Banijay Entertainment

Banijay Entertainment S.A.
Formerly
  • Banijay Group (2011–2020)
  • Banijay (2020–2024)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Predecessors
FoundedJanuary 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01)
FounderStéphane Courbit
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Stéphane Courbit (Chairman)[1]
  • Marco Bassetti (CEO)
  • Cédric Brignon (Group CFO)
  • Nicolas Chazarain (Group Chief Legal Officer)
  • Marie Schweitzer (Chief Strategy Officer)
  • Frédéric Balmary (Chief Business Officer)
  • Anne Van Sprang (Group Head of HR)
ParentBanijay Group N.V.
Divisions
  • Banijay Americas
  • Banijay Benelux
  • Banijay France
  • Banijay Germany
  • Banijay Kids & Family
  • Banijay Iberia
  • Banijay Italy
  • Banijay Nordic
  • Banijay Philippines
  • Banijay Rights
  • Banijay UK
SubsidiariesSee § Assets
Websitewww.banijay.com

Banijay Entertainment S.A.[2] (formerly Banijay Group and later Banijay) 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 23 territories, and a multi-genre catalogue containing over 185,000 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 Banijay Group N.V., based in Amsterdam.[2]

The company has expanded over the years through multiple acquisitions, including its purchases of Zodiak Media in 2016, Endemol Shine Group in 2020,[3] when it adopted its current name, and Beyond International in 2022.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "Our People - Banijay Group". www.banijay.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "FL Entertainment Becomes Banijay Group Under 'Big Brother' Company Rebrand". Yahoo News. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ Kanter, Jake (6 July 2020). "Banijay Reveals Rebrand Following $2.2BN Endemol Shine Group Takeover". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ Middleton, Richard (3 January 2023). "Banijay takes full control of Beyond International after completing acquisition". Television Business International.