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TBI Weekly: Forging a fresh path in the epic fantasy boom

With a slew of new epic fantasy shows on the horizon, Britannia exec James Richardson tells TBI’s Mark Layton how the series has carved its own niche in the increasingly crowded genre, ahead of the show’s UK return next week. A high-end epic fantasy heyday may soon be upon us, with streamers and broadcasters investing […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: How Italian viewers are adapting to OTT

  Italian viewers are expected to continue their migration to OTT services over the next five years but pay TV will remain the dominant force on revenue generation, according to recent analysis by TBI sister research organisation Omdia.  Its latest report on the Italian market, Italy: Trends in Pay TV and Online Video – 2021, […]

TBI Weekly: Delivering an alternative approach to the tragedy of 9/11

As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approach, Lucie Ridout, executive producer at UK-based Arrow Pictures, reveals the behind-the-scenes challenges of bringing a fresh and representative exploration of the tragedy to screen.  The terror attacks on 9/11, the most shocking event in many people’s lifetimes, have led to many high-quality documentaries and, as […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Why TV will trump cinema for post-pandemic US audiences

The global pandemic has caused monumental shifts in both the way that audiences are served and consume content with few signs of bouncing back to the ‘old normal’. From the accelerated rise of new global streaming services to the emerging switch to day-and-date PVOD models, however short-term those strategies may be, the landscape is clearly […]

TBI Weekly: How streamers slow flow of cash could hit creativity

Streamers might be the reason behind the booming global demand for content, but paying for programming across the lifetime of a license can cause potential challenges for producers and distributors, as highlighted in ITV Studios’ results last week. Wayne Marc Godfrey, founder & CEO at Purely Capital, tells TBI about the OTT payment model’s impact […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: What the future holds for day-and-date VOD releases

Charlotte Jones, principal analyst, cinema, at research powerhouse Omdia, explores how, as major cinema releases come back, day-and-date strategies on SVOD services are propping up box office earnings early on, with trends pointing to longer-term shift to theatrical exclusivity for key titles. Covid-19 has necessitated the launch of hybrid theatrical release models based on shorter […]

TBI Weekly: Five ways the pandemic has affected change

The pandemic has forced the industry to pivot and adapt like never before, with innumerable lessons being learned along the way. Daniel Oron, co-founder at Canada’s Go Button Media, reflects on five experiences over the past 18 months that will remain with him as the industry slowly emerges to some sort of normality. Hitchcock wasn’t […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: What CNN+ tells us about online video’s evolution

WarnerMedia’s latest streaming addition, CNN+, looks set to offer a smorgasbord of opportunities to factual producers, distributors and staff. Tony Gunnarsson, principal analyst for TV, video & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia, runs the rule on the forthcoming service and explores how the global online video is evolving. US news network CNN, owned by AT&T […]

TBI Weekly: Why Netflix’s next growth phase isn’t all about subscriber numbers

Netflix’s quarterly results released earlier this week underlined that the world’s biggest streamer is all but done growing in North America. But there’s another narrative at play, writes Richard Middleton. On the face of it, losing 430,000 subscribers in a single region over three months might seem to be a rather big deal for a […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Sizing up South-Eastern Asia’s streaming potential

South-Eastern Asia is a hotbed of streaming activity, with global and regional operators looking to exploit a broad and growing viewer base. Omdia senior analysts Kia Ling Teoh and Jun Wen Woo tell TBI how two major players – Netflix and Viu – are faring. South-Eastern Asia has been targeted by many media companies attracted […]

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