Profiles

SVOD platforms will have to work hard to retain the subs they gained amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a range of new studies.

A panel convened by the Edinburgh TV Festival saw Cathy Payne, Jens Richter, Louise Pedersen, Ruth Berry, David Cornwall and Jonathan Ford discussing the evolving role of the distributor and managing business amid the COVID-19 pandemic in conversation with Stewart Clarke.

A group of U.K. media companies and trade organizations—ITV, BBC, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV, ITN, the Association for Commercial Broadcasters and On-Demand Services (COBA) and Pact—have released some guidelines to help enable a return to production amid COVID-19.

World Screen recaps a range of studies about how COVID-19 is accelerating changes in media consumption.

After a rocky start with guests unable to check-in for hours due to a computer malfunction, NATPE wrapped in Miami yesterday following three days of panels focused on “every area of the business,” JP Bommel said in his closing press conference, and a slew of deals, especially in the scripted and format spaces.

The trio talks to World Screen about bringing the Wu-Tang Clan origin story to television.

World Screen looks back at the biggest stories in international media last year.

NATPE is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, with the marketplace and conference taking place January 21 to 23.

Held from December 3 to 6, this year's Asia TV Forum & Market aims to present top-flight content and fresh insights, as well as provide a platform where industry players can find lasting partnerships to help navigate the content landscape.

Sunny skies, red carpet star power and bustling deal activity defined MIPCOM this year, with some 13,500 registered delegates descending upon Cannes for the week.