Zodiak Media
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| Formerly | Zodiak Productions (2007–2008) Zodiak Entertainment (2008–2010) Zodiak Media Group (2010–2012) |
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| Industry | TV production |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Acquired by, merged with, and folded into Banijay; some assets retain the Zodiak name |
| Successor | Banijay |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Divisions | Zodiak Active Zodiak Americas Zodiak Belgium Zodiak France Zodiak Kids Zodiak MEAA Zodiak Nederland Zodiak Nordic Zodiak UK Zodiak Russia |
| Subsidiaries | Adventure Line Productions Bwark Productions The Comedy Unit GTV Productions IWC Media Jarowskij KM Productions Magnolia Mastiff RDF Television Red House Sol Productions TeleAlliance Touchpaper Television Yellow Bird |
Zodiak Media was a global independent television group with up to 45 companies covering fiction, entertainment, and animation, spread across 15 countries, including France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, Spain, the Nordic countries, and Russia.
The group merged in February 2016 with Banijay Group, which then became the world's leading independent producer of content for television and multimedia platforms.[1]
Zodiak Rights, the international distribution arm of Zodiak Media, now a Banijay Group company, is one of the leading distributors on the international market. Its catalogue has over 20,000 hours of programming.[2]
History[edit]
The Zodiak Media group was formed by the successive acquisition of television production companies under the impetus of the Italian De Agostini: Magnolia and Marathon Media in 2007 (Italy, Spain and France), Zodiak TV in 2008 (Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Russia),[3] RDF Media in 2010 (United Kingdom and United States)[4]
The company's first interrogation began when MTV Production AB acquired Swedish-based production outift Mastiff Production AB and the two merged to become MTV Mastiff with a new international division named MTV Mastiff International.
On August 19 2004, after nearly a year after MTV and Mastiff merged to form MTV Mastiff AB, the holding company announced that they brought Finnish production company Jarowskij.[5]
In October 2006, Zodiak Television World entered the British television industry for the first time when they announced that they brought British producer Diverse Productions, marking Zodiak's first entry to the UK market.[6]
In August 2007, Zodiak Television World announced that they brought British television production company Bullseye TV with the latter's distribution arm folded into Zodiak's international division.[7]
On July 28 2011 Zodiak Media announced that they acquired British-based independent producer Bwark.[8]
Zodiak Kids, a subsidiary specializing in family and youth programs, was created in 2014.
In July 2015, Banijay Group and Zodiak Media announce their merger.[9] The merger is effective on February 23, 2016.[10] Banijay Group then becomes one of the world's leading content producers.[11]
Key Programs[edit]
Among the programs produced by Zodiak Media: Being Human, the supernatural series produced for the BBC and SyFy US; Wallander; the Millennium Trilogy; the French series Sous le soleil, and Versailles, in co-production with Capa and Incendo for Canal+.
Zodiak Media is also the originator of the formats Koh-Lanta, Fort Boyard (Adventure Line Productions), The Secret Millionaire, The Best Singers (Swedish), and Location, Location, Location.
Zodiak Kids' catalogue includes programs such as Waybuloo, Totally Spies!, Rekkit Rabbit, Mister Maker, and Gormiti.
Related articles[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Zodiak Rights (24 November 2016). "Zodiak Rights". Zodiak Rights. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Content Production / Distribution". Gruppo de Agostini. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Sweney, Mark "RDF Media sold to Zodiak Entertainment", The Guardian, Wednesday 2 June 2010. Retrieved on 27 November 2012.
- ^ "MTV buys Jarowskij". Variety. August 19, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Zodiak buys U.K.'s Diverse". Variety. October 19, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Zodiak targets Bullseye". C21Media. 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Zodiak nabs Bwark". Variety. July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Stéphane Courbit: «Banijay devient un acteur majeur de la production mondiale»". LEFIGARO (in French). 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Zodiak and Banijay finalize merger". Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Banijay Group et Zodiak Media fusionnent pour former un géant mondial de la production". ozap.com (in French). 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-26.