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Going live: What is Netflix’s Star Search & why does it matter?

Analysing the rationale behind the streamer’s launch of a format that is a throwback to broadcast TV

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Unifrance’s Rendez-vous points to complicated year ahead

Geopolitics, distribution concerns and the growing importance of pre-sales among key topics as buyers gathered in Paris

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Taking the Game of Thrones franchise in a new direction

Showrunner Ira Parker on the unique nature of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and the two-year tale of how the show made it to screen

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Banijay-All3Media analysis: will the deal happen & what’s at stake?

Unpacking the rationale and implications of a production and distribution mega-merger

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Sharp thinking: Why timing matters in scripted TV

Showrunner Jeff Norton on how he delivered his Netflix ice skating drama Finding Her Edge to coincide with the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Broadcast’s shows of the year

Members of the team pick their favourite programmes of 2025

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Talking partnerships: How co-pros reflect an evolving industry

Content chiefs from SkyShowtime and SVT on the future of scripted collaborations

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Improving outlook: How Nordic duo battled a scripted slowdown

Relying on multiple international partners has helped Icelandic and Finnish creatives maintain production despite global contraction

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Analysts unpack Netflix’s ‘huge statement of intent’

What lies ahead as the dust settles on the streamer’s $83bn deal for Warner Bros?

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Analysis: Netflix-Warner Bros reactions and warnings

Industry observers say ambition must not end at $83bn (£62bn) price tag

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Unpacking the impact of Australia’s new streaming quotas

Industry reacts to new legislation that marks a first for the English-speaking world

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Impact production: What is it & why is it needed?

Turning on-screen stories into off-screen outcomes is a process that’s gaining momentum, writes ImpactWild founder Cherique Pohl

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How BBCS & Globo are leveraging Brazil’s ‘factual moment’

BBC Studios’ Paula Teruko and Globo’s Gabriel Jacome unpack companies’ first co-production

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Pact: UK TV exports break £2bn mark for first time

Sales into the US soar as co-productions stabilise amid ‘challenging’ market

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Treating trauma: How Bataclan survivors sparked hope on screen

Oscar winner Jean-Xavier de Lestrade on turning the true story of hostages from the 2015 Paris terror attacks into a hit miniseries

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Retracing Levison Wood’s Last Burma Star journey

How the explorer and historian Alex Bescoby raced to recognise veterans from a largely forgotten chapter of WW2

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How Spain, Italy & France are driving a format revival

Exclusive data points to increasing unscripted format buying across key European territories

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Switching The Witcher: the monster show returns

On the set of Netflix’s fantasy epic, execs open up about replacing stars, creating visceral worlds and why battles are like ballroom dancing

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Fear factor: Unpacking Netflix’s Nightmares of Nature

Series producer Doug Mackay-Hope and director Nathan Small on the streamer’s new genre-blending series

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Who’s in the mix for Warner Bros Discovery?

It has been a tumultuous 12 months for David Zaslav’s company with a future that remains unclear as suitors circle

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Five takeaways from Netflix’s Q3 earnings call

Live sports, M&A, the pros and cons of AI, and Brazilian tax law among key topics