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TBI Weekly
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TBI Weekly: AVOD, branding and ‘You’ discussion dominates NATPE
The aftermath of rampant consolidation was in the spotlight at this week’s NATPE market, where…
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TBI Weekly: Endemol Shine to monetise ‘deep’ catalogue via Amazon AVOD
As test partner to Freedive, the new ad-supported streamer from Amazon and IMDb, Endemol Shine…
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TBI Weekly: ZDFE’s Off The Fence acquisition proves “less space” for mid-sized firms
While some warn that the latest distribution merger to rock the landscape proves there…
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TBI Weekly: Our top stories of 2018
It has been exactly a year to the day since Disney revealed its proposed acquisition…
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TBI Weekly: Takeaways from the UBS Media Conference – Netflix, WarnerMedia & CBS
At this week’s UBS Media and Communications conference, Netflix, WarnerMedia and CBS hit the headlines…
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TBI Weekly: The Future is Factual – The Top Unscripted Trends of 2018
Weeks after unveiling its long-gestating, multi-million-dollar collaboration with David Attenborough, Netflix made another strong statement…
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TBI Weekly: Could Barclays’ SVOD fund go global?
Barclays Corporate Banking is looking to expand its SVOD investment fund outside the UK as…
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TBI Weekly: Spotify re-enters the programming game
Spotify has been reaching out to select producers for new video content as it looks…
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TBI Weekly: 10 things we know about Disney’s 2019 strategy
Disney revealed crucial details this week around its plans for Fox’s entertainment assets and how…
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TBI Weekly: Linear TV showing “no new signs of life”
Linear television is showing no new signs of life and mega-mergers could be a boon…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix cancellations in context
The recent slew of Netflix cancellations can reveal some important strategy plans coming from the…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Comcast, Sky and the Murdochs?
As 21st Century Fox walks away from Sky after selling its 39% stake in the…
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TBI Weekly: Top takeaways from RTS London
A vibrant RTS London conference earlier this week saw top figures in the UK market…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix starts seeing the Apple effect
This week, Netflix started showing signs of stress from upcoming streaming competitors. On Wednesday Netflix…
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TBI Weekly: Will Facebook Watch make an impact?
This week, there has been a lot of buzz around the global rollout of Facebook…
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TBI Weekly: Takeaways from Edinburgh
At this week’s Edinburgh International TV Festival, key execs revealed what they’re looking for on…
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TBI Weekly: Two ways an SVOD burst impacts the industry
As news of NBCU’s planned streaming service designed to ‘pay’ users to watch was revealed…
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TBI Weekly: Disneyflix takes shape
Disney’s upcoming streaming service was high on everyone’s mind this week, as new details were…
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TBI Weekly: Virgin Media’s potential channel wipeout
This week, Virgin Media’s carriage disputes with content providers dominated the conversation in the TV…
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TBI Weekly: Are physical game shows the current format favourites?
There seems to be an abundance of physical game show formats this year, trumping the…
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TBI Weekly: Is it the end of HBO as we know it?
John Stankey’s bid to “alter and change” HBO’s direction got people talking this week. Is…
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TBI Weekly: What Disney & Sony are looking for in kids programming
This week, execs from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Disney EMEA described the projects they…
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TBI Weekly: Is Spotify joining the TV hustle?
This week, Spotify hired a TV veteran as its new content chief, which some predict…
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TBI Weekly: Disney may win the Fox race
This week, the bidding war between Disney and Comcast for Fox assets got all the…
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TBI Weekly: Key takeaways from NEM
Croatia’s New Europe Market (NEM) received over 800 participants this week, making it the event’s…
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TBI Weekly: Instagram will not host the next Game of Thrones
This week, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Instagram may allow video uploads up to…
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TBI Weekly: UK broadcasters band together
As major global entertainment companies increasingly pursue M&A activity to fend off the threat of…
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TBI Weekly: Does Netflix outgrowing Disney/Comcast value mean TV domination?
In one week, Netflix has managed to make a landmark TV deal with the Obamas…
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TBI Weekly: Hot or not at the LA Screenings
This week’s LA Screenings have brought us the hottest pilot pick-ups from US Studios, but…
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TBI Weekly: Three moves that may chip at Netflix dominance
Moves to combat the Netflix-effect are high on the agenda for major broadcasters and networks…