Banijay Rights and TBS have expanded their Ninja Warrior alliance beyond the format-licensing deal announced last October, with the distribution powerhouse now taking on finished-program sales for the sports entertainment franchise.

Banijay Rights has licensed both seasons of the Maigret reboot, produced by Playground, to UKTV as part of a 100-hour-plus package.

Monarch of the Glen, which ran on BBC One from 2000 to 2005, is being reimagined by original producer Ecosse Films for 5 and Masterpiece on PBS, in association with Northern Ireland Screen, with Banijay Rights handling global distribution.

Banijay Rights has secured the global distribution rights to The Northumbria Mysteries, a new detective drama for the BBC starring Robson Green.

Ahead of Banijay Rights' London TV Screenings showcase, ScreenMDM caught up with Simon Cox, EVP for content acquisitions, to discuss the trends he's keeping an eye on in the scripted sector today.