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Features
The consolidation, creativity and distribution challenge
The issue of consolidation in the television business has again come to the fore over…
The public purse
Public broadcasters around the world are squeezed tighter than ever in today’s post global recession…
Peppa’s success leaves eOne sitting pretty in pink
New preschool hits are thin on the ground: Peppa Pig is still the last show…
Viewpoint – Retrans fees profit indies
David Johnson, CEO of full-service rights management company Compact Media Group, argues implementing a retransmission…
Hot food formats
The evolution of food programming mirrors the wider food world. Fusion offerings, franchise-building and digital…
Carnival King
Gareth Neame’s Carnival Films was bought by NBCUniversal in 2008 for about £30 million (US$49…
Viewpoint: the work experience ‘experience’
Work experience – it’s that rite of passage into the mystical world of TV. We…
Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
David Michel: Content extremes and the new radical indies
It is now quite clear that our industry is witness to major changes, which are…
Big-screen to small-screen
Amid what is described as the ‘Golden Age’ of TV drama there is an increasing…
Cyber plays the Long, Long game
Founder of Cyber Group Studios Pierre Sissman tells TBI that the firm is expanding its…
The British are coming – and not before time.
The way we sell British content abroad is changing – for the better, says Hugh…
A walk on the Wildside
Italian writers are an increasingly appealing option on the menu of global scripted content. Rome-based…
Passion CEO’s MIPCOM market report
Passion Distribution’s CEO Sally Miles says broadcasters at MIPCOM were feeling the pressure of viewer…
MasterChef’s secret sauce
MasterChef recently broke the 50-territory mark for local versions. TBI spoke to the people making,…
New World Order: Executive perspective
In the second part of our report into the wave of top-level consolidation in the…
New World Order
Following confirmation of the game-changing Shine Group-Endemol merger and the emergence of an increasingly more…
The script for AMC International
With consumers and the TV industry fixated on high-end drama, TBI speaks to the people…
VR TV: virtually a reality
UK producer Atlantic has set up Alchemy VR, an experimental virtual reality studio. Atlantic boss…
Viewpoint: Katie O’Connell Marsh, CEO, Gaumont TV
The television landscape is changing. That we know for sure. With the rise of new…
A+E makes dramatic move with Studios
A+E launched A+E Studios just over a year ago to deliver premium scripted programming to…
HBO hangs hopes on Euro drama
HBO Europe has made a concerted push into both the local scripted and non-scripted markets….
The new vintage
The international kids TV market will soon be swamped by much-loved heritage brands that are…
Capturing the Magic
Objective Productions Bafta-winning ‘Head of Magic’ Anthony Owen writes about the experience of capturing Derren…
Danny Fenton’s postcard from Russia
Zig Zag founder Danny Fenton’s first experience of Russia included horrible hotel rooms and excellent…
Signs of the Zodiak
In his first interview since becoming Zodiak Media’s CEO, Marc-Antoine d’Halluin outlines his plan to…
Viewpoint: Coming up next… consolidation
Simon Murray, Digital TV Research Few were surprised by BSkyB’s announcement in late July that…
Amazon launches third pilot season
Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…
Viewpoint: Manchester’s production revolution
What right does Manchester have to position itself as the home of production outside London,…
MIPCOM 2014: Cowell, channels, films and Thunderbirds are go
MIPCOM has become the must-attend TV event of the year with the US studios, major…