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TBI Weekly: What next for France’s scripted industry?

French drama festival Série Series returned to the Fontainebleau recently, marking for many execs their first physical event for more than a year. Marie-Agnès Bruneau reports on what for some was an emotional occasion and explores what lies in store for the French scripted industry after a tumultuous period. Série Series became one of the […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking out pay TV patterns in North America

Pay TV in North America is a market in decline, yet revenues remain higher than those of online video subscriptions. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst for media & entertainment at research firm Omdia, tells TBI what to expect next. Rewind six years, and the pay TV penetration rates in the US and Canada both stood stood […]

TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why

As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears from bosses at Netflix, the BBC, Sky and others to find out what’s on their programming wishlists. Kids and youth TV is in demand like never before, as global streamers vie with broadcasters for eye-catching content to differentiate their offerings. […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Televisa & Univision’s merger has global implications

The $4.8bn merger of Mexican giant Grupo Televisa and US Hispanic operator Univision looks likely to have global implications. Adam Thomas, senior principal analyst for TV & Online Video at research powerhouse Omdia, explains how. The decision by Mexico’s leading broadcaster Grupo Televisa to merge its media, content, and production businesses with US broadcast group […]

TBI Weekly: Unpacking what’s in store at CMC 2021

Last year’s Children’s Media Conference (CMC) was one of the myriad events forced to go online almost overnight as a result of the pandemic, but organising 2021’s event has been a far smoother affair. Helen Dugdale finds out what’s in store. With a packed agenda of webinars and panels playing host to broadcasters, co-producers, funders […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Inspecting streamers surging spending

Streamers spent more than $220bn on producing and licensing shows during 2020, up more than 16% on 2019, according to a new report. TBI delves behind the headlines to find out where it’s all coming from. Streamers’ spending on content has skyrocketed over the past 18 months as incumbents battle for their place in the […]

TBI Weekly: Navigating the changing world of buyers

Streamers dominate the headlines with big budget originals, but delve deeper and it’s spending on acquisitions that has soared over the past decade, to the tune of $38bn in 2020. This is just one of the findings from The New Buyers report, which TBI has gained exclusive access to. Here are five key takeaways that underline the wide-ranging opportunities and changing […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: What can we learn from pay-TV’s slight decline?

Pay-TV subscriptions declined in 2020, but the extent of the fall might raise eyebrows given the apparent domination of SVOD and AVOD. Adam Thomas, Omdia’s senior principal analyst for TV & Online Video, explains what’s occurring. In a pandemic-hit year that greatly assisted online video growth, some may find the relatively small scale of pay-TV subscription losses […]

TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power

TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime and how streamers can make the most of the medium’s passionate fanbase. Global demand for Japanese anime content is skyrocketing, with streamers worldwide increasingly recognising the appeal – and subscription-driving potential – of this medium, once seen as niche, but […]

TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom

Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of the OTT market in the MENA region. Paid OTT video subscriptions rose by nearly 77% year-on-year (YoY) in MENA last year, reaching just over six million at the end of 2020. The majority, 70% of the total of these subscriptions, […]

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