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What Fipadoc tells us about French & int’l documentaries
The TV industry’s events schedule remains a challenging environment but face-to-face meetings are a vital…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: “No renaissance for traditional TV” as online video reigns
Dramatic change has been experienced by the TV and video business over the past couple…
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Opinion: Why distributors need to think like commissioners
Philip Barnsdall-Thompson, SVP of acquisitions, UK, America & EMEA, at Flame Distribution, shares his thoughts…
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TBI Weekly: Why cheaper tech will surface new voices in natural history
As 2022 gets into its stride, natural history is again making an impact on screen…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why language puts US and France ahead on channel choice
The US and France stand apart in terms of the number of channels available to…
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How to secure investment in your company, by those who’ve done it
Scripted costs have surged over recent years, with streamers’ demands supercharging the market. Nick Edwards…
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Opinion: Quintus Studios’ exec Adam Jacobs on taking the plunge
At the beginning of 2021, I was a freelance development consultant working up ideas and…
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Show of the Week: Cardo
Ana Rujas heads the cast of this 6 x 30-minute Spanish drama series as Maria,…
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TBI Weekly: Five questions for SkyShowtime’s new CEO
This week’s appointment of Monty Sarhan as the CEO of SkyShowtime takes us one significant…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Who’s ahead of the game in global channel reach?
As more brands go global, the battle to place content in front of the greatest…
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Opinion: Who cares about your content?!
In the first instalment of a monthly column, Siobhan Crawford, head of sales and acquisitions at…
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Diversity: Ensuring a snowball effect on accessibility
Deborah Williams looks at how the pandemic has made some events more accessible and urges…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2021
It has been another rollercoaster of a pandemic-hit year and yet the quality of programming…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the soaring cost of content
As competition in the subscription streaming market heats up, production budgets are getting bigger. Omdia’s…
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What does a modern indie look like?
Rebecca Knight, co-CEO of recently launched factual production company Collective Media Group, highlights the lessons…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How RTL Group is competing on streaming
US media giants are targeting Europe with their streamers but incumbent operators are making moves…
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TBI Weekly: Exploring a new dawn for Portugal’s drama industry
From tax breaks to co-pros and burgeoning Atlantic alliances, Portugal’s drama business is attracting increasing…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking Netflix & Amazon’s European drama plans
WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal are ramping up competition in an already crowded streaming ecosystem in…
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How Arrow hit its target on doc about ‘forgotten’ AIDS pandemic
Grace Chapman, series director at UK factual prodco Arrow Pictures, reveals how docuseries Positive delves into the arrival…
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Unmasking AVOD’s format potential
Could AVOD provide a fertile new breeding ground for fresh unscripted ideas? Tim Dams finds…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Netflix chose its new viewing metric
Netflix recently revealed a swathe of new data reflecting its most-watched shows using a new…
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Going Green on ‘BBC Children In Need’ 2021 production
Peter Davey, executive in charge of Comic Relief, Sport Relief, Children In Need and The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Who’s watching what on Netflix?
Netflix remains the largest global streaming service, yet many details of how its content is…
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What Globoplay’s first telenovela says about its content strategy
Brazilian giant Globo has transformed its streaming strategy over recent years, with Globoplay recently ordering…
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TBI Weekly: Why US SVOD saturation matters for global production
US viewers have been gobbling up content at unprecedented rates over the past few years,…
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TBI In Conversation: What ‘Mixte’ tells us about French production potential
Eleonore Dailly, co-founder of Mixte producer Autopilot Entertainment, tells TBI deputy editor Mark Layton about…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ fits into South Africa’s SVOD boom
South Africa’s SVOD landscape has seen rapid growth over recent years with global players joining…
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Content Innovation Awards 2021 photo gallery
Check out the photographs from the Content Innovation Awards 2021, which took place last week…
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TBI in Conversation: How Ukraine’s ‘Brave Bunnies’ conquered the world
TBI’s Mark Layton hears how Brave Bunnies creator Olga Cherepanova took her pre-school animated bunnies…
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Buyers Profiles: SVT’s Mikael Österby & Canal Brasil’s Alexandre Cunha
As part of a new strand of content, TBI has partnered with online screenings portal…