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Banijay Entertainment S.A. (formerly Banijay Group and later Banijay) was a French multinational television production and distribution company. It was the world's largest international content producer and distributor, with over 130 production companies across 23 territories, and a catalogue of over 185,000 hours of original programming. Headquartered in Paris, the company was founded in January 2008 by Stéphane Courbit, former president of Endemol France, and has risen since its inception, to become a €3.2bn turnover business. It was a subsidiary of Banijay Group, a sports betting and entertainment company based in Amsterdam. The company has expanded over the years through multiple acquisitions, including its purchases of Zodiak Media in 2016, Endemol Shine Group in 2020, and Beyond International in 2022. The group's non-scripted television formats include Big Brother, Survivor, Deal or No Deal, Temptation Island, MasterChef, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and Hunted. In March 2026, a merger between Banijay Entertainment and RedBird IMI's All3Media business was announced, completing in July. The new company, jointly owned by Banijay Group and RedBird IMI and based at All3Media's London headquarters, continues to use the Banijay Entertainment name.