Banijay Entertainment
French content media production and distribution company
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| September 2024 | Banijay Entertainment acquired a majority stake in French animation studio Procidis, placing it under Banijay Kids & Family, with Benoît Di Sabatino becoming president. |
| January 2024 | Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution was renamed as Banijay Kids & Family Distribution. |
| September 2022 | Banijay Kids & Family acquired two children's production companies: Kindle Entertainment (London-based) and Movinenti Production (Italian animation studio). |
| November 2021 | Banijay launched a new division named Banijay Kids and Family, bringing together Zodiak Kids & Family, Tiger Aspect Kids & Family, and Monello Productions. |
| April 2021 | Banijay acquired Paris-based French independent animation studio Monello Productions, placing it under Zodiak Kids. |
| 2019 | Movimenti Production established ForFun Media in partnership with Studio Bozzetto, which included the 2D animation studio DogHead Animation and 3D animation studio MoBo Productions, both co-founded by Scorza and Rosio. |
| 2019 | Banijay Entertainment acquired the company, leading to its current name Banijay Kids & Family and becoming part of the larger Banijay Entertainment group. |
| 2019 | Movimenti launched Easy Peasy Entertainment as a joint venture with French publishing company Auzou Publishing. |
| September 2018 | Zodiak Kids hired Benoît Di Sabatino as their new CEO, succeeding Jean-Philippe Randisi. |
| 2017 | The company was further renamed to Zodiak Kids & Family, suggesting a broadening of its content focus beyond children's programming. |
| September 2017 | Monello Productions partnered with Watch Next Media to launch Kids First Distribution, a joint venture distribution subsidiary based in Boulogne. Philippe Alessandri was appointed to head the subsidiary, with Marie Lassal serving as head of sales. |
| February 2017 | ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in Tetra Media Studio, which was the parent company of Monello Productions at the time. |
| 2016 | Tele Images Productions is folded/discontinued. |
| February 2016 | Zodiak Kids' parent company Zodiak Media merged with the Banijay Group, with Marathon being folded into the process. |
| 2015 | The company was renamed to Zodiak Kids Studios, indicating a rebranding and potential expansion of its production capabilities. |
| September 2013 | Monello Productions was founded by Giorgio Welter and Cécile Sady, with Welter serving as president and Sady as Chief Creative Officer (CCO). |
| 2011 | Tele Images Productions is moved under the Zodiak Kids division. |
| February 2011 | Zodiak Media founded Zodiak Kids by consolidating its children's production companies into a single entity, establishing a dedicated children's content production division. |
| 2010 | Zodiak Active division is established by integrating Neo Network and RDF Contact to produce digital and branded programming. |
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