All3Media CEO Jane Turton Discusses Banijay Merger Strategy and Industry Consolidation at SXSW London
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Summary
All3Media CEO Jane Turton discussed the company's impending merger with Banijay at SXSW London, noting that consolidation is top of mind in the industry. The merger, expected to clear antitrust review by late summer, will see Banijay boss Marco Bassetti become CEO while Turton transitions to deputy CEO. Turton emphasized that these companies are fundamentally combinations of people.
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· 2 pulledI think consolidation is very much center of a lot of people's minds
All they are, these companies, by the way, is a combination of people
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