Features – Page 9
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FeaturesMipcom: back to business
A quieter market in Cannes doesn’t deter buyers from developing fruitful partnerships and striking content deals
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Behind The ScenesGetting animated with Boomerang’s Moley
Creating voices for our leading mole and his friends was a team effort powered by amazing acting skills, says Leon Joosen
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FeaturesBest Programme Acquisition: Spiral
‘It is impactful, has done amazingly to raise the profile of BBC4 and many shows that have come later have imitated its style’
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FeaturesIn Conversation: Manda Levin & Lars Blomgren on the state of scripted
Senior drama figures swap notes on the state of scripted production, from securing funding to working in different territories
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FeaturesMipcom comes out fighting
The content market is back in physical form this month – minus some big exhibitors. Event director Lucy Smith makes the case for Mip
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The Broadcast InterviewGerhard Zeiler: Super-local approach to global success
The Warner Media International chief on the importance of local content, why it’s good to fail and the prospect of breaking HBO Max’s ties with Sky
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FeaturesFox eyes global formats
Rob Wade explains how the US network’s new investment fund helps producers create hits
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FeaturesSoaring costs give cause for concern
Continuing Covid compliance, competition for rights & inflated production expenses are creating a challenging environment for the sector
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FeaturesHow to pick the perfect distributor
Three leading producers reveal what they are looking for in a partner
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FeaturesPeer poll: Four in a row for All3Media
Distributor tops the peer poll once again, as investment in content wins over rivals, while kids’ specialist Jetpack enters top five
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FeaturesDistributors weather the Covid storm
Firms well placed for quick return to profit despite halt in the market’s relentless growth
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Behind The ScenesPeataí! / Pet Nation, BBC Northern Ireland, RTÉ
The unlikely combination of Covid protocols & problematic pets made our pop-up event clinic a joy & a challenge, says Muireann McGinty
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FeaturesGrowing up fast: the rise of AvoD
Though still to make a mark in the UK, AVoD platforms have exploded in the US, with those offering a ‘lean-back, linear experience’ the most in demand
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Behind The ScenesSetting up Discovery+’s Shark Academy
Making a Shark Week competition series during Covid meant commandeering a private jet to fly a testing lab to The Bahamas, says Jo Locke
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FeaturesBuyers expand horizons as US shows dry up
The acquisitions landscape is changing as major studios retain content for their own streaming services & networks look elsewhere for deals
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Steve McQueen on Small Axe
Writer and director on how the films – about the experience of West Indian immigrants in London – achieved unexpected global resonance
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FeaturesEmmys spotlight: Making series four of The Crown
Interview with exec producer Suzanne Mackie, actress Emma Corrin, costume designer Amy Roberts and hair and make-up designer Cate Hall
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FeaturesHugh Grant talks The Undoing
Leading actor on shedding his nice‑guy image and why he enjoys these darker character roles
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Behind The ScenesHow Sky Documentaries met the Children of Shanghai
Richard Nash on telling the story of how a former British footballer’s intervention meant a million Chinese orphans were moved into foster families
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FeaturesBest international programme sales: The Salisbury Poisoinings
‘Fremantle succeeded in taking the UK’s outstanding track record in real-life drama series onto a truly global stage’