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Banijay CEO: scale from All3Media still isn’t enough vs. Big Tech

The Hollywood Reporter’s Etan Vlessing reports that Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti, speaking in Rome after completing the $8.5 billion All3Media mega-merger, said the combined super indie remains small against Alphabet and Meta.

Why it matters. Broadcasters and streamers now negotiate with a single 200-label supplier controlling hits like The Traitors and Black Mirror as production budgets shrink.

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