Video Interview: Banijay’s Karoline Spodsberg

NEW YORK: Karoline Spodsberg, the managing director of Banijay International, talks about the company’s European strategy, its investment in new content and its goals for the months ahead.

After building a broad network of production companies in Europe, Banijay Entertainment, in 2009, acquired Nordisk Film’s TV production and distribution divisions in order to establish a strong international sales arm. Since then, Banijay International has been notching up deals worldwide on titles from within the Banijay company network as well as from third-party producers.

From the large-scale adventure format 71 Degrees North to the studio-based Celebrity Stand-Up—recently commissioned in Denmark—to game shows like Faces, Banijay is looking to be a one-stop shop for format buyers across the globe.