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Banijay UK Lets Staff Go From Producer Of Celeb Chef Mary Berry’s Shows As Sidney Street Founder Karen Ross Moves To Showrunner Role
EXCLUSIVE: Staff at British unscripted producer Sidney Street have exited, as company founder Karen Ross moves to a freelance showrunner role within Banijay UK. Ross, who has led Sidney Street sinc…
RDF was launched by late indie production great David Frank, who, in 2010 sold the company to Zodiak, which was in turn merged with Banijay in 2015 to create an early version of the group that exists today. It has been making changes to its group for more than 18 months, in light of economic pressures, the ongoing TV advertising market crisis and UK networks’ moves towards digital-first commissioning, while simultaneously acquiring several scripted indies and striking deals with talent. Speaking at an RTS event earlier this week, Holland said mid-range factual shows costing £150,000 ($190,000) to £250,000 ($317,000) per hour have virtually “disappeared from the market,” but Banijay labels making premium unscripted are “smashing it out the park.”
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