French content media production and distribution company
Banijay S.A.
The company's logo used since 6 July 2020
Formerly
Banijay Entertainment (2008–2011)
Banijay Group (2011–2020)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Entertainment
Predecessors
Zodiak Media
Endemol Shine Group
Founded
January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01)
Founder
Stéphane Courbit
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Stéphane Courbit (Chairman)[1]
Marco Bassetti (CEO)
Cédric Brignon (Group CFO)
Peter Langenberg (COO)
Nicolas Chazarain (Group Chief Legal Officer)
Marie Schweitzer (Chief Strategy Officer)
Frédéric Balmary (Chief Business Officer)
Anne Van Sprang (Group HR Director
Owners
FL Entertainment N.V.
Vivendi (32.9%)
Divisions
Banijay Americas
Banijay Benelux
Banijay Brands
Banijay France
Banijay Germany
Banijay Kids & Family
Banijay Iberia
Banijay Philippines
Banijay Italy
Banijay Nordic
Banijay Rights
Banijay UK
Subsidiaries
See § Assets
Website
www.banijay.com
Banijay S.A. (formerly Banijay Entertainment and later Banijay Group) is a French multinational television production and distribution company which is the world's largest international content producer and distributor with over 130 production companies across 21 territories, and a multi-genre catalogue containing over 180,000 hours of original programming. Headquartered in Paris, the company was founded in January 2008 by Stéphane Courbit, former president of Endemol France, and has risen since its inception, to become a €3.2bn turnover business. It is a subsidiary of FL Entertainment N.V., based in Amsterdam.
The company has expanded over the years through multiple acquisitions, including its purchases of Zodiak Media in 2016, Endemol Shine Group in 2020,[2] when it adopted its current name, and Beyond International in 2022.[3] The group's non-scripted television formats include Big Brother, Survivor, Deal or No Deal, Temptation Island, MasterChef, Don't Forget the Lyrics, and Hunted.
^"Our People - Banijay Group". www.banijay.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^Kanter, Jake (6 July 2020). "Banijay Reveals Rebrand Following $2.2BN Endemol Shine Group Takeover". Deadline Hollywood.
^Middleton, Richard (3 January 2023). "Banijay takes full control of Beyond International after completing acquisition". Television Business International.
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