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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…

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UK Screenings: ITV’s Formats Festival

ITV Studios began showcasing its latest wares to international buyers in London in 2011. With…

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Berlin issues

If you’ve heard it once in the past year, you’ve heard it dozens of times:…

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BBC Worldwide Showcase: in deep water

Ocean will be the focus of the Tuesday night activity for buyers at the BBC…

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BBC Worldwide Showcase: big drama in Liverpool

Buyers will get a first look at some of 2017’s most-anticipated dramas at BBC Worldwide…

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BBC Worldwide Showcase: entertainment and formats in the spotlight

Formats are taking centre stage at BBC Worldwide Showcase this year. Tracy Forsyth and Sumi…

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BBC Worldwide Showcase: show and tell in Liverpool

With Showcase less than a week away, BBC Worldwide’s president of global markets, Paul Dempsey,…

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Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon

With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…

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Sovereign drama

Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…

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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…

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Hari joins the distribution club

Hari International introduced its first cartoon series Grizzy and the Lemmings at MIPJunior last year,…

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Curious World turns to international

Publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched its Curious World app a year ago, with a…

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Awards winners: Golden Globes vs. Emmys

US TV award ceremonies generate column inches and marketing collateral for channels, producers and stars,…

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In the spotlight: Ash Atalla

Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…

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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…

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Realscreen analysis: is TV ready to play happy families?

As the values of the understated Obamas make way for those of the ostentatious Trumps,…

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What went down at NATPE Miami

NATPE welcomed the usual mix of buyers, sellers, programme-makers and hustlers to Miami last week….

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In-demand chart: UK (January 15-21, 2017)

Following a surprisingly inauspicious start, The Grand Tour is now motoring ahead of the competition….

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Prison sells

Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…

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Keshet International adding to the MX

In December, Keshet International’s Asia chief, Gary Pudney, told TBI about the distributor’s plans for…

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Viewpoint: Factual TV in a post-truth era

Jan Salling, CEO, Missing Link Media & co-chairman, FRAPA Donald Trump has become a leading…

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The Terror to spread on AMC

AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll tells TBI about his plans to grow global channels AMC…

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In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2017)

Skam was undeniably the most unexpected Norwegian drama series to make international headlines last year….

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Award winner: The Night Manager

Arms and espionage drama The Night Manager scooped three Golden Globes last night to go…

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In-demand: The top shows of 2016

With executives brushing away the New Year cobwebs and getting back to the business of…

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TBI Scripted: Year in Review

Another epic year in TV drama has just passed, with more original series, more money…

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TBI Kids: Year in Review

Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….

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TBI Digital: Year in Review

Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…

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TBI Factual: Year in Review

If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…

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Viewpoint: factual TV in a post truth world

Twenty-sixteen saw some fascinating and somewhat worrying developments in terms of truth and the media…