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TV’s Big Questions: have direct-to-consumer services affected the market?
Many believe 2015 was the year traditional pay TV broadcasters finally accepted they would need…
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Going (digital) native
Why are television’s biggest groups spending millions of dollars on YouTube talent-focused multichannel networks? Jesse…
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Endemol Beyond USA, Barcroft go OTT
Digital-first businesses Endemol Beyond USA and Barcroft Media have launched separate direct-to-consumer video platforms. Endemol…
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C5 finds Boy with the World’s Biggest Hands
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off documentary about a boy born whose rare…
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Blue chip to new chip: natural history with bite
Stewart Clarke speaks to commissioners, producers, distributors and digital pioneers about their efforts to reimagine…
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‘Digital natives should replace ‘Millennials’
The CEO of British factual prodco Barcroft Media has warned delegates here in Cannes focusing…
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Grandmother Lover attached to Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a documentary about a 31-year-old man that enjoys dating…
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Bear Grylls, Barcroft launch on YouTube net
Adventurer Bear Grylls is partnering with UK production group Barcroft Media to create a adrenaline-fuelled…
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Ex-ITV producer joins Barcroft in long-form push
Former ITV producer Adam Mudditt has joined UK-based digital channels operator Barcroft Media, which is…
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YouTube net Barcroft, Rightster to ‘supercharge’ partnership
Barcroft TV, the high-performing UK-based YouTube channel, has signed an extended strategic partnership with multichannel…