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Nordic noir heads to China
Finnish telco Elisa enters the ring as one of the first international players looking East…
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Viacom’s Voot joins the premium ranks
Viacom 18 group CEO Sudhanshu Vats tells Manori Ravindran how Indian streaming service Voot is…
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Scaling the Great Firewall: How to work with China’s giant online platforms
With China in the spotlight again at MIPCOM and ATF, what’s the best way to…
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From imitation to innovation: East Asian formats are on the rise
K7 Media’s APAC manager Michelle Lin breaks down the shifting life cycles for formats out…
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The Dealmakers: Four execs shaping the Asian TV landscape today
As business across Asia continues to flourish amidst shifting regulations and censorship, TBI introduces the…
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Hooq gets hyper-local for new Southeast Asia strategy
Hooq CEO Peter Bithos tells TBI how he is transforming the Singapore-based streamer from the…
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Made with China: is it time to transcend the quota narrative?
International distributors are increasingly finding new ways of navigating the mixed messages shrouding China’s ominous…
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Howard T. Owens spells out Propagate’s Asia ambitions
Ahead of his debut at the Asia TV Forum, Propagate Content co-founder Howard T. Owens…
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In the spotlight: Simon & Stephen Cornwell
The Ink Factory founders, and sons of author John le Carré, discuss the changing face…
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Spongebob: The most enduring kids title in TV
This article originally ran in TBI’s MIPCOM issue. We’re republishing it today in honor and memory…
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How Brexit will impact the TV sector
As a Brexit deal hangs in the balance in the UK, TBI revisits what the TV…
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Op-ed: Putting real words to true crime in ‘verbatim drama’ The Interrogation
Four actors. One room. An interrogation based word-for-word on real transcripts. Story Films co-founder Dave Nath…
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On the set with Vice’s first game show
TBI speaks to Vice Studios exec producers Dan Louw and Yonni Usiskin on how…
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Op-ed: SVT’s immigrant-focused catch-up service is a lesson in inclusion
Can a public broadcaster’s vast archives of premium content be used to help accelerate the…
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Op-Ed: Look to Asian drama remakes for creative renewal
Amanda Groom, MD of co-production specialist The Bridge, explains why Asian remakes such as SBS…
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Op-ed: A female Doctor Who can’t mask entertainment’s off-screen problem
October may have seen one fabled entertainment glass ceiling smashed, with Jodie Whittaker nailing it…
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Distributors: the new producers?
A growing number of distributors are involved in activities that look more like development, production…
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Op-ed: Think outside the slot
Richard Melman, managing director and executive producer at Spring Films, argues that broadcasters need to…
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Richard Yee: Getting Karl Pilkington into scripted
Sick of It director and co-writer Richard Yee tells TBI how he convinced The Idiot…
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Op-ed: Cutting through the clutter with the right story
Jason Simms, director of drama and comedy at Sky Vision, tries to keep up with…
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Liberty: DR’s last international drama?
Ahead of the news that DR is to cut spend on international drama and focus…
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Script to Screen: MotherFatherSon
Luring Richard Gere to television after a 30-year break, BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon examines family, power…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2018: part two
Brexit future looks hazy Not all distribution companies will be impacted by political matters such…
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Avi Nir: a contribution to content
Keshet Media Group CEO Avi Nir is the first winner of the Content Innovation Awards…
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Melanie Leach: the hit-maker
Twofour CEO Melanie Leach is the winner of TBI’s Content Innovation Awards Lifetime Achievement gong….
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Op-ed: A decade of change for Canada
As this year’s MIPCOM market coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Canada’s…
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Facebook looks to “game-ify” content
As the platform roll outs its video offering Watch globally, it is ramping up its…
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Diversifying TV: the practices improving workplace inclusivity
As the industry works towards ensuring a more diverse workforce, UK and US execs tell…
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Writer’s Room: Inside Informer
Consider all angles and perspectives of a character to write more nuanced and textured stories,…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2018: part one
Distributors large and small have again revealed their views on the major issues that are…