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Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas

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Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas
Oct 1, 2026 12:37am PT Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Secret: Find the Talent, Then Back the Ideas

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@adelafuente1 See All Steve Matthews, Banijay Head of Scripted , Creative Steve Matthews, Banijay Head of Scripted, Creative. Courtesy of Iberseries & Platino Industria

With 170 labels across 25 territories, Banijay Entertainment has plenty of scale. But at Iberseries & Platino Industria, Steve Matthews, head of scripted, creative, made clear that the company’s global strategy doesn’t begin with scale, platforms or market trends. It begins with writers.

“Good writers, I mean, it really boils down to that,” said Maria Grazia Vairo, director of content at Italy’s Groenlandia, when asked how producers balance commercial appeal with creative ambition.

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