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Why crime still pays in a contracting drama market
Crime dramas remain an opportunity for buyers and producers despite the cooling market, writes Nick…
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How Fox built a primetime format out of ‘Snake Oil’
Idea to Iteration is a new regular strand that explores how a show has gone…
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Exclusive: ‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong on cooking up a classic & what comes next
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong reflects on his HBO epic with Richard Middleton, dissecting his creative…
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The production power fuelling the French connection
Nick Edwards explores what has made France such an attractive location from which to launch…
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Why it’s time for action over women’s sport docs
Sports docs have mushroomed over recent years, so why isn’t the explosion of interest in…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: A Horse Named Steve
Producer: Sixteen South & Nelvana | Distributor: Sixteen South Rights | Broadcaster: RTÉ (Ireland) &…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: Mitten & Shoe
Producer(s): Matinai Animation, Hotel Hungaria & Jam Media | Distributor: Aardman | Broadcaster: CBeebies (UK)…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: Buddybot
Producer: Xilam Animation | Distributor: Xilam Animation | Broadcaster: France Télévisions (France) Aimed at kids…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: Hold On Gaston!
Producer: Dandelooo | Distributor: Dandelooo | Broadcaster: Canal+ (France) French producer-distributor Dandelooo has partnered with…
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TBI Kids Hot Picks: Davey & Jonesie’s Locker
Producer: Marblemedia | Distributor: Distribution360 | Broadcaster: Hulu (US), Amazon Prime Video (Canada, Australia &…
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TBI Formats Hot Picks: The Summit
Producer: Endemol Shine Australia, Nine Network | Distributor: Banijay Rights | Broadcaster: Nine Network (Australia)…
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TBI Formats Hot Picks: The Underdog
Producers: Primal Media & Motion Content Group | Distributor: All3Media International | Broadcaster: E4 (UK)…
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TBI Formats Hot Picks: Love ALLways
Producer: Awesomeness Unscripted and Digital Studio | Distributor: Paramount Global Content Distribution | Broadcaster: Paramount+…
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TBI Formats Hot Picks: Hot Yachts – Miami
Producer: Curve Media | Distributor: Fifth Season | Broadcaster: Paramount+ (UK) Sea, sun and sex-appeal…
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TBI Formats Hot Picks: The Lost Ones
Producer: Strong Productions | Distributor: Fremantle | Broadcaster: TV2 (Denmark) Co-operation is key in this…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: Scrublands
Producer: Easy Tiger | Distributor: Abacus Media Rights | Broadcaster: Stan, Nine Network (Australia) Based…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: Obituary
Producer: APC Studios & Magamedia | Distributor: APC | Broadcaster: Hulu (US) & RTÉ (Ireland)…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: Black Daisies
Producer: Balapolis | Distributor: StudioCanal | Broadcaster: Canal+ Poland (Poland) This Polish supernatural thriller is…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: Grimsburg
Producer: Bento Box Entertainment | Distributor: Fox Entertainment Global | Broadcaster: Fox (US) Coming straight…
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TBI Scripted Hot Picks: The Greatest Teacher
Producer: Nippon TV | Distributor: Nippon TV | Broadcaster: Nippon TV (Japan) This suspenseful one-hour…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Julius Caesar: Rise Of The Roman Empire (w/t)
Producer: BBC Studios The Documentary Unit & PBS | Distributor: BBC Studios | Broadcaster(s): BBC2…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Migrants – The Failures Of Fortress Europe
Producer: Capa | Distributor: Newen Connect | Broadcaster: Arte (France) This documentary explores the pressures…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Le Mans 55, The Unauthorized Investigation
Producer: Federation Studio France & Empreinte Digitale | Distributor: Federation Studios | Broadcaster: Canal+ (France)…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: The Arctic, 66.5 Degrees North
Producer: colourFIELD | Distributor: Orange Smarty | Broadcaster: ZDF (Germany) & Arte (France) From Greenland…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Eva Longoria – Searching For Mexico
Producer: Raw TV | Distributor: Banijay Rights | Broadcaster: CNN (US) Following CNN and Raw…
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Exclusive: From generative imagery to ‘Star Wars’ deepfakes, what AI’s rise means for TV
Mark Layton (and ChatGPT) explore the myriad uses for artificial intelligence in the TV sector…
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Exclusive: BBC kids’ chief Patricia Hidalgo talks co-productions, risk-taking & UK animation
In a wide-ranging conversation, Mark Layton talks to BBC kids’ chief Patricia Hidalgo about the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why ad growth will replace subscription gains as industry revenue driver
With streamers beginning to de-prioritise further subscription investment, Omdia’s Adam Thomas explains why the advertising…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking aggregation & the evolving role of pay-TV
The way we watch TV has dramatically changed over the past eight years and so…
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Diary Notes of a drama producer in LA, 2022 vs 2023
With the US writers strike finally at an end, Arrested Industries CEO Anthony Kimble reflects…