In-demand


In-demand: The top shows of 2016

With executives brushing away the New Year cobwebs and getting back to the business of making and selling television, TBI has teamed up with Parrot Analytics to bring you the most in-demand programmes across Europe last year. The exclusive data brings into focus the new shows, perennial favourites, and those beginning to fade from the […]

In demand chart: Netflix’s Gilmore Girls leads Amazon’s Grand Tour

Netflix’s reboot of US comedy series the Gilmore Girls is leading the pack in Germany, some distance ahead of Amazon’s biggest ever commissioned series, The Grand Tour, our latest In Demand charts reveal. The latest exclusive data set from influential analytics firm Parrot,covering November 27 – December 3, reveals the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the […]

In-demand chart: Iberia (November 13-19, 2016)

Perhaps it’s indicative of a wider global narrative, but dystopian drama is the top genre in Iberia. The Walking Dead’s grim survival tale tops the overall charts in Spain and Portugal, while Charlie Brooker’s futuristic anti-fables in Black Mirror are the winning digital originals. The Walking Dead’s status as the most-watched US cable series is […]

In-demand chart: Europe (Oct 30-Nov 5, 2016)

There’s no debating: The Walking Dead rules supreme across Europe. Four of our five charts show it out ahead of the competition, with only new Sky original The Young Pope breaking the trend in Italy (hardly surprisingly considering the Jude Law series was conceived and produced in the territory). Below we look in-depth at the charts […]

In-demand chart: Hungary (October 16-22, 2016)

Those who’ve watched AMC and Fox Networks Group drama The Walking Dead will know exactly why the series has shot straight back to the top of our In-demand charts. Since the ending of season six, fans have been desperate to know the outcome of a particular dark scenario for hero Rick Grimes and his band […]

In-demand chart MIPCOM special (October 2-8, 2016)

MIPCOM is undeniably upon the TV industry. In offices around the world, sales executives are drilling down into their new catalogues, and buyers are marking down the series that could be the game-changers for their schedules. Viewers, of course, are just interested in the best new shows available. Indeed, it’s a new show that makes […]

In-demand chart: Sweden (September 18-24, 2016)

The big surprise in our Swedish In-demand top ten charts with Parrot Analytics is that there is no gentle British dramas present. In a territory that has been an avid buyer of series such as Marple, Doc Martin and Midsomer Murders, our results perhaps suggest those searching online comprise a primarily young adult demographic. A […]

In-demand Top Tens: Euro toons (Sept 4-10, 2016)

Our latest in-demand data in association with Parrot Analytics comes ahead of Cartoon Forum in Toulouse this week. Our data, covering the major European animation-producing territories of the UK, France and Ireland, reveals it is family entertainment that is whetting viewers’ appetites. The chart covers the top American- and European-produced cartoons over the September 4-10 period. […]

In-demand charts: French factual (August 21-27, 2016)

Our latest in-demand data in association with Parrot Analytics – a special on factual programmes in France ahead of TVFI’s Le Rendez Vous French screenings next month  – throws up a startling discovery: not one locally-produced documentary makes it into the top ten most in-demand series in the European territory. In fact, French viewers are […]

In-demand charts: UK (August 7-13, 2016)

With the Edinburgh International Television Festival coming up this month, TBI and Parrot Analytics have taken another look at the UK, and our second demand expressions chart has thrown up some significant results. As many predicted, Netflix nostalgia fest Stranger Things has become television’s most in-demand programme. Stranger Things has been the watercooler series of […]