Banijay France announced its decision to appoint Jean-Louis Blot to CEO of EndemolShine Production, with the exception of the Scripted division. “We are very happy to have Jean-Louis joining the Banijay adventure," François de Brugada, CEO of Banijay France said. "For the past 10 years, he has demonstrated a strong ability in anticipating trends in the French market and strategically capitalizing on growth and success opportunities."
Blot's new responsibilities will consist of leading EndemolShine Production’s unscripted operations and is expected to cultivate creativity and create a slate of IP for the business’ local and global clients, as well as the wider group’s extensive cross-territory catalog.
The media executive has a range of experience under his belt, including entrepeneurship, production, and tastemaking. He is set to help grow the company's reputation. "With the know-how and creativity of EndemolShine Production, the amazing tank of ideas that is the Banijay catalog, and Jean-Louis leading, I am confident in our company’s future," Brugada said.
Having graduated from Sciences Po, Blot is well-known in the indsutry. In 2008, he created BBC Worldwide Productions France, the first French subsidiary of the BBC, which he led with success and since 2016, has been behind the equally triumphant creation of Warner Bros. International Television Production France.