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TBI In Conversation: Artza’s Dafna Prenner on passion, persistence & ‘The Beauty Queen Of Jerusalem’
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to Dafna Prenner, co-CEO at Tel-Aviv-based Artza Productions, about loveless…
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Exclusive: Newen’s int’l boss talks Kubik deal & Europe-wide strategy
Newen Group has followed up its deal for iZen Group in Spain by returning to…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the numbers on global formats
TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton dives into K7 Media’s annual format report to uncover the most…
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TBI Weekly: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking OTT’s global revenue prospects
Streaming services have surged in popularity over the past 12 months but research revealed today…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring streamers’ spending habits in 2021
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst for channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, tells Richard…
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Unpicking AVOD, FAST & natural history’s potential
Carlyn Staudt, global general manager at Love Nature, discusses the opportunities presented by increasingly competitive FAST channels and…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘RATS’ director Viktor Taus on drugs, drama & talent
Czech Republic director Viktor Taus tells TBI about the “happy, closed circle” of his recent…
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TBI Weekly: How the future of markets is shaping up
As Digital MIPTV draws to a close, TBI talks to a variety of distributors to…
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Seizing scripted opportunities in India
Streamers are piling investment into India and invigorating local scripted content creation, but regulatory changes…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where US streamers are looking for global originals
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst, channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, explores which countries…
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Why showing is better than telling in conservation content
Paul Wooding, managing director of Woodcut West, the Bristol branch of UK indie Woodcut Media,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Eastern Europe is embracing SVOD
US-based streamers heading into Eastern Europe look set to transform market dynamics, with recent data suggesting…
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TBI Weekly: Embracing autism & disability representation
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks to…
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TBI Kids: BBC Studios on the global reach of ‘Planet Defenders’
We often hear how the future of the planet and the animals that live upon…
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MediaXchange CEO Katrina Wood on a transformative 30 years in TV
UK- and LA-based training & development company MediaXchange has been connecting creatives around the world…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Plotting the next moves for pay TV & SVOD
SVOD services boomed in 2020 as locked down viewers turned to on-demand viewing for…
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Preparing for the big adventure boom
Stephen McQuillan, creative director at UK indie Humble Bee Films considers what the immediate future…
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TBI Kids: Nelvana’s president on why kids content is central to the streaming boom
As Canadian children’s producer and distributor Nelvana approaches its 50th anniversary, company president Pam Westman…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring Japan’s unique pay TV & streaming ecosystem
Jun Wen Woo, senior analyst for TV & Online Video at research powerhouse Omdia, delves…
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TBI Kids: Globo’s “100% Brazilian” global content push
Tatiana Costa, head of kids & entertainment & channels at Lat Am giant Globo Group,…
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The virtually acceptable world of distribution online
Melanie Torres, Principal Media’s SVP of worldwide distribution, reflects on a year of working from…
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‘2020: The Story Of Us’ producer Katie Buchanan on filming an unfolding crisis
Docsville Studios’ Katie Buchanan, producer on 2020: The Story Of Us, a co-production with Altitude Factual and…
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Why British TV needs to rethink its approach to diversity
Wa’qaar A Mirza, co-founder and global CEO of Safi Ideas, whose UK-based production outfit is…
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‘Normal People’s music supervisor on how sounds serve the drama
Juliet Martin, music supervisor on Element Pictures’ Normal People for BBC Three and Hulu, explains…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney & WarnerMedia prepared for streaming wars
A fortnight ago, TBI Tech & Analysis reflected on the transformative moves into DTC…
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Exclusive: Jim Henson Co’s Halle Stanford on nostalgia, dream projects & empowering women
Following International Women’s Day, TBI continues its series of interviews with leading women in the…
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Exclusive: Off the Fence CEO Ellen Windemuth on factual strategy & industry sexism
Following International Women’s Day, TBI continues its series of interviews with leading women in the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis marks International Women’s Day
With today’s TBI Tech & Analysis falling on International Women’s Day, we hear from Maria…
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Exclusive: The women behind ‘Doctor Who’ on aliens, travel & equality
TBI marks International Women’s Day with the first in a series of interviews over the…