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Temptation Island Travels to Spain
Cuarzo TV, a Banijay Group company, and Mediaset España, today announce the first Spanish remake of Temptation Island - La Isla de las Tentaciones, based on the Banijay Rights-owned format. La Isla de las Tentaciones is the ultimate test of faithfulness, following dating couples at a pivotal time in their relationship, where they must mutually decide if they are ready to commit to one another for the rest of their lives — or should go their separate ways. Together, the couples travel to an island, where they join 20 eligible men and women. There, they live the “single life,” [...]
CBC Picks up Two Series from Banijay Rights
Banijay Rights, the leading distribution arm of Banijay Group, today announces that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada’s national public broadcaster, has picked up two of its series, The Operatives and Saving Lives at Sea, for documentary Channel. The deal, which was confirmed today at MIPTV in Cannes, will see AMO Media’s The Operatives, 10 x 60’, and Blast! Film’s Saving Lives at Sea, 12 x 60’, travel to Canada on documentary Channel, where the broadcaster has secured Pay TV and Video on Demand (excluding TVOD) rights to the titles. Andreas Lemos, VP Acquisitions, Co-Productions & North America [...]
ABC Says Do to New Original Game Show, ‘Don’t’
ABC announced today that the network has picked up “Don’t,” a new original game show created by Banijay Studios North America. This comedic physical game follows one family of four who must work together throughout five mental and physical challenges with only one rule: Don’t. For example, “Don’t Slip,” “Don’t Forget,” “Don’t Laugh,” “Don’t Say It,” “Don’t Scream” and a slew of “Don’t” challenges you didn’t even know existed. In each episode, one family will have a set amount of time to succeed in each hilarious task and win a cash prize. When they fail a challenge, they don’t [...]
Shipwrecked Sails into Germany
Banijay Productions Germany, a Banijay Group company, today confirms it is set to produce a local primetime version of Shipwrecked for RTL2 in Germany. Based on the UK format originally produced by Fizz (part of RDF Television) and Motion Content Group for E4, the series will act as the first international remake of the format since it was rebooted this year. Shipwrecked is the ultimate popularity contest in paradise. On two remote islands, two rival tribes, the Tigers and the Sharks, battle against each other for new recruits. In this competition, victory is in numbers. In each episode, new [...]
Screentime New Zealand Partners with TVNZ on Brand New Wife Swap Roll-Out
Screentime New Zealand, a Banijay Group company, today announces it is producing a new local version of Wife Swap for TVNZ in New Zealand. The new series will air on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ Ondemand later this year. The latest version in New Zealand acts as the 28th local remake. Like the award-winning versions that have gone before, Wife Swap New Zealand will commence with the wives arriving at their new homes and meeting their temporary families. Aided only by an instruction manual left by their predecessor, the wife must spend the first week living according to the often [...]
Zodiak Kids Agrees Youku Package Deal
Banijay Group’s Zodiak Kids has secured a package deal for over 250 episodes of its content with Chinese Video-Streaming Service, Youku. Youku, which is a division of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has more than 500 million monthly active users, with 800 million daily video views. The Youku package includes Zodiak Kids Studios brand new production Lilybuds 52 x 11’, which launched on Sony’s Tiny Pop channel in the UK last month; Tee and Mo (50 x 7’) the CBeebies hit from Plug-in Media; Magiki the 52 x 11’ series based on the best-selling figurines range by DeAgostini; and Sammy & Co series [...]
Banijay Rights Signs First Look Development Deal with Ellie Wood of UK Production Company, Clearwood Films
Banijay Rights, the leading distribution arm of Banijay Group, has signed a first look development deal with Ellie Wood of UK independent production company, Clearwood Films. The agreement will see the partnership working together to develop and produce TV series for the UK and international markets. This new development relationship reinforces the international success of Banijay Rights’ existing high-profile coproduction partnerships, including the recently announced first-look agreement with UK indie, Greenacre Films. Clearwood Films was founded by Ellie Wood, who has worked on award-winning dramas such as Bleak House, The Line of Beauty and Decline and Fall. [...]