Banijay Chief Marco Bassetti On Potential ITV Takeover: “Scale Is Really Important”

Banijay CEO Says There Are No Immediate Plans to Buy ITV Studios, Focuses on Industry Consolidation at SXSW London Event

Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti declined to provide a definitive answer when pressed about potential acquisition plans for ITV Studios.

Banijay Chief Marco Bassetti On Potential ITV Takeover: “Scale Is Really Important”

Marco Bassetti, CEO of MasterChef and Peaky Blinders production empire Banijay Entertainment, has addressed speculation about the company’s interest in acquiring ITV. The Financial Times reported in April that Banijay has held talks with ITV about a takeover. Deadline reported last month that the talks were still tentative and that the shape of any deal […]

Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti On Potential ITV Deal At SXSW London

Will they or gained’t they? Promote or merge, that’s. That has been a recurring query about U.Ok. TV large ITV and its ITV Studios arm. One of many long-rumored potential patrons or merger companions is unbiased manufacturing large Banijay Leisure (Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror, Huge Brother, Survivor, MasterChef). So it was no marvel that Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti was confronted with the ITV query on the inaugural SXSW London throughout a Wedne…

With almost 1 million assets under active management, Banijay extends deal with Blue Lucy

Banijay Rights has signed a new four-year deal with asset management company Blue Lucy. The media company will continue to employ Blue Lucy’s BLAM platform as part of its day-to-day operations. Banijay Rights’ brands include Survivor, Big Brother, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders, SAS Rogue Heroes, Marie Antoinette, Grantchester, Deal or No Deal, Home and Away, Mr Bean and Black Mirror. Image courtesy Remarkable Entertainment Deployed in a cloud-groun…

Blue Lucy, Banijay Rights extend agreement

Blue Lucy, a provider of media management and workflow automation solutions, has announced an extension of its relationship with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. The new four-year agreement reaffirms Blue Lucy’s role in supporting Banijay Rights’ daily operations across its content portfolio. Blue Lucy’s BLAM platform – an integration […]