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Features
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Monte Carlo’s TV circuit
The Monte-Carlo TV Festival wants to be for television what the Cannes Film Festival is…
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In-demand charts: Spain (15 – 21 May 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part V
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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Viewpoint: Canada – the battle continues
At the end of last year I penned an opinion piece for TBI about the…
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Emerging from the shadows: Brazilian drama
Brazil’s TV industry, widely and unwisely dismissed as primarily a source of telenovelas, has been…
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Trans on TV
When cultural historians look back, 2015/16 will undoubtedly be seen as a landmark in terms…
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In-demand charts: Germany (May 1-7, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows* from…
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TBI Formats: Drinking tea with gangsters
Kate Beal, CEO & joint creative director, Woodcut Media Over the years I’ve filmed with…
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Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…
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Viewpoint: Should we go through the window to the world?
Gary Woolf, EVP, commercial development, All3Media International At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las…
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In the spotlight: Stephen Poliakoff
British writer and director Stephen Poliakoff’s award-winning work spans more than three decades on both…
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In-demand charts: Denmark (April 17-23, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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MENA creative boom beckons
Artistic experimentation in the Middle Eastern scripted market is booming. TBI assesses a new form…
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The Chinese reality condundrum
Formats veteran Clare Thompson says the latest regulatory decrees about Chinese formats market are a…
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Writer’s Room: Daisy Goodwin
British producer and novellist Daisy Goodwin’s first screenplay is for upcoming ITV and PBS period…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: will the main channels continue to dominate
The consensus in terms of the domination, or otherwise, of the existing kids channels is…
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Legitimate success for The Illegal
At the CoPro Series pitching competition in Berlin, the team behind The Book of Negroes…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: which digital service has the most potential?
It seems fair to throw this question to the people running digital services first. Hopster’s…
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Drama’s Dirty Dozen emerge from Serial Eyes
As well as a popular 1967 war movie, the Dirty Dozen is a 12-strong collective…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: is a breakout global kids content hit coming?
It is hard to get new shows away, and even harder to get new shows…
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A (Movi)star is born
A new player is joining Europe’s top drama producers: Spain’s leading pay TV platform Movistar…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: What is the biggest issue facing the industry?
TBI asks the the most influential players in the kids business for their views on…
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Authentically survival
Survival shows are nothing new, but the last few years have seen the genre go…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: the list in full
MIPTV takeaways: #1 no Rising Star, but Roots established MIPTV takeaways: #2 VR now a reality? MIPTV takeaways: #3…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #10 the market in numbers
Many people at MIPTV reported the market ‘felt quieter’, but also invariably said they got…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #9 making news, not in the news
There was plenty of news last week in Cannes, which was a change from the…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #7 the industry asks ‘how will MIP evolve?’
One question TV folk in Cannes were asking was how will MIP evolve? Should it…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #8 a quiet drama
MIPTV’s answer to the international boom in high-end drama was the inaugural MIPDrama Screenings event…