Banijay's Samek to Lead Combined U.S. Operations After $8 Billion All3Media Merger

Ben Samek, Banijay Americas CEO since February 2023, will lead combined U.S. operations for the merged Banijay-All3Media group, an $8 billion production entity whose slate includes Big Brother, The Traitors, and Peaky Blinders. Deadline reports the paperwork was not yet signed as of 30 July 2026, described as procedural. Samek's task is building U.S. infrastructure for labels that previously operated independently.