Banijay Entertainment

Jane Turton On Integrating ‘The Traitors’ Maker All3Media Into The Banijay Empire

The tectonic plates of the international production world shifted forever on July 9, when the merger between indie giants Banijay Entertainment and All3Media closed.

Deadline•Jesse Whittock7 Oct

Banijay America Confirms Ben Samek as CEO, Post-Merger With All3Media

As expected, Ben Samek has been named CEO of Banijay America, the combined structure across the Americas created following Banijay Entertainment’s recent merger with All3Media.

Variety•Michael Schneider5 Oct

Ben Samek To Oversee Banijay In U.S. Following All3Media Merger

UPDATE FROM 7/30/2026: This is now official. EXCLUSIVE: Following the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, which created an $8B production group that is responsible for series such as Big Brother, The Traitors and Peaky Blinders, the…

Deadline•Peterdeadline5 Oct

Banijay Officially Unveils New Sales Team Led By Cathy Payne With Five Key Lieutenants

With its new catalogue of more than 250,000 hours of content since the All3Media merger, Banijay Entertainment has set out the shape of its sales team under chief Cathy Payne.

Deadline•Max Goldbart1 Oct

• neutral toward Banijay · 97%

Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas

With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment has plenty of scale. But at Iberseries & Platino Industria, Steve Matthews, head of scripted, creative, made clear that the company’s global strategy doesn’t begin with scale, platforms or…

Variety•Anna Marie de la Fuente1 Oct

‘Culpables’ Producer On Breaking YA Before The Boom; Banijay’s Steve Matthews Discusses All3Media Merger

Young adult shows are red hot, but the producer of the Culpables movies, which have been huge streaming hits, has said it took years to find a buyer for the seminal YA projects.

Deadline•Stewart Clarke30 Sept

• favorable toward Banijay · 67%

Globoplay Greenlights Adaptation of Raphael Montes’ ‘Uma Mulher no Escuro,’ From Banijay Entertainment’s A Fábrica Brazilian Banner (EXCLUSIVE)

Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has greenlit an adaptation of Raphael Montes’s “Uma Mulher No Escuro” (“A Woman in the Dark”) for Globoplay.

Variety•Rafa Sales Ross30 Sept

Banijay Entertainment, Combining All3 Media, Unveils Milestone Mipcom 2026 Lineup, Bowing ’Reputation,’ ‘Date Knight’ and a Formidable Format Franchise Offer (EXCLUSIVE)

Harnessing its might with a merged All3 Media for the first time at a market, Banijay Entertainment hits Mipcom 2026 with the biggest presence of any company in the world, with its stand in front of the steps of the Palais des Festivals now…

Variety•John Hopewell28 Sept

Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti Set for Mipcom Talk on Vision for Banijay After All3Media Acquisition

Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti will usher in a new chapter for Banijay Entertainment and All3Media when the two hold a joint conversation next month during the Mipcom media and content market in Cannes.

Variety•Cynthia Littleton22 Sept

Banijay to Launch Dating Reality Format ‘Date Knight’ at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has unveiled a new dating reality format “Date Knight,” which will join its portfolio of new IP heading to TV market Mipcom.

Variety•Leo Barraclough22 Sept