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Matthew Humberstone
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Why formats in 2024 are about bankers, big swings & exploitation
Format reboots are proving more popular than ever, with a slew of both recent and…
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London TV Screenings Map 2024 – What’s on, where & when
Check our map to see what is happening, where and when during London TV Screenings…
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Script to Screen: Lost Boys & Fairies
Lost Boys & Fairies is set to become UK broadcaster BBC One’s first primetime bilingual…
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Momento de crecimiento del drama turco
Las miniseries y las historias sólidas, junto con la distribución en plataformas y canales FAST,…
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TBI Interview: Rubicon’s Chris Albrecht & Jorge Granier
El año pasado, Chris Albrecht y Jorge Granier lanzaron Rubicon Global Media, enfocado en unir…
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Recorriendo el sendero de la coproducción
En un mercado en el que habitualmente las televisiones y plataformas han acaparado todos los…
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Por qué la ola de series criminales en España se está globalizando
Las series españolas sobre crímenes reales están creciendo en número y atrayendo la atención internacional,…
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Show of the week: The Lost Ones
Co-operation is key in this new survival competition show in which a group of ordinary…
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Show of the Week: Late Bloomer
YouTube star Jasmeet Raina (aka Jus Reign) brings “the excitement and absurdity of being a…
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Content Innovation Awards 2023 Gallery
Check out the photographs from the Content Innovation Awards 2023, which took place on 18…
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Woodcut, Abacus, Fremantle & Nippon among winners at Content Innovation Awards 2023
Fremantle, Abacus Media Rights, Nippon and Woodcut Media were among the stand-out winners celebrating success…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 2: Unscripted
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 1: Scripted
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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Show of the week: On Our Own
It’s a new spin on the classic ‘kids left at home’ formula with this 56…
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Show of the week: 44 Hours
This is the shocking true story of Gil Avni, who appeared brain dead and was…
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Show of the week: Soul Of The Ocean
Dive deep beneath the waves and explore how aquatic species have developed to co-operate with…
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Show of the week: The Super Heroes Of Nature
Aimed at 4- to 10-year-olds and families, this children’s hybrid animation opens up the natural…
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Show of the week: Rebooting
This quirky Japanese comedy follows a woman who gets the chance to revisit her banal…
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Exclusive: Three projects that underline France’s forward-facing scripted sector
French drama is evolving rapidly, as subject matter and new business models perk the attention…
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Regulating AI – TV’s next big challenge?
In this latest instalment of his monthly TBI column, consultant solicitor Julian Wilkins considers the…
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Show of the week: The Real Fatal Attraction
This 75-minute documentary tells a real-life British thriller story – the case of Anisah Ahmed…
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Exclusive: SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan on windows, originals & parental responsibilities
SkyShowtime is the new(ish) kid on the streaming block in Europe. Irene Jiménez speaks to…
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TBS to make Japanese version of hit Banijay format LEGO Masters
Banijay Rights has unveiled a new adaptation for competition reality format LEGO Masters, after a…
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Fox Network to give ‘celebronauts’ a taste of Mars in Shatner-fronted show
Fox Network in the US has greenlit Stars on Mars, a new reality series in…
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Newen Studios names Levard as head of new digital-first division
Newen Studios has unveiled a new division called Newen Digital. Headed by Olivier Levard, it…
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Banijay UK backs Bulfin and Varvell scripted start up Conker Pictures
Banijay UK is investing in Conker Pictures, a new scripted label from BBC commissioning editor…
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Michael Carrington, former ABC Australia content chief, launches indie
TV industry veteran Michael Carrington has launched a new production company in partnership with Wagtail…
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Blue Ant seeks presale partners on new true crime series
International producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has unveiled plans for a new ten-part…
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Marlo Miazga named as president of Sphere Kids & Family division
Canadian producer/distributor Sphere Media is bringing its English language children’s factual, scripted and animation units…
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Quintus Studios unveils diverse factual slate for MIPTV
Factual content distributor and channel owner Quintus Studios has unveiled a broad line-up of factual…