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Christina Jennings: A lifetime in TV
As Canada’s most well-known indie producer, Shaftesbury Films’ Christina Jennings knows how to put a…
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Interview: Turner content chief Kevin Reilly
Veteran US executive Kevin Reilly is in bullish mood, and for fair reason. When he…
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Endemol Shine International boss Cathy Payne in profile
Cathy Payne was the first winner of the Content Innovation Awards’ Content Leader of the…
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TBI Weekly: Why BT’s move away from drama might not be a bad idea
This week, BT boss Gavin Patterson (above) pledged that he would not invest in original…
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TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…
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In-demand chart: Turkey (February 12-18, 2018)
Turkey’s latest weekly demand data shows a preference for non-digital original series such as The Walking…
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Bringing ‘Game of Thrones’ to the animal kingdom
The BBC’s factual slate is bringing drama to its animal kingdom this year, as the…
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Worldwide ambitions open the Showcase – BBC content event
BBC Worldwide’s annual four-day programming sales event in Liverpool, England, is a regular trip for…
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In-demand chart: Germany (January 28-February 2, 2018)
The amount of online articles and social media chatter around Star Trek: Discovery translates into…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Entertainment’s Latin quarter: Latino formats in focus
Well known for its storied scripted tradition, Latin American television is building a reputation as…
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Stock trader: Giorgio Stock bets on brands
Turner EMEA continues to grow under Giorgio Stock, who is targeting consumers with investment in…
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Take part in the TBI Drama Survey 2018
We would like to invite you to share your expert views on the state of…
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In-demand chart: UK (January 15-21, 2018)
Brit drama Peaky Blinders saw its demand rise significantly in the UK for this week,…
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30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Ratings winner: The Good Doctor on call
ABC’s autism-themed medical drama is the biggest new show on US primetime, and buyers are…
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Lupe’s creative burst: Why the US rapper turned content producer
Lupe Fiasco has created a prodco that looks to touch on cultural exchange, artificial intelligence…
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Opinion: tech is game for TV takeover
With analysts this week claiming sports remains the critical factor in pay TV subscriptions, Iain…
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In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2018)
Norway’s latest In-demand chart almost provided an exception to the rule that linear TV originals…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 100 (1994)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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English Class: French drama
The rise in high-end English-language drama has seen well-financed French producers enter the space, despite…
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Romper Stomper: the Wright time to revisit history
Geoffrey Wright’s earth-shaking 1992 movie Romper Stomper redefined representations of violence on the big screen,…
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A look back at 30 years of TBI history: Rupert Murdoch (1990)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Writer’s room: Charlie Brooker on designing a Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker can lay claim to creating an entirely new TV genre when he launched…
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TBI’s top ten stories of 2017
In many ways, 2017 was a landmark year for television and the wider world, with…
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Analysis – the next steps for the Digital Single Market reforms
Ingrid Silver from media law firm Reed Smith cast legal eye over why the European…
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In-demand in 2017: Game of Thrones reigns supreme
HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT) reigned supreme as the most in-demand show across of 2017,…
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Opinion: TV content – where’s the innovation?
Megan Goodwin, joint managing director of digital consultancy Interactive Rights Management, argues TV companies are running…
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In-demand chart: Hungary (December 3-9, 2017)
Stranger Things continues to dominate in Europe, coming up top in Hungary for both of…
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VOD complex – the story of video-on-demand so far in figures
UK-based Content Research Company recently updated its VOD Directory, a guide that provides analysis on…