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.
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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 |
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| Founded | 2007; 17 years ago (2007) |
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| Defunct | 2016; 8 years ago (2016) |
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| Fate | Acquired by, merged with, and folded into Banijay; some assets retain the Zodiak name |
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| Successor | Banijay |
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| Headquarters | Paris, France |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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| Divisions | Zodiak Active
Zodiak Americas
Zodiak Belgium
Zodiak France
Zodiak Kids
Zodiak MEAA
Zodiak Nederland
Zodiak Nordic
Zodiak UK
Zodiak Russia |
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| 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 |
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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]
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]
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.
"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.
