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Reports
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In-demand in 2017: Game of Thrones reigns supreme
HBO’s Game of Thrones (GOT) reigned supreme as the most in-demand show across of 2017,…
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Analysis: the Mouse catches the Fox – how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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TBI Weekly: TV biz devours Netflix stats
By a mile, the most read story this week has been Netflix’s publication of a…
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In-demand chart: Hungary (December 3-9, 2017)
Stranger Things continues to dominate in Europe, coming up top in Hungary for both of…
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VOD complex – the story of video-on-demand so far in figures
UK-based Content Research Company recently updated its VOD Directory, a guide that provides analysis on…
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TBI Weekly: How Disney-Fox affects the international scene
There’s no guarantee The Walt Disney Company will end up buying the entertainment assets of…
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The TBI Interview – Frank Hoffmann, managing director of RTL Deutschland
RTL managing director Frank Hoffmann tells Dieter Brockmeyer how Germany’s largest commercial network has lasered…
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Television’s love affair with the People’s Princess
Yearlong activities have taken place to mark the twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death, and…
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The studio on Ramsay’s street – celebrity chef on his next moves
In two decades, Gordon Ramsay has gone from making food programming a staple diet for…
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Entertainment centre – why eOne brought TV and film together
John Morayniss tells Jesse Whittock how North American distributor Entertainment One is evolving, while the…
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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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Director’s chair – why Hollywood’s directors are targeting TV
As television welcomes Hollywood’s biggest names, four top directors talk to Kaltrina Bylykbashi about bringing…
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All eyes on Asia’s next big thing
Asia has a reputation as one of the most innovative and vibrant regions for formats,…
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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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Creating the dream team
Endemol Shine Group’s French prodcos merged on May 1, as the production and distribution giant…
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TBI Weekly: Foxcatcher – will the Murdoch empire sell?
November has been dominated by headlines about the future of 21st Century Fox and the…
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TBI Weekly: the Mouse chases the Fox
It was revealed this week that Fox has been in talks with Disney about selling some of…
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Viewer demand: Blue Planet II vs Planet Earth II
After Blue Planet II’s record breaking ratings for its premiere, is it fair to say…
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Paramount importance
The US’s newest general entertainment station, the Paramount Network, launches in January 2018. Jesse Whittock…
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A Gutsy take on the Moomins
Former FremantleMedia Finland and Friday TV chief Marika Makaroff has landed rights to Scandinavian kids…
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Digital giants: the content wars begin
Netflix and Amazon’s content investments have rocked the television business to its foundations, but can…
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To boldly go… to MIPCOM
Danny Fenton, CEO of Zig Zag Productions, offers his thoughts on the latest MIPCOM. As…
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Fighting the pirates
Illegal downloads and streams are directly impacting the TV business, but how far are they…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Katrina Neylon, FremantleMedia
Name: Katrina Neylon; Company: FremantleMedia International Katrina Neylon joined FremantleMedia International (FMI) as global content…
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Who to meet in Cannes: David Mortimer, Tinopolis
Name: David Mortimer; Company: Tinopolis Former NBCUniversal International unscripted chief David Mortimer heads into his…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Sumi Connock, BBC Worldwide
Name: Sumi Connock; Company: BBC Worldwide Sumi Connock was just days into her new role…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Charlotte Walls, Catalyst
Name: Charlotte Walls; Company: Catalyst Global Media London-based Catalyst Global Media heads to MIPCOM as…
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Trace elements – Sulty-Johnson’s sales strategy
Last week, urban culture-focused channels operator Trace announced a move into distribution, with former Lagardere…
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Staring into the Hard Sun
While investigating what appears to be the routine death of a computer hacker in London,…
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Heritage hunter
Lisa Perrin oversees the global rollout of the world’s largest formats collection. The CEO of…