It’s been several years now since the major TV players started trying to somehow turn their linear TV success into digital success. The majority of those companies have failed, save for the cases where they directly acquired companies specializing in creating online content.
2016 was one of the bitterest years for the showbiz world with so many losses of incredibly talented artists who moved on to the stages of the world beyond. Sticking to the principle, “the show must go on”, we picked RuPaul as the face of our opening star cover interview for 2017.
A few years ago, it would seem highly improbable for Russian formats to be commissioned for a US remake, as it has always been the Russians who have picked up US shows to adapt for their audience.
Israeli series and formats have conquered the small screens in the past few years turning the small Near East country into one of the biggest exporters of TV content on a global level.
The negative impact of the social media came to the front during the past year with fake news, trolls and post-truths invading the information space and manipulating people’s opinion and decisions.
Ok, let’s be honest: you probably do not know anything about Snapchat. Unless you are younger than 34. Recently, a friend of mine posted on Facebook (which you probably use if you are 34 and older) a link to an article from Adweek about the biggest digital trends in 2016.
