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  • Deepak Dhar to lead the group

    Banijay Group buys out Endemol Shine India

    By Our Staff

     

    Media and entertainment organisation Banijay has announced the completion of its buy-out of Endemol Shine India, thus paving way for a reorganisation of Banijay in the region. Both Banijay Asia, and Endemol Shine India will now work under the leadership of Deepak Dhar, who’s been appointed as the Founder and Group CEO.

     

    Talking on the developments, Dhar said: “The reorganisation of Banijay in Asia is our biggest and boldest move yet and aligns with our ambition to drive further growth in India and Asia at-large. Leveraging the creative potential and possibilities of both brands, we will now strategically pursue complimentary yet independent creative portfolios to offer the most diverse, and compelling cross-genre content from across the globe, to our Indian and Asian platforms and screens.”

     

    Commenting on the restructuring, Marco Bassetti, CEO, Banijay, added: “Deepak is a leading creative and entrepreneurial force in Asia, and in our partnership thus far, he has successfully created an impressive slate, and a host of fruitful partnerships with major buyers and partners worldwide. In this new phase for the business, he will now focus on unlocking and aligning other strategic growth avenues to put Banijay in a dominating position, both in India, as well as Asia.”

     

  • This partnership will see scripted and non-scripted content created across interesting genres for Indian and South East Asian markets

    Banijay Asia & Salman Khan TV collaborate to create content for digital &TV

    By A Correspondent

     

    Leading independent content creation group Banijay Group which entered the country recently with Deepak Dhar as the big(g) boss has tied up with Salman Khan TV to “create novel and stimulating content for TV and the web”. This partnership will see Banijay Asia and SK TV provided scripted and non-scripted content across genres for Indian and South East Asian markets.

     

    Commenting on the association, Dhar said: “I am really looking forward for this association as creating ground-breaking content for India and South East Asia, creating challenging content has been my forte. This is an extremely substantial partnership for us to associate with SK TV. With the emerging shows, in television and digital this collaboration will build our presence in India and South East Asia”

     

     

  • The partnership will see Deepak launching and spearheading the group’s operations in India and South East Asia

    Deepak Dhar partners with Banijay Group for their South East Asia ops

    By A Correspondent

     

    Deepak Dhar

    Former Endemol big(g) boss Deepak Dhar has partnered with Banijay Group, an independent content creation group for television and multimedia platforms. Dhar and Banijay have entered into a 50:50 joint venture in a bid to expand the group’s presence in India and South East Asia. Dhar will be designated Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Banijay Asia. In this new alliance, Banijay Asia, under the guidance of Dhar, will produce scripted and non-scripted content across multiple genres including digital and films for India and South East Asia.

     

    Said Marco Bassetti, CEO Banijay Group: Banijay Asia has incredible potential to deliver growth to our group and I am delighted to welcome Deepak into the Banijay family.  He has an extraordinary creative talent coupled with clear-cut business insight and I very much look forward to working with him again.”

     

    Added Dhar: “Creating innovative and engaging content has been a passion for me and I am always on a lookout for challenging opportunities. After my last role at Endemol, I was looking for an opportunity that could satiate my passion, while at the same time, have the potential to scale at multiple levels. This partnership with Banijay Group matches perfectly to what I was seeking.  Creating a strong foundation in South East Asia is the next crucial step for them and I am excited to be helming this move.”

     

    Said Peter Langenberg, COO, Banijay Group: “This is an extremely significant partnership for us as we continue to build our presence in India and South-East Asia, one of the most dynamic and burgeoning regions in the world.  We are very excited about the wide-ranging opportunities Deepak’s experience and expertise will bring to the group.”