Tubi Exec Says Audiences “Don’t Really Care” If Content Is Made by Professionals, Creators, or Users

Tubi Exec Says Audiences “Don’t Really Care” If Content Is Made by Professionals, Creators, or Users

Sports took center stage, or should that be: center field, at MIP London on Tuesday in a panel discussion entitled “Sport & Creators: Strategic Priorities Shaping Streaming Platforms.” David Salmon, managing director, international at Fox Corp.’s Tubi, Olivier Jollet executive vp and international general manager at Paramount‘s Pluto TV, Paramount Skydance, and Walker Jacobs, global…

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Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit

Banijay Content Chief, Development Talks State of Reality (“Still Absolutely King”), Sportainment, and Swinging Big to Find the Next Hit

Big Brother, Survivor, Deal or No Deal, MasterChef, Temptation Island – those are just some of the non-scripted hit shows of independent production powerhouse Banijay Entertainment. As Banijay‘s chief content officer, development James Townley is responsible for not resting on those laurels and instead driving the development and creation of original non-scripted intellectual property (IP), format…

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#MIP London Panel Takes Optimistic Stance on AI, Citing ‘Shogun’ Success and ‘Brutalist’ Concerns

#MIP London Panel Takes Optimistic Stance on AI, Citing ‘Shogun’ Success and ‘Brutalist’ Concerns

A MIP London panel has taken an optimistic stance on artificial intelligence in production. On Tuesday, Mark Endemaño, partner and managing director at global consultancy firm AlixPartners, presented his company’s findings to fellow industry colleagues and a panel at London’s Savoy Hotel. The experts were made up of Eline Van Der Velden, CEO/founder of Particle6,…

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#David Beckham Says Netflix Doc on Wife Victoria Shows Her “in a Different Light”: “She’s Very Witty”

#David Beckham Says Netflix Doc on Wife Victoria Shows Her “in a Different Light”: “She’s Very Witty”

Former soccer star David Beckham and Netflix‘s chief content officer Bela Bajaria teased what to expect from the upcoming documentary following his wife, Victoria, on Tuesday. The ex-Spice Girl is “one of the hardest working women I know”, her husband gushed to the audience during a fireside chat at the inaugural MIP London content and networking market on Tuesday. “It’s gonna…

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