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Worldwide ambitions open the Showcase – BBC content event

BBC Worldwide’s annual four-day programming sales event in Liverpool, England, is a regular trip for 700-plus buyers. TBI looks what the commercial arm of the BBC is planning in 2018 These are momentous times for the BBC, the UK’s public service broadcaster. While it is under constant ideological pressure from some corners of the British […]

In-demand chart: Germany (January 28-February 2, 2018)

The amount of online articles and social media chatter around Star Trek: Discovery translates into a solid win for the CBS and Netflix sci-fi series in our latest demand expressions charts. The series – which CBS Television Studios, Secret Hideout, Roddenberry Entertainment and Living Dead Guy Productions coproduce – tops both the digital and overall […]

30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)

TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of archive articles chronicling the evolving television and entertainment landscape since 1988. In 2003, TBI asked the industry to nominate the top 20 executives in the business at that point, and results brought together some of the biggest names in the […]

Entertainment’s Latin quarter: Latino formats in focus

Well known for its storied scripted tradition, Latin American television is building a reputation as a source of unscripted formats, while global TV giants increasingly perceive this region as a core market in their international growth. Emiliano de Pablos reports. As is happening elsewhere, the TV business in Latin America is quickly changing. With TV […]

Stock trader: Giorgio Stock bets on brands

Turner EMEA continues to grow under Giorgio Stock, who is targeting consumers with investment in brands. He tells Jesse Whittock about his plans and working with sister firms HBO and Warner Bros. TBI interviews Turner EMEA president Giorgio Stock on the same day his former employer, The Walt Disney Company, announces its US$54.2 billion takeover […]

Take part in the TBI Drama Survey 2018

We would like to invite you to share your expert views on the state of the international drama market. The results will be displayed in our MIPTV March/April magazine, distributed at MIPTV 2018, and appear online at tbivision.com. Your responses may feature in the report, both in print and online. After completing the survey you […]

In-demand chart: UK (January 15-21, 2018)

Brit drama Peaky Blinders saw its demand rise significantly in the UK for this week, as season four reached its end and news of a fifth run arrived this month. Peaky Blinders, which came in second on the top overall TV shows list, has enjoyed decent success in the territory. The analytics come after a trio […]

30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)

TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of archive articles chronicling the evolving television and entertainment landscape since 1988. In 2010 there were parallels to the rise M&A activity we have seen in the past year. While today we’re looking at the Fox/Disney or AT&T/Time Warner tie-ups, eight […]

Ratings winner: The Good Doctor on call

ABC’s autism-themed medical drama is the biggest new show on US primetime, and buyers are responding in kind, TBI reports. Every year, TBI travels to the LA Screenings in May to view the latest pilots from the US broadcasters. Picking which will become new season hits is rarely easy, and although The Good Doctor was […]

Lupe’s creative burst: Why the US rapper turned content producer

Lupe Fiasco has created a prodco that looks to touch on cultural exchange, artificial intelligence and creativity. Kaltrina Bylykbashi speaks to the musician and his business partner Bonnie Chan Woo Looking at 2018, Lupe Fiasco, the rapper and record producer, is aiming to establish a forward-looking, global production company that incorporates his experiences as a […]

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