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TBI Weekly
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TBI Weekly: What comes next after MIPCOM 2023?
If MIPCOM reflects the industry that it serves, then we probably all emerged pretty lightly…
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TBI Weekly: How to do MIPCOM 2023 right
TBI columnist & MIPCOM veteran Siobhan Crawford suggests some common etiquette as the industry descends…
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TBI Weekly: How the UK kids’ sector is seeking to reclaim its ‘lost audience’
Following their Children’s Media Yearbook article in July that reviewed the UK kids’ content scene,…
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TBI Weekly: What’s working & what isn’t in international coproductions
Cold Courage scribe Brendan Foley reflects on what’s working and what isn’t in the emerging…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking the reality of being a producer
TBI’s man in LA, Arrested Industries CEO Anthony Kimble, draws a line between the hugely…
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TBI Weekly: Why cutting a deal with brands can deliver on documentaries
Tapping into brand’s budgets can open up swathes of opportunities, with documentaries one area offering…
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TBI Weekly: Ahead of MIPCOM, does anyone actually have any money?
As the industry gears up for MIPCOM in a month’s time, TBI’s resident format expert…
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TBI Weekly: Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
The Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist has been unveiled ahead of the ceremony at MIPCOM…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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TBI Weekly: Shifting targets in South Africa amid Hollywood shutdown
With Hollywood closed for business, Arrested Industries CEO & TBI’s resident scripted expert Anthony Kimble…
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TBI Weekly: What Barbie teaches us about branded content
TBI’s resident branded content expert, Luci Sanan, explains what the global success of Barbie tells…
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TBI Weekly: Why not all press is good press for TV formats
The power of a good press release. Headlines raise brand awareness, keep content alive in…
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TBI Weekly: Why the UK is sleepwalking towards losing public-service kids’ content
Kids’ content veterans Anna Home and Greg Childs, the chair and director, respectively, of The…
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TBI Weekly: How Hollywood strikes could impact US studio strategy
With both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA now on strike, Omdia analysts David Hancock, Sarah Henschel…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Can Hollywood afford to eschew AI?
The American film and TV industry is facing a renewed crisis, one that is erupting…
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TBI Weekly: Will US strikes provide the great Hollywood reset?
Actors union SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers Guild of America this week in downing tools, as…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind the changing fortunes of US pay-TV & streaming key players
As North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape continues to shift, Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…
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TBI Weekly: How a month of markets reflects serious concerns
Conecta Fiction in Spain wrapped up a frenetic month of travel in June for TBI…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Netflix’s Korean originals are dominating local consumption
It’s no secret that streaming giant Netflix has had huge international success with South Korean…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Sunny Side of the Doc
Grey clouds might have been in the skies above Sunny Side of the Doc but…
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TBI Weekly: What an ITV acquisition of All3Media could mean for global production
ITV is in talks to acquire All3Media, in a deal that would transform the production…
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TBI Weekly: Reflecting on NEM Dubrovnik & what CEE teaches us about streamer strategies
It’s famous as the market with the view but this year’s edition of NEM Dubrovnik…
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TBI Weekly: Why we need to talk about AI
The current US writers’ strike is as much about artificial intelligence (AI) as it is…
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TBI Weekly: Hollywood’s fatal attraction to reboots
Anthony Kimble, co-CEO of Arrested Industries, laments the rise of the reboot and its impact…
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TBI Weekly: Reflecting on Wales & its global future
Wales has been home to shows ranging from Doctor Who and Torchwood to Keeping Faith…
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TBI Weekly: Are US majors approaching streaming profitability?
As the news cycle continues to be dominated by lay-offs and content cuts out of…
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TBI Weekly: As WGA strike hits, don’t neglect the script in ‘unscripted’
As the long-anticipated US writers’ strike gets underway, Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, founder…
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TBI Weekly: How ‘decisions’ at Disney, Meta, Vice & Netflix dominated the week
It has been a painful week for many in TV as job cuts bite, while…
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TBI Weekly: All eyes on MIPTV 2023
MIPTV might have been quieter than previous years but news was in no short supply….