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In-demand chart: Turkey (February 12-17, 2017)
Our latest chart proves one thing: linear TV drives demand in Turkey. While the average…
UK Screenings: ITV’s Formats Festival
ITV Studios began showcasing its latest wares to international buyers in London in 2011. With…
Berlin issues
If you’ve heard it once in the past year, you’ve heard it dozens of times:…
BBC Worldwide Showcase: in deep water
Ocean will be the focus of the Tuesday night activity for buyers at the BBC…
BBC Worldwide Showcase: big drama in Liverpool
Buyers will get a first look at some of 2017’s most-anticipated dramas at BBC Worldwide…
BBC Worldwide Showcase: entertainment and formats in the spotlight
Formats are taking centre stage at BBC Worldwide Showcase this year. Tracy Forsyth and Sumi…
BBC Worldwide Showcase: show and tell in Liverpool
With Showcase less than a week away, BBC Worldwide’s president of global markets, Paul Dempsey,…
Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon
With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…
Sovereign drama
Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…
In-demand chart: Germany (January 29-February 4, 2017)
Amazon is successfully taking on Netflix in Germany, Europe’s largest TV territory, with the overall…
Hari joins the distribution club
Hari International introduced its first cartoon series Grizzy and the Lemmings at MIPJunior last year,…
Curious World turns to international
Publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched its Curious World app a year ago, with a…
Awards winners: Golden Globes vs. Emmys
US TV award ceremonies generate column inches and marketing collateral for channels, producers and stars,…
In the spotlight: Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…
Viewpoint: Discop Dubai fills a gap in the MENA market
On the eve of the inaugural Discop Dubai event, Yvonne Pilkington, senior VP of format…
Realscreen analysis: is TV ready to play happy families?
As the values of the understated Obamas make way for those of the ostentatious Trumps,…
What went down at NATPE Miami
NATPE welcomed the usual mix of buyers, sellers, programme-makers and hustlers to Miami last week….
In-demand chart: UK (January 15-21, 2017)
Following a surprisingly inauspicious start, The Grand Tour is now motoring ahead of the competition….
Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
Keshet International adding to the MX
In December, Keshet International’s Asia chief, Gary Pudney, told TBI about the distributor’s plans for…
Viewpoint: Factual TV in a post-truth era
Jan Salling, CEO, Missing Link Media & co-chairman, FRAPA Donald Trump has become a leading…
The Terror to spread on AMC
AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll tells TBI about his plans to grow global channels AMC…
In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2017)
Skam was undeniably the most unexpected Norwegian drama series to make international headlines last year….
Award winner: The Night Manager
Arms and espionage drama The Night Manager scooped three Golden Globes last night to go…
In-demand: The top shows of 2016
With executives brushing away the New Year cobwebs and getting back to the business of…
TBI Scripted: Year in Review
Another epic year in TV drama has just passed, with more original series, more money…
TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
TBI Factual: Year in Review
If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…
Viewpoint: factual TV in a post truth world
Twenty-sixteen saw some fascinating and somewhat worrying developments in terms of truth and the media…