Banijay Entertainment sets up US company
Banijay Entertainment, Stéphane Courbit's new production group, is setting up a US company with Chris Cowan and Jean-Michel Michenaud, the creators of TV-reality formats Tempations Island, Joe Millionaire and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé.
Canadian producer and distributor Shaftesbury is launching a US division and has hired former Cookie Jar Entertainment exec Tom Mazza to head it.