Banijay Nordics has change into the most recent manufacturing enterprise to restructure.
The Nordic arm of Banijay Entertainment is unifying its Sweden-based scripted and non-scripted manufacturing arms underneath two labels.
The scripted model, Jarowskij/Yellow Bird, will carry collectively the scripted wing of Jarowskij and Wallander maker Yellow Chicken. Elin Kvist, VP and Artistic Director of Yellow Chicken, is stepping as much as change into CEO of the merged label, with present Yellow Chicken CEO Jakob Feeney taking over a consultancy function as COO/Head of Enterprise Affairs. Malin Launch is taking over a Head of Manufacturing function, whereas interim CEO at Jarowskij, Johannes Jensen, will take a broader exec place at Banijay Nordics as Group Head of Scripted.
The unscripted unit will carry collectively Meter and Jarowskij’s leisure and factual manufacturing property underneath Madelene Hansson, who was beforehand CEO of Meter. Jarowskij’s Magnus Gustafson shall be Chief Artistic Officer.
Productions homes at Jarowskij/Yellow Chicken will embrace A Almost Regular Household, Wallander, Using in Darkness, The Playlist, the upcoming landmark drama A Life’s Price, in addition to function movie Off Monitor 2. Jarowskij is taken into account a key performed in Nordic comedy and drama, whereas Yellow Chicken, which has worldwide workplaces, is understood for suspense-focused productions and worldwide co-pros.
Meter/Jarowskij will home native variations of non-scripted manufacturers equivalent to MasterChef, SAS: Who Dares Wins, Good Luck Guys, LEGO Masters, Fort Boyard, and locally-created titles together with Wild Children and Luxurious Lure. Banijay Nordic’s different Swedish labels, Filmlance and Mastiff Sweden, will proceed to function individually.
The modifications observe swimsuit comparable strikes within the UK, the place Banijay Leisure introduced collectively RDF and Outstanding Factual in 2023 within the face of the robust financial market. RDF then closed its doorways in February. Simply yesterday, it was confirmed Banijay rival Fremantle was re-merging historic labels Talkback and Thames as soon as once more.
Banijay is place the modifications in Sweden as “supersizing” and “supercharging” its manufacturing native providing, however Banijay Nordics CEO Jacob Houlind mentioned “adapting” and “proactively positioning… to raised ship towards demand” was essential.
“Since its inception, Banijay Nordic has constructed a far-reaching collective of labels with distinctive DNA and expertise at their core, ambitiously pushed by entrepreneurialism and creativity,” he mentioned.
“As our market adapts to a brand new native actuality following the inflow of streamers and the dramatic change of the enterprise mannequin by our conventional purchasers, so should we, and in unifying these distinctive firms, we’re proactively positioning ourselves to raised ship towards demand, and in doing so, are safeguarding the group for a wholesome future. Championing the creativity, experience and know-how of Elin, Madelene, and Magnus, along with the remainder of the present workforce members, we’re assured these content material powerhouses will thrive alongside our incredible groups at fellow manufacturers, Mastiff and Filmlance.”
Kvist, CEO at Jarowskij/Yellow Chicken added: “By uniting these two iconic scripted manufacturers into our new label Jarowskij/Yellow Chicken, we will current a particularly highly effective and bold slate to the market, in collaboration with the area’s finest artistic expertise. With the collective information and expertise of Jarowskij/Yellow Chicken, we’re well-positioned to proceed our drive as one of many Nordic area’s strongest producers of high-quality, impactful drama.”
Hansson, CEO at Meter/Jarowskij mentioned: “This new chapter brings collectively the perfect of non-scripted leisure with a workforce empowered to push artistic boundaries, making certain we have now a future slate of genuine codecs to spark conversations and unite audiences. With a robust basis in reimagining international hits, and innovating locally-born titles, Meter/Jarowskij is about to develop its numerous slate of first-class leisure.”
