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K7 Media
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‘The Traitors’ & ‘Good Luck Guys’ among K7’s Tracking the Giants winners
The Traitors has been named Format of the Year in this year’s Tracking the Giants…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Banijay, Fremantle & All3 vie for top spot in K7’s Tracking The Giants report
Banijay, Fremantle and All3Media were again among the top three format distributors of 2022 while…
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How to bridge the divide in teen TV
As linear viewership among teens and tweens continues to decline, Mark Layton finds out what’s…
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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: How format risk & reward is changing
‘Iconic’ format reboots have become a regular event over recent months but as Tim Dams discovers,…
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ITVSGE hires K7 Media’s head of strategy Girts Licis to oversee licensing
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has appointed K7 Media’s Girts Licis to work across its…
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News round-up: K7 hires Foxtel alum; LGI sells factual across Asia; Movistar & Mediawan sample ‘Vienna Blood’
Movistar, Mediawan sample Vienna Blood Broadcasters across Europe have picked up crime drama Vienna Blood…
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TBI Formats: Seven ways to future-proof your format
Girts Licis, head of strategy at global consultancy K7 Media, gives his top tips on…
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TBI Formats: Why Korean IP will cut through globally for years to come
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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The case for TV and TikTok
TikTok has become one of the most talked-about social media launches of recent years, but…
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Why the scripted format boom is fuelled by relatable storytelling (Column)
K7 Media insight manager Richard O’Meara breaks down the findings of the consultancy’s latest Tracking…
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Concepts vs. formats: how to tell the difference
K7 Media founder and FRAPA board member Keri Lewis Brown breaks down how to identify…
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K7 Media hires head of strategy
International consultancy K7 Media has hired former Modern Times Group exec Girts Licis as head…
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Special report: What formats sell where?
In the final instalment of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media examines the demand for…
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Special report: Where do hit formats come from?
In the third of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media considers how changing technology…
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Special report: The evolution of ‘powerhouse’ formats
In the second of four special reports, international consultancy K7 Media looks at how top-performing…
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Special report: Breaking down break-out formats
In the first of four special reports for TBI, international consultancy K7 Media identifies the…
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“Purposeful” formats, CEE scripted on the rise in 2019
International TV research consultancy K7 Media has unveiled its predictions for 2019, forecasting that Disney+…
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From imitation to innovation: East Asian formats are on the rise
K7 Media’s APAC manager Michelle Lin breaks down the shifting life cycles for formats out…
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Twofour appoints sales exec Tom Burton
Twofour Rights has expanded its team with the appointment of Tom Burton as sales executive….
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Featuring at the Forum
We asked Asian television experts headed for Singapore’s Asia TV Forum & Market about the…
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K7 Media heads to China via Houghton Street
Research consultancy K7 Media has expanded its services into the Chinese market as it looks…
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Viewpoint: Game of Thrones and the art of the modern opener
With the latest season of HBO’s Game of Thrones almost upon us, the first thing…
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Demanding more from TV
Exclusive data from TBIVision and Parrot Analytics reveals central and eastern Europe’s most in-demand programmes…
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Industry backs British remain vote
The TV industry is overwhelmingly backing Great Britain to remain in Europe, as the country’s…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part III
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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NATPE: US Hispanic nets ‘overtaking English-language rivals’
US Hispanic networks such as Univision are beginning to overtake their English-language counterparts in the…
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Viewpoint: the seven deadly sins of scripted formats
K7 Media founder Keri Lewis-Brown provides some hints on what constitutes a hit, and where…
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News brief: Ex-ITV ents chief joins K7 board
Former head of entertainment development at UK broadcaster ITV Clare Thompson has joined media consultancy…