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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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BT will not invest in drama, says CEO
BT will not go down the route followed by Telefonica and some other telecom players…
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TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…
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McMafia heads to China and Sweden
Ahead of its Showcase event in Liverpool next week, BBC Worldwide has announced that McMafia…
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EntertainTV gobbles up Fremantle’s Picnic in exclusive content push
EntertainTV, the Deutsche Telekom pay TV service, has taken exclusive rights to Australian drama Picnic…
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No Amazon bid as Sky & BT renew Premier League rights
Sky and BT have each renewed their Premier League rights, with the former taking four…
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TBI Weekly: Brand power could hold key for the future of TV
This week, it’s become clear that simply having quality content is no longer enough to…
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Amazon developing Conan the Barbarian reboot
Amazon has reportedly put a Conan the Barbarian reboot into development. The move follows the…
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BBC Showcase to host tech giants Apple, Netflix & more
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2018, held later this month (February 18-21), will be hosting Apple, Netflix,…
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TDG: ‘Big three’ SVOD players to plough annual $10bn into originals
The ‘big three’ SVOD players – Amazon, Netflix and Hulu – will triple the amount…
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OTT value to reach $119bn by 2022
Over-the-top (OTT) providers of digital TV such as Netflix and Amazon, are set to reach…
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86% of viewers don’t want to juggle OTT services
Global viewers would rather not juggle OTT services such as Netflix and Amazon and would…
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Lionsgate ‘very interested in merger’ – vice chair
US studio Lionsgate is “very interested” in a merger deal and is talking to various…
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Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey
Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…
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Ampere: Premier League rights to pass £10bn mark
The value of Premier League football rights is set to break the £10 billion barrier…
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Sharon Horgan’s Merman hires Fremantle production head
Merman, the production company founded by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford, has appointed FremantleMedia…
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M&A chatter continues with Amazon & Lionsgate rumours
Lionsgate has emerged as the latest major entertainment group set for consolidation, with Amazon among…
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TBI Weekly: Sub success for SVOD players
A range of stories from this week highlight that a push in original content is…
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TBI’s top ten stories of 2017
In many ways, 2017 was a landmark year for television and the wider world, with…
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Amazon rejects comedies as data reveals originals hunger
Amazon Prime Video has turned down all of its latest pilot season comedies, as research…
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Ovum: Amazon to make more video revenue than Netflix in 2018
Amazon will overtake Netflix to generate more over-the-top (OTT) video revenue in 2018 thanks to…
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Amazon & Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn – data
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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Disney resumes Fox takeover talks – report
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened talks with Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox…
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Asian prodcos: OTT’s golden moment
Golden Karavan’s Apoorva Bakshi and Jeff Sagansky talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about why India needs…
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‘FAANG effect’ creating UK production shortages
Research by Creative Skillset (CS), the industry skills body for the screen-based creative industries in…
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Amazon signs output deal with AMC
Amazon has signed a deal with AMC, which will see Amazon Prime Video gain excusive…
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Jeffrey Tambor exits Transparent
The face of Amazon breakout hit Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, has decided not to return to…
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Amazon ‘developing free VOD service’
Amazon could be getting in on the free VOD space in order to build out…
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Amazon lands Lord of the Rings TV remake
Amazon has acquired the global rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, for…