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MIPTV 2019
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TBI Weekly: Formats thrive in purple patch post-MIPTV
The formats market has struck a purple patch a month on from MIPTV, with the…
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Don’t throw away your shot at quiet markets
Briege Whitehead, head of Australia’s White Spark Pictures, reflects on MIPTV and shares her tips…
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MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
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Op-ed: Finding new diamonds in formats
Larry Bass, CEO of Irish producer ShinAwil, on how to find original formats in an…
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV at critical juncture to safeguard its future
MIPTV reached a major turning point this week, with the future of the spring market…
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Exclusive: Netflix’s Larry Tanz to relocate to Netherlands
Netflix is relocating one of its top acquisitions execs to the Netherlands as it continues…
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Exclusive: Global Agency’s ‘Legend’ optioned in US
Lionsgate-affiliated Revenge Body producer Rogue Atlas has optioned Global Agency’s The Legend, billed as a musical game of…
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‘Beat Shazam’ creator launches interactive games platform
Jeff Apploff, creator of music competition format Beat Shazam and exec producer on Fox’s most recent…
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Op-ed: Uncovering the story in Leaving Neverland
Dan Reed, director of Channel 4/HBO documentary, gives an inside scoop on controversial Michael Jackson…
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How ‘Masked Singer’ is reviving costume-led formats
The runaway success of The Masked Singer is putting costume-led formats back in the spotlight…
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Wild Money: The new rules of play in distribution
Distributors are under greater pressure than ever, needing to be nimble, innovative and cash-rich –…
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Why content execs are winning in Hollywood
Hollywood is facing some of the most drastic executive restructuring it has ever encountered, with…
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Aftercare or afterthought?: Unpacking duty of care on youth-skewing formats
With TV’s biggest entertainment format facing backlash over its aftercare practices, do casting directors and…
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Making a physical gameshow for Netflix
Kieran Doherty joint-MD of Stellify Media, producers of Blind Date and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,…
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Exclusive: Canada’s Media Ranch to rep DR formats
Canadian distributor Media Ranch has partnered with Danish broadcaster DR to represent its TV formats…
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MIPTV slates: Sky Vision shops ‘Catherine The Great’; Barcroft preps ‘Sleeping with the Far Right’
Sky Vision has unveiled its MIPTV slate with Helen Mirren’s Catherine The Great leading the…
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Cannes Series festival line-up revealed
French TV festival Cannes Series, which runs alongside next month’s MIPTV, has revealed the line-up…
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Endemol Shine, BBC pull out of MIPTV as Reed Midem eyes floorplan change
Endemol Shine Group and BBC Studios have pulled out of next month’s MIPTV market, leaving…
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TBI opens MIPTV Hot Picks submissions
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPTV…