{"id":5961,"date":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/06\/16\/banijay-zodiak-in-merger-talks\/"},"modified":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T00:00:00","slug":"banijay-zodiak-in-merger-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2015\/06\/16\/banijay-zodiak-in-merger-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Banijay, Zodiak in Merger Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tPARIS: Banijay Group and Zodiak Media are in discussions for a potential merger of the European production and distribution entities.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA Banijay spokesperson has confirmed the ongoing merger talks with <em>World Screen Newsflash<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tZodiak Media is active in 15 territories and has amassed a library of more than 20,000 hours. Majority owned by De Agostini Group, Zodiak&#039;s production businesses and its Zodiak Rights distribution arm operate across all genres, from entertainment formats and factual to drama and kids&#039; fare.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSt&eacute;phane Courbit&#039;s LOV Group is the majority owner of Banijay, with De Agostini holding a minority stake. It owns production companies in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and across Europe&#039;s key markets. For Banijay, a Zodiak Media merger would give it a presence in Asia, Latin America and the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tShould the merger happen it would be the latest in a wave of consolidation taking place across the production and distribution sectors, following the Endemol-Shine-CORE union, Liberty Global and Discovery&#039;s all3media deal and ITV&#039;s acquisitions spree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS: Banijay Group and Zodiak Media are in discussions for a potential merger of the European production and distribution entities. 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