French-based entertainment giant Banijay has moved to acquire production and distribution company Beyond International in a deal that would absorb more than 8,000 hours of IP, including 'Halifax: Retribution', 'MythBusters' and 'Deadly Women'.
Screentime executive chairman Bob Campbell has retired from the production company he co-founded with Des Monaghan 23 years ago.
International production conglomerate Banijay Group has acquired a majority stake in Screentime, the local company behind the successful Underbelly television franchise
Beyond will once again be an Australian-owned production business, with CEO and managing director Mikael Borgland buying back the production division of the company and its subsidiaries from French entertainment giant Banijay.
French-based entertainment giant Banijay's takeover of the Endemol Shine Group will create the world's biggest independent production and distribution company with a catalogue of nearly 100,000 hours.
Endemol Shine Australia co-CEOs Mark and Carl Fennessy are departing after leading the company for 10 years, with chief content officer Peter Newman taking over as CEO.
Endemol Shine Australia has made a number of promotions as part of a restructure of its executive management team.