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Director’s chair – why Hollywood’s directors are targeting TV
As television welcomes Hollywood’s biggest names, four top directors talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about bringing…
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All eyes on Asia’s next big thing
Asia has a reputation as one of the most innovative and vibrant regions for formats,…
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Featuring at the Forum
We asked Asian television experts headed for Singapore’s Asia TV Forum & Market about the…
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TBI Asia 2017
This issue includes; Discovery’s deal for Scripps Discovery CEO David Zaslav and international chief J.B….
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Buyers Briefing: Indonesia
Indonesian content is under the spotlight at this year’s Asia TV Forum & Market. TBI…
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Ex-Warner Bros. exec joins Emmerson at indie
Alexis Price, who worked at Warner Bros. UK-owned Renegade Pictures, has joined Nick Emmerson’s new…
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BBC Four buys new Welsh noir
UK network BBC Four has acquired Hidden (Craith), the upcoming Welsh-language noir drama from the…
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ZDFE packaging ‘envelope-pushing’ drama
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) is working with LA’s Rosa Entertainment to package an “envelope-pushing” drama…
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Show of the week: Porus
Porus is one of those series that genuinely offers the international drama market something different….
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Endemol Shine unleashes Boomdog unit
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA)’s Latin arm is forming a Spanish-language studio with Mexican producer…
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Starz pushes into unscripted originals
US premium cable channel Starz has commissioned its first unscripted programmes. The Lionsgate-owned network has…
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Show of the week: Welcome to the Wayne
Welcome to the Wayne debuted on the Nick linear channel in the US in June….
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Mattel content chief exits for NBCU
Mattel chief content officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber has moved to NBCUniversal (NBCU) in a move that…
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MTG apologises after misconduct investigation
European broadcaster and digital business MTG has apologised after an internal investigation into misconduct allegations….
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Disney India names new chief in reshuffle
The Walt Disney Company India has a new chief, a move that comes after the…
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Breakthrough exec transfers to D360
Breakthrough Entertainment’s Jodi Mackie is moving to another Toronto-based sales house, Distribution360 (D360). Mackie has…
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Walking Dead ‘could last 50 years’ – AMC chief
The Walking Dead could be around for 50 years if AMC chief executive Josh Sapan…
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Aussie drama spend passes $1.3bn but kids suffer
Australia saw its scripted production spend hit A$1.3 billion (US$1 billion) for the first time,…
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Show of the week: Domination
This new gameshow sees contestants take on the nation. Domination maps out the knowledge of…
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Colony ‘yanks Weinstein Company cash injection’
Financier Colony Capital is reportedly pulling its proposed cash injection into beleaguered US producer The…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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Former ABC & Verizon exec to lead Imagine
Ex-ABC comedy chief and Verizon mobile content boss Samie Kim Falvey has joined Ron Howard’s…
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CBS’s Ten deal nears completion
US broadcaster CBS has just one obstacle to overcome in order to take over Australian…
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Show of the week: The City and the City
Writer Tony Grisoni on his approach to adapting China Miéville’s ‘weird fiction’-meets-detective noir novel The…
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To boldly go… to MIPCOM
Danny Fenton, CEO of Zig Zag Productions, offers his thoughts on the latest MIPCOM. As…
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Netflix: 8m viewers have binged entire series in a day
Some 8.4 million Netflix subscribers have ‘binge raced’ through an entire season of a show,…
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Corus forms kids venture with Discovery
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has formed a production joint venture with Discovery Communications. The JV, which…
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TBI October/November 2017
This issue includes; Distributors Survey 2017 Top distribution companies share their views on the issues in…
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TBI Scripted October 2017
This issue includes; In the spotlight: Crane & Klarik Interview: Nicola Shindler Feature: Director’s chair…
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TBI Kids October/November 2017
This issue includes; Return of the Moomins Moominmamma. Moominpappa and Moomintroll are back, this time…