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TBI Weekly
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TBI Weekly: Why Hollywood’s C-suite shouldn’t be biting the hand that feeds it
With the chances of a US writers strike rising by the day, Arrested Industries co-CEO…
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TBI Weekly: Devil’s in the detail – IP sharing in today’s grabby world, Part 2
Following on from last month’s column, TBI’s format guru Siobhan Crawford talks IP preservation and…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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TBI Weekly: What the new budget means for UK production sector
With new tax incentives for TV and film announced in the UK government budget this…
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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from London TV Screenings
As buyers depart the UK capital following the biggest London TV Screenings to date, TBI…
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TBI Weekly: Testing the temperature of the industry at Berlinale
Berlinale is becoming a key event on the international circuit and this year’s 73rd edition…
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TBI Weekly: Why it’s time to embrace brand-funded production
Shayna Waldman, development and production executive at Clash Of Trades producer The ATS Team, takes…
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TBI Weekly: How Rex kept the beat on C5’s sex, drugs & libel show
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 will debut Rex TV’s debut series, Frank Bough: National Treasure,…
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TBI Weekly: Nine factual takeaways from Fipadoc in Biarritz
French broadcasters were out in force at Fipadoc last week in Biarritz, with true crime,…
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TBI Weekly: What Amazon & HBO Max’s TV ads tell us about global content trends
If you want to make sense of the content industry right now, just turn on…
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TBI Weekly: Why French film & TV are getting into bed together
French audiovisual body Unifrance marked its 25th Rendez-Vous in Paris by broadening out the traditionally…
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TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
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Opinion: Eight New Year’s ‘evolutions’ for the format business
From unrecognised creativity to extortionate commissioning deals and execs unsuited to their roles, TBI’s resident…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022
It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past…
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TBI Weekly: Key takeaways from Asia TV Forum & NEM Zagreb
It has been a double whammy of market activity this week, with Asia TV Forum…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from World Congress of Science & Factual Producers
It has been a busy week for UK-based events, as producers, creatives and execs working…
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TBI Weekly: Why now is the time to invest in future talent
Edouard Minc, director of Banijay Group’s corporate business affairs & director of business development at…
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TBI Weekly: Five key takeaways from the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit
From TikTok overtaking the advertising revenue of Meta and YouTube combined, to Vice’s expansion in…
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TBI Weekly: Why the rise of TV’s working-class heroes matters
Screenwriter Brendan Foley tracks an emerging trend in drama and comedy portraying the battles of…
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TBI Weekly: Five reasons why unscripted is the global trend
As the global demand for high quality documentaries and factual formats continues to rise, Mark…
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TBI Weekly: How Amazon & Netflix are supercharging France’s format market
Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have both enjoyed huge recent success with unscripted formats in…
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TBI Weekly: Six key takeaways from MIPCOM 2022
From private equity buying up IP to the frenzy around FAST and endless M&A rumours, MIPCOM…
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TBI Weekly: Six key takeaways from MIA Market in Rome
Rome has been a hotbed of discussion for the international TV industry this week, as European and…
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TBI Weekly: Delving into MIPCOM’s format headliners
With MIPCOM just over a week away, European format expert Siobhan Crawford casts her eye…
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TBI Weekly: Why the US dollar’s strength matters to global TV
Financial market turmoil and currency devaluations can seem far removed from the creative process of…
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TBI Weekly: Why power, clout & money are key to diversity reform
Diversity within the content business has often been seen as something talked about, but not…
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TBI Weekly: The problem with the UK’s format isolationism
With MIPCOM on the horizon, European format specialist Siobhan Crawford offers a plea to UK…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Les Rendez-vous Unifrance in Biarritz
The French seaside town of Biarritz has been home to more than 250 international buyers…
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TBI Weekly: Exploring the stakes in the clash of Rings and Dragons
Once upon a time, two of the world’s biggest media giants both launched prequel drama…