The approval is a major hurdle dealmaker needed to clear ahead of the merger between the two media conglomerates, which is expected to be finalized later this spring.
Banijay announced its Italian label Banijay Italia will produce “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” for Nove, the free-to-air channel of Discovery Italia. The entertainment show makes its comeback with a twist on the classic format.
The greatest global commissioner of TV shows in 2021 was Discovery, with a record-breaking 556 first-run TV show titles commissioned in the year, Ampere Analysis revealed in its latest report.
In its latest article, Newzoo used its “Consumer Insights – Game Franchises” to zoom in on current metaverse players, discovering that younger generations are already engaging with this new digital world.
The merger could create a highly competitive subscription video-on-demand service in existing European markets, in particular the Nordics, where the companies have independently become significant market players, Ampere Analysis noted.