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TBI Weekly
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TBI Weekly: Five ways the pandemic has affected change
The pandemic has forced the industry to pivot and adapt like never before, with innumerable…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Inspecting streamers surging spending
Streamers spent more than $220bn on producing and licensing shows during 2020, up more than…
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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…
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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…
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TBI Weekly: Harnessing anime’s subscription-driving power
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton digs into what is driving rising global demand for anime…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Digging into the MENA OTT boom
Max Signorelli, senior analyst for entertainment at research powerhouse Omdia, examines the current state of…
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TBI Weekly: How Roku growth is expanding opportunity
AVOD operator Roku this week ordered a second season of scripted series Die Hart, marking…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why Amazon expanded streaming in India
Kia Ling Teoh, senior analyst for TV, video & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia, explores…
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TBI Weekly: How Korea’s wave is changing course
South Korean producers and broadcasters make regular appearances in TBI news but recent deals suggest the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How appealing to the basics translates to format success
With entertainment formats enjoying a pandemic- and streamer-led ‘golden age’, TBI deputy editor Mark Layton talks…
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TBI Weekly: What drove Amazon’s acquisition of MGM?
Another week, another billion dollar deal – but what drove retail giant Amazon to buy…
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Fremantle takes ‘Masked Dancer’ production rights for Europe, Middle East & Africa
Fremantle has acquired production rights to entertainment format The Masked Dancer in 29 territories across…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Could Peacock & Paramount+ combine?
A week on from AT&T’s seismic decision to spin off WarnerMedia with Discovery, TBI explores…
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TBI Weekly: How, why & where AI fits into scripted TV
Artificial intelligence (AI) tends to split opinions when it comes to creative mediums, with traditionalists erring…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What might a combined Discovery & WarnerMedia look like?
AT&T’s decision to spin off WarnerMedia and merge it with Discovery took the industry by…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the numbers on global formats
TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton dives into K7 Media’s annual format report to uncover the most…
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TBI Weekly: Picking apart the AVOD-SVOD ecosystem
The week started with IMDb TV’s huge originals push and ended with stellar numbers for…
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TBI Weekly: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…