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TBI Weekly: Six lessons from six months of HBO Max
Today marks six months to the day since WarnerMedia’s US SVOD service HBO Max launched…
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Canal+, Quebecor join for Xavier Dolan drama based on 2019 play
French pay-TV operator Canal+ has linked up with sibling production house Studiocanal and Canada’s Quebecor…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring TV revenue raisers as streaming surges
Traditional TV markets are, at best, in slow-growth mode with the reality often being stagnation…
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UK drama drives record-breaking export figure to $2bn
UK dramas such as Chernobyl, His Dark Materials and The Feed have powered the country’s TV…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six streaming super-trends for 2021
Tony Gunnarsson, principal analyst for media & entertainment at TBI sibling OMDIA, reflects on a…
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TBI Weekly: Six reasons why 2020 has been the year of AVOD
With an unexpected global pandemic and the roll-out of direct-to-consumer streamers from the US studios…
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Asacha Media hires Disney, Fox exec to lead development & distribution
European production outfit Asacha Media Group has hired Disney sales director Maria Grazia Ursino to oversee…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Channels & programming super-trends for 2021
Covid-19’s impact on production has radically changed acquisition activity for streamers and channels in 2020,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Reflecting on Apple TV+ one year in
Apple TV+ might have the world’s most expensive company behind it, but intense competition in…
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Kids round-up: Toonz and SMF Studio to co-pro new CGI series; Genius Brands orders Shaq show
Toonz and SMF Studio to co-pro new CGI series Asian animation studio Toonz Media Group…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Emerging super-trends for 2021
2020 has brought unprecedented change for the content business, with Covid-19 acting as an accelerant…
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TBI Weekly: Why Quibi’s failure isn’t the end for shortform
Sarah Jane Thomson, CEO at global shortform streamer discover.film, digs into the reasons behind Quibi’s closure…
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Talpa TV’s SBS6 preps Dutch version of Rabbit Film’s ‘Over The Atlantic’
Talpa TV’s SBS6 in the Netherlands has commissioned a local version of adventure reality format…
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Avalon takes majority stake in TV & film talent firm The Agency
UK-based production group Avalon has acquired a majority stake in British talent firm The Agency, whose…
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Netflix ‘a trailblazer’ in Africa for its approach to development & production
Netflix has been described as a “trailblazer” for its approach to developing and producing shows…
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MIPCOM Factual round-up: China’s Youku takes Karga’s Ottoman series; Discovery goes antiques hunting; UKTV’s W extends ‘The Shift’
Youku snags Karga Seven’s Ottoman series Chinese streamer Youku is among those to have acquired…
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TBI Weekly: Dialling down on distribution ahead of MIPCOM Online+
This year’s pre-MIPCOM rush has felt like nothing else before it, not least because no…
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TBI’s Distributor Survey 2020 – The results
From Mumbai, Sydney and Dubai, to LA, Stockholm and London, TBI’s Distribution Survey this year…
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BritBox North America president & CEO Soumya Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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Distribution focus: Who’s doing what this fall?
As Covid-19 continues to hamper international travel and affect the traditional events calendar, TBI checks…
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Studiocanal names Anne Cherel to head global TV sales
Studiocanal has rejigged its senior management team by promoting Anne Cherel to become EVP of…
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NBCU restructure sees USA & Syfy chief Chris McCumber departing
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s newly merged streaming and network division has resulted in more senior management changes,…
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Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse lands Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine
Wheelhouse Entertainment, part of the production and investment firm launched by former ITV America CEO…
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‘The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus launches prodco, adapts comic ‘Undone By Blood’
The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus has launched his own production firm, which has already…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for linear TV’s Covid boom?
Covid-19 enforced lockdowns around the world had propelled viewing figures for linear networks skywards but…
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Amazon moves into ‘Tiger King’ territory with Nicolas Cage-starring drama
Amazon has picked up the recently revealed US drama that is set to star Nicolas…
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Digital thinking: Q&A with Virtual Screenings organisers Nicolás Smirnoff & Fabricio Ferrara
Covid-19 has seen numerous physical conferences move online, while new events have been launched specifically…
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AVOD streamer Tubi takes global versions of ‘MasterChef’ & ‘Lego Masters’
Fox Entertainment-owned AVOD streamer Tubi has struck a deal that will see it offering international…
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Apple TV+ expands talent grab with Martin Scorsese deal
Acclaimed US filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions has inked a first-look TV and…
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ITV moves ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ from Australia to UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is moving its hit reality show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out…