Zodiak Media

Zodiak Media
Formerly
  • MTV Produktion AB (1981–2005)
  • Zodiak Television AB (2005–2008)
  • Zodiak Entertainment (2008–2010)
  • Zodiak Media Group (2010–2012)
IndustryTV production
Predecessor
  • Magnolia Group
  • Marathon Group
  • RDF Media Group
Founded1981 (1981), in Sweden
Defunct2016 (2016), in Paris, France
FateAcquired by, merged with, and folded into Banijay Group; some assets still retained the Zodiak name
SuccessorBanijay Entertainment
Headquarters,
France
Area served
Worldwide
ParentDe Agostini Communications (2008–2016)
Divisions
  • Zodiak Active
  • Zodiak Americas
  • Zodiak Belgium
  • Zodiak France
  • Zodiak Kids
  • Zodiak MEAA
  • Zodiak Nederland
  • Zodiak Nordic
  • Zodiak UK
  • Zodiak Russia
Subsidiaries

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.