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Zodiak Media
Zodiak Media (formerly known as MTV Produktion AB, Zodiak Television AB, Zodiak Entertainment and Zodiak Media Group) was a Swedish and later French global independent television production & distribution conglomerate that was owned by Italian publishing company DeAgostini. The company was best known for producing and distributing entertainment, animated series, scripted & non-scripred content across multiple providers worldwide. The company had a significant global presence, with production companies in 15 countries and a distribution service based in both France and United Kingdom. The original interration was originally a technically facility in Sweden before expanding into television production & distribution and being moved to France in 2008.
Zodiak Media merged with fellow French production & distribution company Banijay Group in February 2016, which then became the world's leading independent producer of content for television and multimedia platforms.
Zodiak's international distribution arm, Zodiak Rights (now Banijay Rights) continued as the new international distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment company and its one of the leading distributors on the international market. Its catalogue has over 20,000 hours of programming.
The Zodiak Media group was formed by the successive acquisition of television production companies under the impetus of the Italian De Agostini: Magnolia and Marathon Media in 2007 (Italy, Spain and France), Zodiak Television in 2008 (Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Russia), RDF Media in 2010 (United Kingdom and United States).
Zodiak Media had its beginnings in 1981 when it founded as MTV Produktion AB under the name Mobile Television originally known as a technical facility that create outside broadcasts and produced sport events in Sweden for production companies, but when commercial (cable television) began established in the country in the late 1980s, they decided to move into entertainment television programming. In August 1995, MTV Produktion AB launched their own Danish division in Denmark named MTV Produktion A/S. Two months later in October of that same year, MTV Production AB had acquired Kanon Television from Swedish television production company Strix, marking MTV Produktion AB's first acquisition of a production outfit as Kanon Television became a subsidiary of MTV Produktion AB.
In 1990 thirteen years before MTV brought Mastiff, Mastiff Media was founded in 1990 under its former name Wegelius Television as an independent production company by its founder Annie Wegelius after when she departures TV3. By January 1995, Swedish media group Bonnier Group announced that their Swedish film production and distribution division Svensk Filmindustri (which is now known as SF Studios) had acquired independent production company Wegelius Television with its founder Annie Wegelius continued to be the president of the company.
In Italy, Magnolia SPA was founded in 2000 by Giorgio Gori as an independent reality television production company so it could adapt entertainment formats to Italian networks, whilst Kinnevik AB sold its shares in MTV Produktion AB.
In November 2001, Wegelius Television had announced that they've rebranded as Mastiff Media by their CEO Brita Sohlberg in order for them to expand their operations.
Zodiak Media
Zodiak Media (formerly known as MTV Produktion AB, Zodiak Television AB, Zodiak Entertainment and Zodiak Media Group) was a Swedish and later French global independent television production & distribution conglomerate that was owned by Italian publishing company DeAgostini. The company was best known for producing and distributing entertainment, animated series, scripted & non-scripred content across multiple providers worldwide. The company had a significant global presence, with production companies in 15 countries and a distribution service based in both France and United Kingdom. The original interration was originally a technically facility in Sweden before expanding into television production & distribution and being moved to France in 2008.
Zodiak Media merged with fellow French production & distribution company Banijay Group in February 2016, which then became the world's leading independent producer of content for television and multimedia platforms.
Zodiak's international distribution arm, Zodiak Rights (now Banijay Rights) continued as the new international distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment company and its one of the leading distributors on the international market. Its catalogue has over 20,000 hours of programming.
The Zodiak Media group was formed by the successive acquisition of television production companies under the impetus of the Italian De Agostini: Magnolia and Marathon Media in 2007 (Italy, Spain and France), Zodiak Television in 2008 (Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Russia), RDF Media in 2010 (United Kingdom and United States).
Zodiak Media had its beginnings in 1981 when it founded as MTV Produktion AB under the name Mobile Television originally known as a technical facility that create outside broadcasts and produced sport events in Sweden for production companies, but when commercial (cable television) began established in the country in the late 1980s, they decided to move into entertainment television programming. In August 1995, MTV Produktion AB launched their own Danish division in Denmark named MTV Produktion A/S. Two months later in October of that same year, MTV Production AB had acquired Kanon Television from Swedish television production company Strix, marking MTV Produktion AB's first acquisition of a production outfit as Kanon Television became a subsidiary of MTV Produktion AB.
In 1990 thirteen years before MTV brought Mastiff, Mastiff Media was founded in 1990 under its former name Wegelius Television as an independent production company by its founder Annie Wegelius after when she departures TV3. By January 1995, Swedish media group Bonnier Group announced that their Swedish film production and distribution division Svensk Filmindustri (which is now known as SF Studios) had acquired independent production company Wegelius Television with its founder Annie Wegelius continued to be the president of the company.
In Italy, Magnolia SPA was founded in 2000 by Giorgio Gori as an independent reality television production company so it could adapt entertainment formats to Italian networks, whilst Kinnevik AB sold its shares in MTV Produktion AB.
In November 2001, Wegelius Television had announced that they've rebranded as Mastiff Media by their CEO Brita Sohlberg in order for them to expand their operations.