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Pay TV outshines piracy in MENA

Piracy remains a major problem in the Middle East and North Africa, despite the many…

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John Hendricks: still curious

John Hendricks tells Stewart Clarke about CuriosityStream and how it will harness the ‘third evolution…

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Pitching over the pond: a UK perspective on US TV

British producer Nerd TV’s co-founder and managing director Jago Lee on why American-style processes are…

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Turkey: imports and exports

Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…

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XiveTV: at the factual frontier

John Hendricks will not have the factual streaming space to himself with CuriosityStream, with industry…

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Viewpoint: an experience to remember

Cesar Suero, account and business development director at creative digital specialist Rawnet NY on why…

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The state of the kids VOD industry

Nick Walters, founder and CEO of kids SVOD service Hopster, identifies the trends driving the…

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The time is now for emerging markets

For decades the industry’s think tank for original formats has rested in the hands of…

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Guilty pleasures

Murder. Bloodlust. Revenge. Jesse Whittock listens to testimony from leading executives and gathers evidence to…

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Small Town America: don’t ignore local TV

British drama is currently the toast of Los Angeles and New York, with shows like…

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Adult licence

Licensing and merchandising is intrinsic to children’s TV production, but what market is there for…

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Atresmedia’s dramatic entrance

DeAPlaneta-controlled Atresmedia has coproduced The Refugees with BBC Worldwide, while The CW will adapt its…

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Dipping into the Pick’n Mix

Established French media group Kabo Family is taking its hybrid comedy formats to the global…

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Supply and demand in Latin America

TBI and Eurodata TV look at the latest trends in TV viewing in Latin America…

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Silberwasser’s three-point plan

Luis Silberwasser joined Telemundo in late 2014 as president of the US Hispanic network. A…

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MGM: A lion in the TV jungle

Of all of the Hollywood studios, none has been bought and sold as many times…

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Year in Review, part three: 2015

This week, executives from across the board have revealed the moments that defined the industry…

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2014 Year in Review, part two

What were the moments that defined 2014 for individual companies in the international TV space?…

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Regal ambitions

Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…

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Last word: Matthieu Viala, Makever

Matthieu Viala, CEO of French drama producer Makever, on why changes to viewing habits means…

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2014 Year in Review, part one

In the first part of a three-part special on the moments of 2014 and those…

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K-content: head on

The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…

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TV Formats: Made in China

A decade ago China was considered the enemy of the international formats business, but today…

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How coproduction returned to Wales

S4C’s CEO Ian Jones explains the conditions that have seen internationally-coproduced drama return to Wales….

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In kids TV, a great concept simply isn’t enough

Everyone in the television industry will agree to two things when it comes to kids…

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Ob doc formats dissected

The observational documentary – or docu-soap – has brought big characters and weird and wonderful…

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Kate Beal: the work experience experience

Work Experience – it’s that rite of passage into the mystical world of TV. We…

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Viewpoint: Simon Flamank, Bob & Co.

Veteran kids TV financier and producer Simon Flamank explains why piecing together investment on an…

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Viewpoint: Simon Flamank, Bob & Co.

Veteran kids TV financier and producer Simon Flamank explains why piecing together investment on an…

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Laughter track

When international TV executives describe this as the Golden Age, they’re usually thinking of US…