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• Turkey retains flavour
  Drama exports from Turkey topped US$350m last year. But could domestic market changes and political turbulence disrupt this success story?
• Venture Catalyst
  Sundance Institute's Caroline Libresco reflects on the challenges doc producers face in balancing equity- and grant-based financial models.
• Science experiment
  The new era of kids' live-action is set to be dominated by sci-fi, which brings with it both opportunities and challenges.
• Speaking up
  Are voice-activated devices about to make the EPG redundant? Helen Dugdale explores whether they could revolutionise how we find content on screen.
• Mersey money
  The Liverpool Film Office is looking to attract TV productions to the UK city with a new fund. C21 hears from fund advisor Chris Moll.
• Moomin on up
  Ahead of Moominvalley's debut in the UK on Sky this week, C21Kids reveals why the Finnish animation is more than a simple reboot of a classic piece of IP.
• Pod almighty
  The rise in popularity of podcasting apparently knows no bounds. But how do you get your own work to stand out in a crowded marketplace?
• Viacom vs vertical
  Viacom’s David Lynn told MipTV the firm is adopting a different approach from its rivals, using digital to deepen relations with third parties rather than reining in content rights.
• Cannes we fix it?
  MIPTV: Changes are afoot at MipTV, where members of the kids' content industry came this week to do deals, pick up awards and mingle with David Walliams.
• Turn of the tide
  MIPTV: Arch disruptor Netflix is again the subject of much debate among drama execs in Cannes, but this time in relation to the competition it is set to face.
• The pace of change
  MIPDOC: The themes at this year's MipDoc were new buyers with money to spend and traditional players modifying their approach to suit a fast-changing industry.
• What's the catch?
  MIPFORMATS: Whatever you call it, there's no doubt you'll be familiar with the game on which Banijay Rights' latest entertainment format is based.
• Natural partners
  US factual giant Discovery and UK pubcaster the BBC this week rekindled a partnership that lapsed in 2013 in a bid to tackle modern-day challenges.
• Premiere league
  C21 unearths an eclectic group of 21 properties making their debuts at MipTV, ranging from the life of Jesus to an epic trek down an historic trade route.
• Ad interest
  Buying, launching and working with AVoD platforms is all the rage. But can the business model emerge out of SVoD’s shadow?
• MarVista in motion
  Are viewers becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of drama out there? Fernando Szew at MarVista Entertainment discusses series saturation and working with Netflix.
• Pick of the pack
  Nico Franks chooses 21 kids’ shows worth keeping an eye out for at MipTV, including primetime drama, serialised animation and Netflix originals.
• Colour vision
  Netflix was out in force at Series Mania in France this week, touting plans for more originals in Europe, including ones aimed at kids and families.
• Under siege
  Chaos, crime and paranoia abound in Baghdad Central. Stars Waleed Zuaiter and Corey Stoll and executive producer Kate Harwood reveal all.
• Baby blues
  Star Ewen Leslie, director Glendyn Ivin and exec producer Claire Mundell discuss making emotionally complex miniseries The Cry, which screens today at Series Mania in Lille.

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