We Are Banijay America

Banijay Entertainment Oct. 5 announced it is consolidating its U.S. operations under the new moniker Banijay America under the direction of CEO Ben Samek, who reports to Jane Turton, deputy CEO of Banijay

As expected, Ben Samek has been named CEO of Banijay America, the combined structure created following Banijay Entertainment’s recent merger with All3Media.

Big Brother USA wrapped another season on CBS, and host Julie Chen Moonves announced the network had renewed the competition series for two more seasons.

“Big Brother” is ending its Season 28 run with an average multiplatform audience of 5.1 million in live+7 viewers, up 8% from last summer. According to CBS, that’s 46% higher than summer rival “Love Island USA” Season 8 on Peacock (3.5 million).