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Self-financing TV production, the importance of marketing your shows plus more streamers get into live TV
This week an interview with actor, filmmaker and TV producer Mark Duplass referenced two big themes that (in my opinion!) are increasingly important for…
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A seismic legal ruling for social networks? Plus compliance in the internet age; UK tax breaks; and AI production tools
This week, I’ve covered the following trends which I believe are of medium to longer term significance to the UK TV & film production market:
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Return of the rom com, factual TV's squeezed middle, and will a model emerge to finance longer TV seasons?
This week, I’ve covered three recent trends:
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Why is tech spending big on content plus Netflix's ad push & YouTube taking the top distributor spot for the first time
As tech companies such as Apple scrutinise their originals spend, how does content fit into their overall ambitions?
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August 2024

Google's antitrust case loss - what could it mean for TV; huge write-downs of US cable TV nets; some car creators abandon YouTube
Google’s loss of the antitrust case
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July 2024

Future of Warner Bros. Discovery; Apple TV spending rumours & latest on Netflix games for TV titles
Is a new plan for WBD due to emerge, as analysts and Wall Street are making noises that the current strategy is 'untenable'?
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This week: Paramount and Skydance finally agree a deal, and Hallmark to launch a new streaming service
After much courting and will they/won't they, a deal has been agreed between the Ellisons, Redbird and Paramount Global, owners of Channel 5.
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This week: Tubi launches in the UK; Netflix and Amazon dominate SVOD commissioning; streaming merger chatter
Thanks to the power of LinkedIn, there are many more subscribers this week, so welcome to you!
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The doom loops: cable TV subs, streaming numbers and YouTubeTV drops subscribers for the first time
One of the purposes of this Substack is to keep track of the big trends in the US TV and film industries, knowing that these sniffles (or ahem, full…
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June 2024

Tubi now equal to Disney+, Cinematic (continuing) to trump streaming releases
Tubi now equal to Disney+
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April 2024

This week: Tubi gathering attention, more on Bluey
Tubi coming into its own
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March 2024

This week: tax incentives for UK TV, the visual style of trough TV, Sky Docs production opportunity
Tax incentives for UK TV productions
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