{"id":455389,"date":"2026-03-03T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455389\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:35:10","slug":"banijay-all3media-merger-talks-at-advanced-stage-deal-could-be-confirmed-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/455389\/","title":{"rendered":"Banijay-All3Media merger talks at advanced stage, deal could be confirmed this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Peaky<\/p>\n

All3Media and Banijay could tie up their multibillion pound merger as soon as this week, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Discussions between the companies were first confirmed in January<\/a>, with a combination of France-based Banijay and RedBird IMI-backed All3Media creating a production mega-giant, with brands such as\u00a0as MasterChef, Peaky Blinders. Big Brother, Squid Game: The Challenge and The Traitors all under one roof.<\/p>\n

Talks are at a \u201cvery advanced\u201d stage, according to Sky News, which added that a deal could be confirmed as soon as this week although its sources added that a deal was not certain.<\/p>\n

\"Traitors220125\"<\/p>\n

Sources suggested to Broadcast last week at London TV Screenings that a deal was imminent, with the takeover discussions starting late last year after Banijay\u00a0ditched its bid<\/a>\u00a0to acquire ITV Studios.<\/p>\n

The two groups pulled in around \u20ac6bn (\u00a35.2bn) in combined revenues in 2024 and both groups have been\u00a0linked with various mergers over recent years as they look to scale up as viewing moves from TV to streaming.<\/p>\n

Banijay, which is listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange, had looked to buy All3Media in 2023, but valuations did not align and the company was subsequently acquired by RedBird IMI.<\/p>\n

Two years later in January 2025, All3 was linked with\u00a0an acquisition<\/a>\u00a0of ITV Studios, but that too was ditched. Comcast-owned Sky is now\u00a0looking to buy<\/a>\u00a0the streaming and broadcast operations of ITV.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This latest deal has been seen as likely to come to fruition from the outset<\/a>, however.<\/p>\n

The French company, which has over 130 production companies in 25 territories, has since been expanding its revenue streams, combining under a Banijay Group umbrella that also houses gaming firm BetClic.<\/p>\n

All3, meanwhile, operates more than 40 labels across the UK, US, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and New Zealand, including Squid Game: The Challenge producer Studio Lambert and Two Brothers.\u00a0The group was bought by RedBird IMI\u00a0in May 2024<\/a>\u00a0for \u00a31.15bn following a deal with former owners Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global.<\/p>\n

The merger would involve Banijay\u2019s Entertainment & Live division and All3, with RedBird IMI reportedly set to invest additional funds into the entity. Sky reported that Banijay Entertainment chief exec Marco Bassetti would run the merged entity.<\/p>\n

Banijay declined to comment on the latest developments when contacted by Broadcast International and pointed to its statement when talks were confirmed in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage, the company wishes to emphasise that no decision has been taken and that there can be no assurance that a transaction will be concluded. Further announcements will be made if and when appropriate,\u201d Banijay said. All3 had not immediately responded to a request for comment at press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All3Media and Banijay could tie up their multibillion pound merger as soon as this week, according to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-455389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}