has unveiled dates, as the gathering of sales houses continues to define itself as one of the most important events in the TV calendar. Next year’s fourth Screenings, which in 2023 saw more than two-dozen distributors host…

The cost-of-living crisis is wreaking havoc and the global TV industry is not immune. As hundreds of buyers and sellers descend upon the UK for the annual London TV Screenings, distributors are looking closely at how they can adapt their catalogs and work in tandem with clients in the face of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights has acquired global distribution rights to 72 Films' four-part doc series on former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Channel 4 series, Boris (working title), chronicles the rise and fall of Johnson, who is one of the most divisive and perplexing characters in modern…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has bought Chloe producer Mam Tor Productions, the French powerhouse's first UK buy since 2020’s Endemol Shine Group (ESG) acquisition. In news unveiled by Deadline a day before Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti's Mipcom Cannes keynote, Mam Tor joins a number of UK scripted labels within…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay is pushing into the premium feature doc space with a show about Pablo Escobar’s son’s extraordinary reconciliation with Colombian Politician Rodrigo Lara’s son Jorge, whose father’s death was ordered by the drug kingpin. Lara vs. Escobar is being produced by Banijay Benelux JV…

When you're deep in among the cocktail parties and dinners or meeting up with much missed contacts at Mipcom, it might be easy to forget why we're all here: the shows. To help you remember, we bring you Deadline's The Hot Ones, our guide to some of the best TV being sold in Cannes in 2022. You may hear whi…

Premium documentaries, co-productions and the changing streamer landscape are set to dominate next week’s Mipcom Cannes as thousands of buyers descend on the Croisette after three years off, according to a wealth of senior sales bosses. In the lead-up to one of the most highly-anticipated markets for…

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights is ramping up its FAST channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay. Horizons will host the likes of drama series Gunpowder and The Woman in White, alongside formats including Location, Location, Location, 8 Ou…

HBO Max To Build 'The Bridge' In Hungary HBO Max's Hungarian arm will run a local version of Banijay survival format The Bridge. The format tasks bringing contestants together to build a 250-metre-long bridge to an island for the chance to win a large cash prize, and this latest deal marks its sixth international…

London TV Screenings Sets 17 Distributors & 2023 Dates The annual London TV Screenings distributor gathering has set dates, with 17 distributors joining founder members All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios from Monday 27 February to March 3. The third event gives…

EXCLUSIVE: The first season of hit Australian drama RFDS, which portrays the modern heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, has been sold by Banijay Rights across Europe and the Middle East. Australian Seven Network’s gripping show has been picked up by Sky Italia, Ireland’s RTE, M7 Group S.A. in the Czech Republic…