Zodiak Media
Logo used from 2012 to 2016 | |
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| Industry | TV production |
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| Founded | 1981, in Sweden |
| Defunct | 2016, in Paris, France |
| Fate | Acquired by, merged with, and folded into Banijay Group; some assets still retained the Zodiak name |
| Successor | Banijay Entertainment |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | De Agostini Communications (2008–2016) |
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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.