Report: Fresh TV Formats from around the world at MIPCOM
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MIPCOM Report: Kazuo Hirai’s Sony Keynote, Japan market overview and hot formats
Japan is MIPCOM 2016’s Country of Honour. Headlining the programme was Kazuo Hirai, President/CEO of…
How To Create a Hit Format in 10 Lessons – by The Wit
The formats business is young, embodied by some global brands — The Voice, Got Talent, Who Wants…
MIPFormats Report: Treasure Box Japan showcase
…especially those with high international potential. The speakers were Kayo Fukuda, NEP/NHK; Thomas Hirakoa, ABC Japan;…
Six trends shaping today’s screen-based industries – Exclusive CMF report
New digital marketplaces for media rights, the rising popularity of real-time video broadcasts and the…
MIPTV 2015 Trends Wrap: How can TV survive infinity?
As MIPTV 2015 drew to a close last week, it became clear that the gap…
Sandra Lehner: What will the future of news look like?
Prediction is very difficult, especially if it is about the future. But let’s try to…
Bailey Johnson: Why the web is “breathing new life into old formats”
Would there be Broad City without the internet? The Comedy Central hit was originally a YouTube…
What producers need to consider when importing – or exporting – TV formats
This post was co-written by Susan Bodine. The market for quality narrative television has heated…
Simon Staffans: Why Northern formats and docs should catch your attention
After a first overview, this second article ahead of MIPTV’s Focus on the Nordics takes a…
Omri Marcus: When comedy writers changed the world
In our loud, media-heavy environment, where our minds are exposed to an incessant bombardment of…
Simon Staffans: Why the North is so hot right now
It’s no surprise that the heatwaves in the television industry are coming from the far…
Charlie Mawer: Is six minutes the new half hour?
How long should online content be? For about five years myriad conference speeches and blogs…
Interview: Mike Beale, ITV Studios: How formats are becoming more global, social… & affordable
In a risk-averse time like the present, formats are a solid and comparatively cost-effective option…
The Wit Guide to Scripted Formats 2014 – exclusive white paper
Formats, genres, territories, distributors and social media: this exclusive Wit Guide to Scripted Formats offers a…