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Exclusive: TikTok overtakes Netflix as most popular app with under 35s in US
TikTok has leapfrogged Netflix to become the second most popular app in the US,…
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Factual Round up: UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs; ‘Cops’ comes to social media; Rakuten TV launches ‘Seve’
UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs UKTV, ZDF and others have struck deals…
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Simon Fuller & John Downer launch VR show ‘Serengeti River Crossing’
American Idol creator Simon Fuller has partnered with veteran wildlife filmmaker John Downer and Facebook’s Oculus…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down US studios’ moves into streaming
Omdia’s senior research manager Tim Westcott reflects on the transformative moves into DTC streaming by US…
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Sign up NOW for today’s TBI Talks with Facebook, Passion & Omdia!
Join TBI Talks: The London Screenings later today as we dive into Facebook’s originals strategy…
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Join Acorn TV, Fox, SundanceNow, C5, ViacomCBS & more for TBI Talks: The London Screenings
Ahead of The London Screenings later this week, join TBI for a series of genre-focused…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the booming online video ad market
Revenues from the global video advertising market are expected to grow by more than 70% over the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How to capitalise on the AVOD wave
Streaming of all flavours soared during 2020 but how will AVOD adapt and develop in…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Behind the scenes of Facebook’s self-shot show
TBI’s extensive coverage of how Covid-19 is affecting the TV industry today hears from Phil…
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AMPLE launches true crime division, hires All3Media & 44 Blue Productions alum to run it
AMPLE Entertainment, the US prodco behind Facebook’s 9 Months With Courteney Cox, has launched a…
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Viacom exec Louise Holmes boards Facebook
Former Viacom exec Louise Holmes is joining Facebook as director of entertainment partnerships for EMEA….
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Facebook launches first event special out of UK with Elton John
Facebook Watch is readying the launch of a sit-down interview with Sir Elton John –…
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Ample Entertainment names creative director, adds exec producer
LA-based producer Ample Entertainment has promoted Sam Lang to become its creative director and appointed…
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Facebook strikes UK, Lat Am, Asia deals with Viacom for original series
Facebook has agreed a deal that will see Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI) produce a…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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One to One: A year of Facebook Watch
TBI’s ‘One to One’, in which industry heavyweights put each other in the hot seat,…
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Facebook sets out to fund publisher-led content with talent
Facebook is extending its relationships with digital publishers such as Tastemade and LadBible, funding creator…
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Exclusive: Facebook pulls the plug on trivia format ‘Confetti’
Social media giant Facebook has pulled the plug on interactive quiz show format Confetti. TBI…
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Exclusive: HBO strikes overall deal with ‘Skam’ creator
HBO has struck an overall deal with the creator of hit Norwegian TV show Skam,…
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Facebook’s ‘Red Table Talk’ format to be localised internationally
Facebook’s hit talk show format Red Table Talk is to be reversioned outside of the US, according…
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Rogers Media appoints Facebook Canada boss
Rogers Media in Canada has appointed the former managing director of Facebook and Instagram in…
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Renewal round-up: Facebook extends Courteney Cox show; Italy’s Canale 5 returns to Endemol Shine format
Italy’s Canale 5 is All Together Now again Canale 5 in Italy has ordered a…
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Facebook’s European content exec Patrick Walker to step down
Facebook’s director of media partnerships in Europe is leaving the social media giant after three…
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Facebook links with ProSiebenSat.1 for content
Facebook Watch has struck a deal with German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 that will secure a…
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Facebook’s Patrick Walker: Less about ‘You’ and more about ‘Us’
You may remember in 2006 when ‘You’ was named Person of the Year by Time…
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Kin series ‘New Mom, Who Dis?’ to launch on Facebook Watch
Lifestyle multichannel network Kin’s latest series New Mom, Who Dis? is to launch on Facebook Watch. The…
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TBI Weekly: Old vs. new money face off for unscripted
A wealth of shiny digital entrants may well suggest TV is currently a supplier’s market,…
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Realscreen: NBC, Bravo and Facebook execs reveal pitching tips
The Realscreen Summit kicked off in its new home of New Orleans on Monday (28…
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Facebook Watch expands ad break initiative amid programming rethink
Facebook Watch has extended its ad break initiative in 40 countries and launched via desktop….
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Facebook expands ‘Watch Parties’ function
Facebook has expanded its ‘Watch Party’ function – which allows multiple users to watch a…