Banijay Scoops Up British Outfit

PARIS: Banijay Entertainment has expanded its network of production companies worldwide with the acquisition of U.K.-based Zig Zag Productions, together with its HooHah subsidiary, which produces short-form and branded-entertainment content.

Banijay already owns Air Prod, ALJ, Depeche Prod and Jesprod in France; Cuarzo in Spain; Intelegencia in Russia; Brainpool in Germany; Angel City Factory in the U.S.; and the recently acquired Nordisk TV. Zig Zag marks Banijay’s first acquisition in the U.K. The company was established by Danny Fenton and Kevin Utton in 1999 and has since produced more than 400 hours of content across the factual, factual entertainment, docu-soap, game show and reality genres. Recent credits include Relentless for Channel 4, The Truth Behind… for National Geographic Channel and Super Agents.