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Features
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Different shades of Red: Nicola Shindler one-on-one
Nicola Shindler is surely the most well known drama producer from Manchester, England, with a…
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The TBI Interview – Frank Hoffmann, managing director of RTL Deutschland
RTL managing director Frank Hoffmann tells Dieter Brockmeyer how Germany’s largest commercial network has lasered…
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Television’s love affair with the People’s Princess
Yearlong activities have taken place to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and…
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The studio on Ramsay’s street – celebrity chef on his next moves
In two decades, Gordon Ramsay has gone from making food programming a staple diet for…
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Entertainment centre – why eOne brought TV and film together
John Morayniss tells Jesse Whittock how North American distributor Entertainment One is evolving, while the…
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Viewpoint: ignore Asia at your peril
Amanda Groom from coproduction specialist The Bridge assesses the state of the Asian market for…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…
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In-demand chart: Germany (November 20-26, 2017)
Star Trek: Discovery has continued its initial launch success in Germany, bringing in strong demand…
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Director’s chair – why Hollywood’s directors are targeting TV
As television welcomes Hollywood’s biggest names, four top directors talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about bringing…
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All eyes on Asia’s next big thing
Asia has a reputation as one of the most innovative and vibrant regions for formats,…
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Featuring at the Forum
We asked Asian television experts headed for Singapore’s Asia TV Forum & Market about the…
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Buyers Briefing: Indonesia
Indonesian content is under the spotlight at this year’s Asia TV Forum & Market. TBI…
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Creating the dream team
Endemol Shine Group’s French prodcos merged on May 1, as the production and distribution giant…
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House moves are killing the basic pay bundle
Ahead of his keynote at Informa’s OTTtv World Summit tomorrow in London, former AMC Networks,…
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In-demand chart: Spain (November 6-12, 2017)
Stranger Things dominates Spain’s charts as the global hit continues its success into season two,…
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Starz vehicle
Chris Albrecht tells Jesse Whittock about the new look Starz business following its merger with…
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Viewer demand: Blue Planet II vs Planet Earth II
After Blue Planet II’s record breaking ratings for its premiere, is it fair to say…
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Paramount importance
The US’s newest general entertainment station, the Paramount Network, launches in January 2018. Jesse Whittock…
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In-demand chart: Netherlands (October 23-29, 2017)
Our latest chart throws up a surprise, considering the amount of marketing, social media posts…
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A Gutsy take on the Moomins
Former FremantleMedia Finland and Friday TV chief Marika Makaroff has landed rights to Scandinavian kids…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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In-demand chart: France (October 9-15, 2017)
This week saw The Walking Dead rise to the top of our latest In-demand…
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To boldly go… to MIPCOM
Danny Fenton, CEO of Zig Zag Productions, offers his thoughts on the latest MIPCOM. As…
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Fighting the pirates
Illegal downloads and streams are directly impacting the TV business, but how far are they…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Katrina Neylon, FremantleMedia
Name: Katrina Neylon; Company: FremantleMedia International Katrina Neylon joined FremantleMedia International (FMI) as global content…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – the overview
James Duffen from digital distribution platform TRX assesses what lessons can be taken from our…
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Australia should look to Canada for Netflix solution
Chris Hilton from Essential Media and Entertainment argues Australia could do worse than look at…
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Who to meet in Cannes: David Mortimer, Tinopolis
Name: David Mortimer; Company: Tinopolis Former NBCUniversal International unscripted chief David Mortimer heads into his…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – Part 4
In the final part of our Distributors Survey, we discover what sort of buyer is…
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The importance of knowing your history
Adam Jacobs of UK indie Woodcut Media argues the history programming is rediscovering its mojo,…