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How an adventure format thrived despite the pandemic
You might have assumed that lockdowns and travel restrictions would have put an abrupt halt…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Sizing up South-Eastern Asia’s streaming potential
South-Eastern Asia is a hotbed of streaming activity, with global and regional operators looking to…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking out pay TV patterns in North America
Pay TV in North America is a market in decline, yet revenues remain higher than…
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Why serving diversity within diversity matters
Narendra Reddy, EVP & general manager at The Africa Channel, tells TBI about his company’s…
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TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why
As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…
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How producers plotted a path for ‘Paradiso’ amid Covid
Eva Kemme & Martin Heisler of Germany’s Flare Entertainment tell TBI how a travelling doctor…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Televisa & Univision’s merger has global implications
The $4.8bn merger of Mexican giant Grupo Televisa and US Hispanic operator Univision looks likely…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking what’s in store at CMC 2021
Last year’s Children’s Media Conference (CMC) was one of the myriad events forced to go…
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TBI In Conversation: Hit+Run’s Rob Shaftel on character-driven factual, Netflix & Shark Week
Hit+Run’s Rob Shaftel looks back on five years of factual production, reveals his hunt for…
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Why a Covid-fuelled podcast boom is set to last
Josh Adley, director of commercial & client relations at UK podcast studio Listen, explains how…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Inspecting streamers surging spending
Streamers spent more than $220bn on producing and licensing shows during 2020, up more than…
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TBI In Conversation: Lining up nostalgia with ‘Domino Challenge’
Banijay’s James Townley and Endemol Shine France’s Jean-Louis Blot tell TBI deputy editor Mark Layton how they’ve…
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Oble co-founder on why Russian drama is set to conquer the globe
Ekaterina Sol, co-founder at Paris-based production and distribution company Oble, reveals why Russian drama is…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What can we learn from pay-TV’s slight decline?
Pay-TV subscriptions declined in 2020, but the extent of the fall might raise eyebrows given…
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TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime…
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How Wildflame navigated int’l co-pros for Discovery+ & C5
Llinos Griffin-Williams, executive producer of factual & international co-productions at Welsh indie Wildflame, discusses what it takes…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom
Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of…
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TBI Weekly: How Roku growth is expanding opportunity
AVOD operator Roku this week ordered a second season of scripted series Die Hart, marking…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Amazon expanded streaming in India
Kia Ling Teoh, senior analyst for TV, video & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia, explores…
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TBI Weekly: How Korea’s wave is changing course
South Korean producers and broadcasters make regular appearances in TBI news but recent deals suggest the…
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TBI In Conversation: How Viacom18 built SVOD success in AVOD-dominated India
A little more than a year after the launch of Indian SVOD service Voot Select,…
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TBI In Conversation: World of Wonder founders on prioritising ‘Drag Race’ passion & scripted plans
As Drag Race prepares to sashay on to Spanish screens, World of Wonder founders Fenton…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How appealing to the basics translates to format success
With entertainment formats enjoying a pandemic- and streamer-led ‘golden age’, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Could Peacock & Paramount+ combine?
A week on from AT&T’s seismic decision to spin off WarnerMedia with Discovery, TBI explores…
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Diversity: Reaching out to create bonds
In her latest column, the Creative Diversity Network’s executive director Deborah Williams urges the industry…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What might a combined Discovery & WarnerMedia look like?
AT&T’s decision to spin off WarnerMedia and merge it with Discovery took the industry by…
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TBI In Conversation: How Pete McTighe’s ‘The Pact’ moves past the pandemic
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to Pete McTighe, creator of new BBC thriller The…
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Digging into Discovery+’s first six months in the UK
The launch of Discovery+ six months ago provided an early indication of how the factual…
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Zinc Media’s creative director on shooting deeply personal talent-led content
Emma Hindley, creative director at UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group, lifts the lid on…
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TBI In Conversation: How Banijay is building its global format empire
Banijay’s global head of content development, James Townley, discusses streamers, pandemic protocols and the popularity…