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NATPE
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Bommel handed NATPE top job
J.P. Bommel has been named president and CEO of US-based producers TV NATPE. The former…
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What went down at NATPE Miami
NATPE welcomed the usual mix of buyers, sellers, programme-makers and hustlers to Miami last week….
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NATPE: organisation reaches out to the Next Gen
US trade body NATPE said yesterday it will launch a new initiative to help younger…
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NATPE adding music industry track to Miami
NATPE will have a new dedicated music industry track at its Miami event in January….
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TBI June/July 2016
This month’s issue includes; Discovery’s thematic on-demand services Windowing, holdbacks and stacking rights In-demand…
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NATPE has 400 buyers for Budapest
NATPE said that over 400 buyers will be in Budapest for its rejuvenated European event….
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NATPE 2016 in review
Zag Zag Productions Danny Fenton provides the low-down on last week’s NATPE market in Miami…
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Attention shifts to Europe as NATPE Miami wraps
The bosses of NATPE Miami hailed this week’s event a success, flagging the a-list conference…
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NATPE news round up (day two)
A round-up of the business concluded on the second day of NATPE in Miami (Wednesday,…
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NATPE news round up (day one)
A round-up of the business concluded on the first day of NATPE in Miami (Tuesday,…
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TV’s Big Questions: are the main markets still relevant?
Distribution is changing. The Frank brothers have created a digital rights trading platform, TRX, which…
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TBI December/January 2015/16
Television’s big questions: TBI asks the industry’s most influential players for their takes on the…
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VR headset sales to climb 500% in 2016
Sales of Virtual Reality headset will increase by 500%year-on-year in 2016 while revenues will climb…
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New board members for NATPE
The National Association of Television Program Executives has elected ten industry figures to its board,…
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NATPE returning to Budapest
NATPE is moving its European market back to the Hungarian capital of Budapest. The European…
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NATPE survey: SVOD to drive scripted boom
Major SVOD platforms will play the biggest role in expected growth in the number of…
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Sony networks boss named NATPE chairman
Sony Pictures Television’s president, worldwide networks Andy Kaplan (pictured) has been named chairman of events…
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NATPE recruits ex-Reed Midem exec
NATPE has hired J.P. Bommel as managing director and COO. Bommel (pictured) is a former…
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NATPE Europe: Rod Perth on Prague and succession plans
Following the NATPE Europe event in Prague again last week, outgoing CEO Rod Perth tells…
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NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
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Rod Perth to stand down as NATPE boss in 2016
Rod Perth will step down as boss of NATPE next year. Perth took over from…
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Producers’ association PACT launching in the US
Pact, the industry association for UK producers, is setting up a new US-based body. Pact…
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News brief: Cisneros picks up teen telenovela
Cisneros Media Distribution has taken international rights to teen drama series Candela. It will launch…
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Your Family’s Fix&Foxi channel to US, Lat Am
The Fix&Foxi kids channel is launching in the US and Canada after its owner, Germany’s…
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NATPE: US viewers flocking to streaming
A new study from NATPE and CEA says that over 70% of US consumers have…
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Streaming could replace TV viewing, study finds
TV viewing is in danger of being replaced by streaming services as the primary platform…
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NATPE adds showrunners to NATPE line-up
NATPE and will bring a range of showrunners and creative talent to its Miami convention…
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NATPE Miami plots reality and formats initiative
There will be a reality and formats-themed initiative at the NATPE content market in Miami…
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Ex-NATPE boss heads new nonfiction trade association
Former NATPE president Rick Feldman is to head up a new reality TV producers’ trade…