Mediawan

Mediawan S.A.
Company typePrivate
ISINFR0013247137 Edit this on Wikidata
IndustryEntertainment
Predecessor
FoundedDecember 15, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-15), in Paris, France
Founders
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
Revenue$1.3 billion[2]
OwnerKKR[3]
Divisions
  • Mediawan Africa
  • Mediawan Finland
  • Mediawan Kids & Family
  • Mediawan Originals
  • Mediawan Pictures
  • Mediawan Rights
  • Mediawan Skyhigh
  • Mediawan Studios Spain
  • Mediawan Thematics
  • Mediawan US
SubsidiariesSee § Assets
Websitewww.mediawan.com

Mediawan S.A. is a French media conglomerate and audiovisual international production and distribution group.[4] It was founded on December 15, 2015, by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse and Pierre-Antoine Capton under the legal form of a special-purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") with the purpose to acquire assets and operations in the media production and distribution business in Europe.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Their ambition for the company was to become "one of the largest platforms for European content".[11][8]

  1. ^ "Mediawan Announces the Finalization of the Acquisition of ON Entertainment and Preparations for the Group's New Operational Organization". Business Wire. June 7, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2024-05-16). "Mediawan CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton on Breaking Barriers to Build One of Europe's Biggest Independent Production Groups". Variety.
  3. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 31, 2022). "Plan B's Plan A Might Be Equity Sale To French Company Mediawan". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mediawan Acquires EuropaCorp's French TV Division". The Hollywood Reporter. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  5. ^ "Mediawan". CB Insights. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. ^ "Pigasse, Niel et Capton lèvent 500 millions pour racheter des médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  7. ^ "Niel, Pigasse et Capton lancent Mediawan, leur société commune dans les médias". Le Figaro (Le Figaro.fr). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  8. ^ a b "Mediawan joins big league in TV content with offer for Groupe AB". Reuters. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  9. ^ "Mediawan a levé 250 millions d'euros avant son entrée en Bourse". Reuters. 2016-04-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  10. ^ "About". Mediawan official website. Mediawan. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Médias : pari réussi pour le projet Niel, Pigasse et Capton". Les Echos.fr. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2018-12-27.