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UK indie pioneer David Frank, who was CEO of Zodiak Media and founded RDF Media, has died at 63, his brother and longtime business partner Matthew Frank confirmed today. Frank died suddenly at home over the weekend and arrangements for his funeral are yet to be made. Born in Kenya before he moved to the UK and worked…

Former Zodiak UK CEO Rod Henwood has joined the The Night Manager producer The Ink Factory in the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for strategy, partnerships, story-world development and marketing. He is also taking a seat on The Ink Factory board of directors. Former CEO of TV production…

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…

After weeks of speculation, Zodiak and Banijay have now confirmed their merger, in the process creating a pan-Euro production giant with revenues in the $1 billion ballpark. The new company will now have a footprint in more than 18 territories producing entertainment across a broad range of program genres including…

Zodiak Media and Banijay International are in advanced discussions over a possible merger. Due diligence is currently underway. There had been speculation for some time as to the likelihood of a deal between the two companies. De Agostini, which controls Zodiak, is also one of Banijay Group's shareholders. “We…