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TBI In Conversation: Where next for Latin American animation?
TBI’s latest installment of its In Conversation strand hears from José Iñesta, who runs Mexico’s…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Will Disney’s ‘Mulan’ mark a movie watershed?
Disney’s recent decision to launch Mulan via its own streamer in early September has provided…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Top Gun’ star Tom Skerritt on his move into AVOD
Tom Skerritt, actor and chief creative officer at Seattle-based Triple Squirrels, and CEO Leslie Grandy,…
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TBI In Conversation: BBC Studios alum Tobi De Graaff on launching Beiboot
BBC Studios (BBCS) former director of commissioning & co-production Tobi de Graaff talks to TBI…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Reflecting on results & Disney’s direct model
Ed Barton & Tim Westcott, senior analysts at TBI sibling Omdia, explore what the recent…
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TBI In Conversation: NATPE’s JP Bommel on what’s next for events & going virtual
TBI’s latest instalment of its In Conversation strand catches up with JP Bommel, president &…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How & why streamers are driving LGBT+ content
Netflix, the BBC and HBO Max have today been revealed as leading the way when…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for UK broadcasters in a post-Covid world?
Aled Evans, senior analyst at TBI sibling Omdia, last week offered a snapshot of how…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Five takeaways reflecting consumption changes
Viewing habits are changing rapidly but how has the soaring number of streamers affected linear…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Looking at factual through a new lens
TBI’s ongoing coverage exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the TV industry hears today from…
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TBI In Conversation: Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson on ‘game-changing’ WarnerMedia deal
This latest instalment of TBI’s In Conversation strand catches up with Ben Stephenson, head of…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What did younger viewers watch under lockdown?
New research focused on viewers under the age of 34 claims to offer an insight…
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TBI Weekly: Delving into Netflix’s results & its global insights
Prior to Netflix, there were exceptionally few TV-related companies that provided a global reflection of…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Mrs America’s Dahvi Waller on Hollywood gender inequality
In this latest instalment of our In Conversation strand, we talk to Mrs America showrunner Dahvi…
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Has Quibi killed the quality shorts market?
Sarah Jane Thomson, CEO at global streaming service discover.film, considers how the apparently limp launch…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking content & consumption habits during lockdown
Fateha Begum, associate director at TBI sibling Omdia, breaks down the latest findings from its…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from a week with the kids
From $15m funding slates to discussions about driving diversity, the past week has provided plenty…
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Scaling new heights
Rebooting scripted series has become big business, but it remains a flawed science. Stephen Arnell…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the rule over Banijay’s Endemol Shine deal
Omdia’s senior research analyst Aled Evans reflects on Banijay’s $2.2bn acquisition of Endemol Shine Group…
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Watch4 boss Philipp Rotermund on the “golden age of AVOD”
After nearly two decades in the television business, I have seen the term “the golden…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Pulling back the curtain on online content sales
Ian McKee, CEO of online distribution service Vuulr, provides a sneak peak into some of…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Sleepy Hollow’ showrunner Mark Goffman on making the most of lockdown
In this installment of TBI’s In Conversation strand, we talk to Sleepy Hollow and Bull showrunner Mark Goffman…
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Dealing with Covid-19: A planetary shift in viewership
TBI’s extensive coverage exploring how Covid-19 has impacted the content business hears today from Patrick…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: A week in numbers from the US to Singapore
Covid-19 has deeply impacted media around the world and while some sectors have made the…
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TBI In Conversation: ‘Hell On Wheels’ showrunner John Wirth on ‘passing the baton’
In the second installment of TBI’s In Conversation strand, we talk to Wu Assassins and…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Reform & review in a post-lockdown UK
Jonathan Thompson, who leads the development of the UK’s digital terrestrial television platform Freeview, explains…
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TBI In Conversation: Erik Barmack on Spanish drama & adapting video games
In the first of a series of articles with leading US-based writers, producers and showrunners,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Reacting to risk & ensuring diversity
TBI’s Covid-19 focused strand of longer form pieces today hears from LA-based producer and co-founder…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How Banff moved mountains to get online
TBI’s coverage of Covid-19’s impact on the TV business hears today from Jenn Kuzmyk, exec…