Banijay’s Americas division has bought a majority stake in Brazilian TV and film producer A Fábrica. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but Rio de Janiero-based A Fábrica will now form part of Banijay Americas, which recently announced it was launching Banijay Studios Brasil in São Paulo.
Following the sale to Banijay, A Fábrica’s management team will remain in place, reporting to Laurens Drillich, President, Endemol Shine Latino.
The team comprises CEO Luiz Noronha, Chief Content Officer Renato Fagundes, Producers Cecilia Grosso and Samanta Moraes and CFO Alberto Elias.
A Fábrica was founded in January 2016 and is behind several high-profile Brazilian scripted series and films, with its content is currently on the likes of Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and local streamer Globoplay.
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