Cathy Payne will remain CEO of Banijay Rights, taking on a significantly expanded slate now that the All3Media and Banijay Entertainment merger has closed.

Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have completed the merger of Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, announced in March, with Jeff Zucker as chairman, Marco Bassetti as CEO, and Jane Turton as deputy CEO of the combined entity.

Sophie Jones has been named as the successor to Theresa Wise as CEO of the Royal Television Society (RTS).

Banijay Group and RedBird IMI have announced a deal to combine Banijay Entertainment and All3Media.

All3Media CEO Jane Turton weighed in on M&A (bypassing commentary on a potential Banijay merger), the importance of scale, and the company’s expanding U.S. footprint at Realscreen Summit this morning.