All articles by Andy Fry – Page 2
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FeaturesPeer poll: All3Media holds on to top spot
Quality content and strong leadership help the Blood distributor top the poll, while previous winner BBC Studios is once again ranked second
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FeaturesDistributors survey: Best of the rest of the world
A selection of the top non-UK companies operating in the competitive international distribution market
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FeaturesDistributors survey: All3Media sees off challengers
A strong drama line-up helped the distributor beat previous winner BBC Studios to top the annual peer poll
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FeaturesDistributors survey: Distributors turn co-producers
Alongside an increasingly complicated rights landscape, distributors are moving into areas such as development and commissioning
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FeaturesDistributors survey: Going from strength to strength
From new boutique firms to the big established players, UK-based distributors recorded impressive revenue increases
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FeaturesEngaging with a tween audience
As online platforms increasingly grab younger viewers’ attention, broadcasters are upping their game
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FeaturesMaking a Model With…
“Following the success of Dance Moms and Rap Game, we were looking for another industry where ‘momagers’ were prevalent”
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FeaturesWhere Is Thea?
“The Nordic countries are way ahead of the rest of the world in multiplatform storytelling”
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FeaturesThe Rookie
“An enjoyable, accessible cop show that has the feel of a classic precinct show like Hill Street Blues”
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FeaturesMystery Road
“Our hope is that the series will not only be compelling, but will say something about Australian identity”
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FeaturesMr Inbetween
“I was aiming for something that would travel. It’s an Australian show, but it has universal themes”
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FeaturesInternational drama
Australia’s Harrow features alongside Argentina’s 100 Days To Fall in Love and two shows from Sky Deutschland
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Features100 Days to Fall in Love
“The situations the couples go through reflect issues people face all over the world”
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FeaturesQuality drama tops wishlists
High-end dramas like Victoria and Versailles were big sellers this year, alongside risqué dating formats such as Undressed and Love Island, while consolidation continued.
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Features2014 Review: Distribution trends
Strong slates of British drama buoyed distributors in 2014, but non-fiction specialists suffered.
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Features2013: Boom time for distributors
In a big year for drama, and with new platforms hungry for content, 2013 was a busy time
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FeaturesParade’s End (BBC/HBO)
A cynic might suppose that Parade’s End, the BBC/HBO five-part mini-series based on a group of novels by Ford Madox Ford, is an attempt to jump on the Edwardian/WWI drama bandwagon ridden by Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, Titanic and Birdsong.
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Zig Zag (National Enquirer)
British indie Zig Zag arrives at MipTV having signed up as the exclusive broadcast production partner of US celebrity gossip magazine National Enquirer.