Jarowskij
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Simon Romanus |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Elin Kvist (CEO) |
| Parent |
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| Website | www |
Jarowskij also known as Jarowskij/Yellow Bird and Meter/Jarowskij is a Swedish TV production company that is part of French production & distribution group Banijay Entertainment.
In April 2001, Jarowskij joined forces with German production & distribution group Bavaria Film to jointly produce scripted daily & weekly programmes for the German and Eastern Europe markets[1]
By August 2004, Jarowskij and its Finland subsidiary Jarowskij Finland had been acquired by MTV Produktion AB and had it merged with its division MTV Mastiff Production AB whilst retaining the Jarowskij brand. The acquisition gave MTV Produktion both the biggest Scandinavian production group and an entry into the Finnish television market with MTV's distribution arm MTV Mastiff International started distributing Jarowskij's programmes worldwide.[2]
In May 2008, Italian-based holding and publishing company De Agostini announced that they've made a deal to acquire Jarowskij alongside its Stockholm-based Swedish/Scandinavian international television production and distribution parent Zodiak Television AB in a deal that would bring De Agostini's television subsidiaries together with Zodiak Television AB into one global entertainment production and distribution company.[3][4]
In February 2016, Jarowskij alongside its production & distribution parent Zodiak Media had merged with French-based independent international television production and distribution company Banijay Group had become the world's biggest leading indie television production company with Zodiak Media being folded into Banijay Group as Jarowskij became Banijay's new Swedish television production subsidiary and Banijay Group's first entry into the Swedish television market as Banijay's international distirbution arm Banijay Rights started distributing Jarowskij's programmes.[5][6][7][8]
In September 2024, Banijay Entertainment under its Nordic division Banijay Nordics restructured its operations in Sweden by merging three of its labels, Jarowskij, Yellow Bird and Meter Television into two labels with Jarowskij's scripted division being merged with Yellow Bird to become Jarowskij/Yellow Bird which will bring together the former's script wing with Yellow Bird's and will become the drama division with Elin Kvist becoming CEO whilst Jarowskij's unscripted division had merged with Meter Television effectively becoming Meter/Jarowskij.[9][10]
Meter/Jarowskij
[edit]| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder |
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| Owner |
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| Parent | Jarowskij |
Meter/Jarowskij (formerly known as Meter Television AB) is the unscripted entertainment production division of Jarowskij which is a subsidiary of Banijay Entertainment's Nordics division Banijay Nordics that creates and produce non-scripted and unscripted programming.
Meter/Jarowskij was founded as Meter Studios AB in the summer of 1990 by Tobias Bringholm, Nicke Johansson, Michael "Mix" Hagman-Eller and Anders Wåhlmark that was built as a production studio in Södra Hammarbyhamnen in Stockholm was 60% owned by the founders and the rest by other stakeholders. But two years later in March 1992, Meter Studios suffered large debts and the production company was splitted into two production companies namely Meter Film & Television AB whilst the remains
In April 2009, Meter Television alongside its production parent Metronome Film & Television had been acquired by British production & distribution company Shine Group[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jarowskij and Bavaria Film join forces in fiction". C21Media. April 9, 2001.
- ^ Edmunds, Marlene (August 19, 2004). "MTV buys Jarowskij". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Day, Michael (May 26, 2008). "De Agostini sees more in Zodiak". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Daswasi, Mansha (May 27, 2008). "Italy's De Agostini Makes Offer for Zodiak Television". Worldscreen. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Dickson, Jeremy (February 23, 2016). "Zodiak and Banijay finalize merger". Kidscreen. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Middleton, Richard; Franks, Nico (February 23, 2016). "Banijay-Zodiak merger completed". C21Media. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (February 23, 2016). "Banijay, Zodiak Complete Merger; Vivendi Nabs 26.2% Share". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Banijay Group et Zodiak Media fusionnent pour former un géant mondial de la production". ozap.com (in French). 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (September 18, 2024). "Banijay Reorganizes Nordic Production Through Label Mergers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ Whittingham, Clive (September 18, 2024). "Banijay Nordic merges production companies in strategic Swedish restructure". C21Media. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ "Shine buys Nordic production giant". Variety. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ Waller, Ed (April 28, 2009). "Shine buys Metronome for $88m". C21Media. Retrieved October 23, 2024.