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• Streamer invasion
  The growth of on-demand is not only changing the way children watch content but also how producers are making it.
• Navigating Amazon
  The factual commissioning team assembled by Amazon to look for unscripted projects across Europe discuss their strategy.
• The Baby Yoda bump
  The success of Star Wars series The Mandalorian has helped propel Disney+ to unprecedented levels of popularity within the galaxy of mobile apps.
• Soap master
  British soap opera writer and producer Mal Young reveals how he made US$200,000 in a few seconds – by swearing.
• Africa rising
  As worldwide demand continues to increase, content from creators across Africa has been attracting serious interest.
• Short cut to success
  Four key players in the burgeoning factual shortform market talk about about their strategy and what works for the audience.
• Is 8K UHD here to stay?
  With CES underway, Insight TV's Natalie Boot looks at what the latest announcements around 8K UHD technology mean for the content business.
• Shuffling APAC
  Ricky Ow, president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, Asia Pacific, outlines his strategy for the region and the impact of new D2C services.
• 2020 vision
  Top execs at Netflix and Hopster discuss the biggest developments and opportunities set to impact the children's content business.
• Masked slips into UK
  Acquiring UK rights to Korean entertainment format The Masked Singer proved far from straightforward for the co-founders of Scottish prodco Bandicoot.
• Docs from the Brink
  Veteran filmmaker Malcolm Brinkworth discusses four projects that define his UK indie, what’s on his 2020 development slate and the challenges facing factual.
• How to work with…
  Unscripted buyers from YouTube, TrueRoyalty TV, Facebook and DocuBay on how producers can best take advantage of the opportunities open to them.
• Local SVoD heroes
  Jack Davison of 3Vision spoke at C21’s International Drama Summit this month about the shifting acquisition habits of global and local SVoD players.
• Scarlet letters
  With its first foray into drama coproduction, A+E Networks International is stepping away from its parent company to establish itself as an indie producer.
• Retail therapy
  As major toy retailers rethink their business strategies, how are IP owners changing their approach to licensing and merchandising?
• Science vs the sceptics
  Last week’s annual World Congress of Science and Factual Producers tackled some of the hottest issues facing the industry today.
• Mubi momentum
  Indie movie subscription VoD service Mubi is branching out to new territories as it carves out its own niche within the worldwide boom in streaming.
• Enter the Workshop
  Sesame Workshop's Ed Wells discusses the not-for-profit's mission as it partners with new players such as HBO Max and Apple TV+.
• Formatting the future
  Senior execs who took part in the C21 Unscripted Entertainment Forum reveal the biggest stories to have emerged in the sector over the past year.
• Unscripted opinions
  Key speakers at today’s Unscripted Entertainment Forum at C21’s Content London event highlight the major issues facing the industry.

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