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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television production |
Founded | February 1990 |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Benoît Di Sabatino (CEO) [1] |
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Banijay Kids & Family (formerly known as Marathon Media, Marathon Animation, Marathon Productions, Marathon Media Group, Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Kids Studios and Zodiak Kids & Family) is a French television production company owned by Banijay Entertainment based in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The company was originally founded as Marathon Productions, by Olivier Brémond and Pascal Breton in February 1990, and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay joined the team in 1999 to develop Marathon's animation programming, along with David Michel. [2] The company is best known for the animated series Totally Spies! and LoliRock.
On September 20 2005, Marathon Media announced that they made a merger deal with the French division of the European private firm Bridgepoint Capital who owns Tele Images to create a major production and distribution group in France. [3] The merger was completed a year later in 2006.
In July 2007, it was announced that Italian-based holding company De Agostini they had acquired the TV production and distribution company Marathon Group from Bridgepoint Capital, thus turning De Agostini from a multimedia company into a major European content production company.
In February 2008, Marathon Group announced that they acquired French independent production company KM Production combining KM's operations with Marathon's. [4]
Marathon was acquired by Zodiak Media in 2008. In February 2016, Zodiak Media merged with the Banijay Group, [5] and Marathon was folded within the process.
In 2024, Zodiak Kids Studios was renamed as Banijay Kids & Family, the Zodiak name still lives on, as part of the French and British studios .
These are the animated series produced by Banijay Kids & Family:
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2021) |
Formerly |
|
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Television production |
Founded | February 1990 |
Founders |
|
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Benoît Di Sabatino (CEO) [1] |
Parent |
|
Website |
www |
Banijay Kids & Family (formerly known as Marathon Media, Marathon Animation, Marathon Productions, Marathon Media Group, Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Kids Studios and Zodiak Kids & Family) is a French television production company owned by Banijay Entertainment based in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The company was originally founded as Marathon Productions, by Olivier Brémond and Pascal Breton in February 1990, and Vincent Chalvon-Demersay joined the team in 1999 to develop Marathon's animation programming, along with David Michel. [2] The company is best known for the animated series Totally Spies! and LoliRock.
On September 20 2005, Marathon Media announced that they made a merger deal with the French division of the European private firm Bridgepoint Capital who owns Tele Images to create a major production and distribution group in France. [3] The merger was completed a year later in 2006.
In July 2007, it was announced that Italian-based holding company De Agostini they had acquired the TV production and distribution company Marathon Group from Bridgepoint Capital, thus turning De Agostini from a multimedia company into a major European content production company.
In February 2008, Marathon Group announced that they acquired French independent production company KM Production combining KM's operations with Marathon's. [4]
Marathon was acquired by Zodiak Media in 2008. In February 2016, Zodiak Media merged with the Banijay Group, [5] and Marathon was folded within the process.
In 2024, Zodiak Kids Studios was renamed as Banijay Kids & Family, the Zodiak name still lives on, as part of the French and British studios .
These are the animated series produced by Banijay Kids & Family: