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- 0:01The
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- 0:06episodes
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- 0:09like
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- 0:09Expo,
- 0:10Annecy
- 0:11ble,
- 0:12mipcom,
- 0:12Toy
- 0:13Fair
- 0:13and
- 0:13more.
- 0:14Why
- 0:14don't
- 0:14you
- 0:15strategically
- 0:15put
- 0:15a
- 0:15conversation
- 0:16in
- 0:16the
- 0:16ears
- 0:16of
- 0:17your
- 0:17stakeholders
- 0:17before
- 0:18these
- 0:18events
- 0:18so
- 0:18you
- 0:18can
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- 0:19up
- 0:19conversations
- 0:19before
- 0:20you
- 0:20go.
- 0:21Reach
- 0:21out
- 0:21to
- 0:21us
- 0:21individually
- 0:22on
- 0:22LinkedIn
- 0:23or
- 0:23drop
- 0:24us
- 0:24an
- 0:24email
- 0:24at
- 0:25infoidsmediaclubpodcast.com.
- 0:35Hello
- 0:35and
- 0:35welcome
- 0:36to
- 0:36a
- 0:36bonus
- 0:37episode
- 0:37of
- 0:37the
- 0:37Kids
- 0:38Media
- 0:38Club
- 0:39Podcast.
- 0:40Hi
- 0:40everyone.
- 0:41How
- 0:41is
- 0:41everyone
- 0:42doing?
- 0:42This
- 0:43podcast
- 0:43has
- 0:44gone
- 0:44precisely,
- 0:45I
- 0:45don't
- 0:46know,
- 0:4617
- 0:46episodes
- 0:47without
- 0:47talking
- 0:48about
- 0:48Bluey.
- 0:49It
- 0:49hasn't
- 0:49been
- 0:49seven,
- 0:50definitely
- 0:50not
- 0:50been
- 0:50that
- 0:50long
- 0:51since
- 0:51Bluey's
- 0:52travesty.
- 0:54Yes,
- 0:54we
- 0:54have
- 0:55to
- 0:55rectify
- 0:55this
- 0:57urgently.
- 0:58There
- 0:58was
- 0:59a
- 0:59run
- 0:59of,
- 0:59there
- 0:59was
- 0:59a
- 1:00run
- 1:00there
- 1:00where
- 1:00it
- 1:00was
- 1:01like,
- 1:01it
- 1:01was
- 1:01like
- 1:01a
- 1:02Kids
- 1:02Media
- 1:02Club
- 1:02podcast.
- 1:04Bingo.
- 1:05Bluey
- 1:05was
- 1:06high
- 1:06on
- 1:06the
- 1:06bingo
- 1:06card.
- 1:08Yeah,
- 1:08Bluey
- 1:09Shadow.
- 1:09Bluey
- 1:10is
- 1:10blown
- 1:10up
- 1:10in
- 1:11Australia
- 1:11because
- 1:12an
- 1:13entrepreneur
- 1:13called
- 1:14Charlie
- 1:14Gearside
- 1:15dropped
- 1:16a
- 1:16YouTube
- 1:16video
- 1:18calling
- 1:18Bluey's
- 1:19deal
- 1:19with
- 1:20the
- 1:20ABC
- 1:21the
- 1:21shittest
- 1:22deal
- 1:22ever.
- 1:23Okay,
- 1:24I
- 1:25will
- 1:25now
- 1:25loving
- 1:26the
- 1:26accent,
- 1:26doing
- 1:27my
- 1:27Australian
- 1:27accent
- 1:28for
- 1:28the
- 1:28rest
- 1:29of
- 1:29this
- 1:29episode.
- 1:30Well,
- 1:30actually,
- 1:30I'm
- 1:30not
- 1:30sure
- 1:30I
- 1:31can
- 1:31promise
- 1:31that
- 1:31anyway.
- 1:32But
- 1:32yeah,
- 1:32he,
- 1:34he,
- 1:34he.
- 1:35The
- 1:35video
- 1:35has
- 1:35gone
- 1:36semi
- 1:36viral.
- 1:36I
- 1:36think
- 1:36it's
- 1:37at
- 1:37around120,000
- 1:39views,
- 1:39which
- 1:40is
- 1:40definitely
- 1:40more
- 1:40views
- 1:40than
- 1:41our
- 1:41YouTube
- 1:41channel
- 1:41gets.
- 1:42But
- 1:43it's,
- 1:44yeah,
- 1:44it,
- 1:45it's,
- 1:45it's
- 1:46provocative,
- 1:46it's
- 1:47persuasive.
- 1:47Like
- 1:48he,
- 1:49it's
- 1:50definitely
- 1:50hit
- 1:50the
- 1:51headlines.
- 1:51You
- 1:52know
- 1:52that
- 1:52a
- 1:52lot
- 1:52of
- 1:53Aussie
- 1:54outlets
- 1:54have
- 1:54picked
- 1:55it
- 1:55up
- 1:55and
- 1:56writing
- 1:56about
- 1:56it
- 1:58and
- 1:58it's,
- 1:59it's
- 1:59over.
- 1:59Like,
- 2:00it's
- 2:00overly
- 2:00simplistic
- 2:01framing.
- 2:02Like
- 2:03the
- 2:03should
- 2:03have
- 2:03steal
- 2:03ever
- 2:04is
- 2:04a
- 2:04very
- 2:04headline
- 2:05grabbing
- 2:06assessment.
- 2:07Absolutely.
- 2:08He
- 2:08knew
- 2:08what
- 2:08he
- 2:09was
- 2:09doing
- 2:09when
- 2:09he
- 2:09put
- 2:09that
- 2:10sound
- 2:10bite
- 2:10out,
- 2:10didn't
- 2:11he?
- 2:11Yeah,
- 2:11yeah.
- 2:11It
- 2:11even
- 2:11hit
- 2:12the
- 2:12shameless
- 2:12podcast,
- 2:13which
- 2:13is
- 2:13one
- 2:13of
- 2:13the
- 2:13big,
- 2:14another
- 2:14big
- 2:15Aussie
- 2:15exported
- 2:16podcast
- 2:17and,
- 2:17and,
- 2:17and
- 2:18media
- 2:18ip,
- 2:18I
- 2:18would
- 2:19say.
- 2:19And
- 2:20listen,
- 2:20his,
- 2:20his
- 2:21intention
- 2:21is,
- 2:22he's
- 2:22really,
- 2:22he's
- 2:22open
- 2:23about
- 2:23his
- 2:23intention.
- 2:24He
- 2:24is,
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:26entrepreneurial
- 2:26minded,
- 2:27wants
- 2:27Australia
- 2:28to
- 2:28get
- 2:28back
- 2:29on
- 2:29top
- 2:30of,
- 2:30you
- 2:30know,
- 2:31opportunities
- 2:32and,
- 2:32and,
- 2:33and
- 2:33you
- 2:33know,
- 2:36inbound,
- 2:37inbound
- 2:37dollars
- 2:38and
- 2:38all
- 2:38that
- 2:38kind
- 2:38of
- 2:38stuff.
- 2:38So
- 2:40yeah,
- 2:40do
- 2:41you
- 2:41think,
- 2:41do
- 2:41you.
- 2:41Think
- 2:41an
- 2:42extra
- 2:42bit
- 2:42of,
- 2:43do
- 2:43you
- 2:43think
- 2:43it's
- 2:44also
- 2:44partly
- 2:46some
- 2:46of
- 2:47that
- 2:47energy
- 2:47comes
- 2:47from
- 2:48the
- 2:48fact
- 2:48that
- 2:48it's
- 2:49those
- 2:49bloody
- 2:49Brits
- 2:50that
- 2:50are
- 2:50making
- 2:50all
- 2:51of
- 2:51the
- 2:51money?
- 2:51You
- 2:52bloody
- 2:52Brits.
- 2:53Yeah.
- 2:54Do
- 2:54you
- 2:54think
- 2:54there's
- 2:54a
- 2:54bit
- 2:54of
- 2:55national
- 2:55rivalry?
- 2:57I
- 2:57don't
- 2:57think
- 2:57that's
- 2:58helping,
- 2:58let
- 2:58me
- 2:58put
- 2:58it
- 2:59that
- 2:59way.
- 2:59Yeah,
- 3:01that
- 3:01crossed
- 3:01my
- 3:02mind
- 3:02actually
- 3:03when
- 3:04I,
- 3:04when
- 3:04I
- 3:04stepped
- 3:05back
- 3:05and
- 3:05looked
- 3:05at
- 3:05it.
- 3:05That
- 3:05crossed
- 3:06my
- 3:06mind
- 3:06because
- 3:06I
- 3:06do.
- 3:08Because
- 3:08joking
- 3:08aside,
- 3:10like
- 3:10many
- 3:10countries
- 3:11internally,
- 3:12there
- 3:12is
- 3:13a
- 3:13polarization
- 3:15politically
- 3:16about,
- 3:17I
- 3:17mean
- 3:17it
- 3:18strays
- 3:18into
- 3:18culture,
- 3:19it
- 3:19strays
- 3:19into
- 3:19content,
- 3:20it
- 3:20strays
- 3:20into,
- 3:21you
- 3:21know,
- 3:21policy
- 3:22as
- 3:22we
- 3:23know.
- 3:23And
- 3:24I
- 3:24think
- 3:24this
- 3:24potentially
- 3:25is
- 3:25poking
- 3:26at
- 3:26that
- 3:26narrative
- 3:27as
- 3:27well.
- 3:27Yeah,
- 3:28yeah.
- 3:28There's
- 3:28a
- 3:28lot
- 3:28of,
- 3:28there's
- 3:29political
- 3:29tension
- 3:30down
- 3:31in
- 3:31Australia
- 3:31as
- 3:31well.
- 3:31I
- 3:31was
- 3:31chatting
- 3:32to
- 3:32a
- 3:32mate
- 3:32about
- 3:32that
- 3:32actually.
- 3:33He
- 3:33lives
- 3:33down
- 3:33there.
- 3:35But
- 3:35I
- 3:35will.
- 3:35So
- 3:36like,
- 3:36yes,
- 3:36it's
- 3:36captured,
- 3:37it's
- 3:37captured
- 3:37the
- 3:38narrative.
- 3:39Obviously
- 3:40this
- 3:40is
- 3:40our
- 3:41very
- 3:41specific
- 3:42lane
- 3:43and
- 3:44not
- 3:44all
- 3:44of
- 3:44it
- 3:44is
- 3:44completely
- 3:45accurate,
- 3:45I
- 3:45would
- 3:46say.
- 3:46So,
- 3:47yeah,
- 3:47the
- 3:47thing
- 3:48for
- 3:48me,
- 3:48yeah,
- 3:48we
- 3:48should.
- 3:49So
- 3:50could
- 3:50we
- 3:50unpack
- 3:51the.
- 3:52What's
- 3:52his
- 3:52argument
- 3:53then
- 3:53in
- 3:53terms
- 3:53of
- 3:54why
- 3:54is
- 3:55it
- 3:55a
- 3:55terrible
- 3:56deal
- 3:56in
- 3:56his
- 3:57eyes?
- 3:58Because
- 3:58zero,
- 3:59according
- 3:59to
- 3:59him,
- 4:00zero
- 4:00dollars
- 4:01from
- 4:01Bluey
- 4:01have
- 4:02gone
- 4:02back
- 4:02into,
- 4:02back
- 4:03to
- 4:03Australia,
- 4:03which
- 4:04isn't
- 4:04true.
- 4:05Right,
- 4:05Okay.
- 4:05I
- 4:05feel
- 4:05like
- 4:05we
- 4:06should
- 4:06put
- 4:06a
- 4:06graphic
- 4:06on
- 4:06the
- 4:07video
- 4:07here
- 4:07of
- 4:07a
- 4:07big
- 4:08X.
- 4:08Yeah.
- 4:08Just
- 4:08team
- 4:09up,
- 4:09compete.
- 4:10Yeah,
- 4:10yeah.
- 4:10And
- 4:11the
- 4:11first
- 4:11thing
- 4:12I
- 4:12would
- 4:12I
- 4:12reach
- 4:12for
- 4:13in
- 4:13this
- 4:13is
- 4:14one
- 4:14of,
- 4:14so
- 4:15one
- 4:15of
- 4:15my
- 4:16other
- 4:16Australian
- 4:17muses
- 4:17and
- 4:18professional
- 4:19crushes,
- 4:19which
- 4:19is
- 4:19Muse
- 4:20Toys.
- 4:20Right.
- 4:20Moose
- 4:21Toys
- 4:22came
- 4:22up,
- 4:23got
- 4:23big
- 4:23on
- 4:24the
- 4:24Shopkins
- 4:24franchise
- 4:27that
- 4:27isn't
- 4:28as,
- 4:28isn't
- 4:29being
- 4:29so
- 4:29big
- 4:29these
- 4:30days
- 4:31and
- 4:31then
- 4:31took
- 4:32the
- 4:32rights
- 4:32for
- 4:32Bluey.
- 4:33And
- 4:33it
- 4:34literally,
- 4:34I
- 4:34think,
- 4:35I
- 4:35think
- 4:35I
- 4:35have
- 4:35the
- 4:35article.
- 4:36In
- 4:362021,
- 4:36it
- 4:37drove
- 4:37800
- 4:37million
- 4:38back
- 4:38into
- 4:38the
- 4:38Australian
- 4:39economy.
- 4:39Right.
- 4:39So
- 4:40$0
- 4:41is
- 4:41not
- 4:41$800
- 4:42million.
- 4:42So
- 4:43that's
- 4:43not
- 4:43totally
- 4:44accurate.
- 4:44And
- 4:44I
- 4:44will
- 4:44say,
- 4:45like
- 4:45Moose
- 4:46continues
- 4:46to
- 4:46be
- 4:47one.
- 4:47Precisely
- 4:48what
- 4:48Charlie
- 4:48is
- 4:48describing.
- 4:49Right.
- 4:49Like
- 4:49he,
- 4:50he.
- 4:50It
- 4:50is
- 4:51a
- 4:51great
- 4:51example
- 4:52of
- 4:52Aussie
- 4:52entrepreneurial
- 4:53spirit.
- 4:53They
- 4:54have
- 4:54used
- 4:55obviously
- 4:56the
- 4:56leverage
- 4:56and
- 4:56the
- 4:56security
- 4:57that,
- 4:58that,
- 4:58that
- 4:58that
- 4:59level
- 4:59of
- 4:59revenue
- 4:59has
- 4:59brought
- 5:00in
- 5:00to
- 5:01make,
- 5:02you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03other
- 5:04cutting
- 5:05edge
- 5:05deals,
- 5:05I
- 5:06would
- 5:06say
- 5:06other
- 5:06innovative
- 5:06deals
- 5:07on
- 5:07things
- 5:07like
- 5:07Amazing
- 5:08Digital
- 5:08circus.
- 5:09They
- 5:09have
- 5:10picked,
- 5:10been
- 5:10picked
- 5:11up.
- 5:11They've
- 5:11picked
- 5:11up
- 5:12rights
- 5:12for
- 5:12things,
- 5:12for
- 5:13things
- 5:13in
- 5:13the
- 5:13creator
- 5:13economy.
- 5:14Mark
- 5:14Rober.
- 5:15There's
- 5:15a,
- 5:15there's
- 5:15a
- 5:15deal
- 5:16coming,
- 5:16Mr.
- 5:17Beast.
- 5:17Yeah,
- 5:18yeah.
- 5:18And
- 5:19whilst
- 5:19they,
- 5:19they're
- 5:20still
- 5:20also
- 5:20doing,
- 5:21you
- 5:21know,
- 5:21the
- 5:21traditional
- 5:22deals.
- 5:22So
- 5:22they
- 5:22did
- 5:24Betty
- 5:24Boys
- 5:24as
- 5:25well,
- 5:25which
- 5:25we
- 5:25did
- 5:25the
- 5:25podcast
- 5:26on
- 5:26Kids
- 5:26Candy.
- 5:27So
- 5:27like,
- 5:27you
- 5:27know,
- 5:28they're
- 5:28doing,
- 5:28they're,
- 5:29they're
- 5:29literally
- 5:29embodying
- 5:30this
- 5:31entrepreneurial
- 5:31spirit
- 5:32that,
- 5:33that
- 5:33Charlie
- 5:33Is
- 5:33decrying
- 5:34doesn't
- 5:34exist
- 5:34in
- 5:35Australia
- 5:35to.
- 5:36And
- 5:36really
- 5:36successfully
- 5:37doing
- 5:37it.
- 5:38So
- 5:38it's
- 5:38not
- 5:39totally
- 5:39true.
- 5:40Yeah,
- 5:41it's
- 5:41not
- 5:41totally
- 5:42true.
- 5:42And
- 5:42whilst
- 5:43he's
- 5:43talking
- 5:43about
- 5:43it
- 5:44in.
- 5:44In
- 5:45very
- 5:45binary
- 5:45terms,
- 5:46which
- 5:46again
- 5:46gets
- 5:47you
- 5:47attention,
- 5:49it
- 5:50also
- 5:50has
- 5:50had
- 5:51a
- 5:51halo
- 5:51effect
- 5:52which
- 5:52is
- 5:52difficult
- 5:52to
- 5:53quantify,
- 5:53but
- 5:54really
- 5:55has
- 5:55put
- 5:56Australian
- 5:57creativity
- 5:57back
- 5:57on
- 5:58the
- 5:58map
- 5:59in
- 5:59terms
- 5:59of,
- 5:59you
- 6:00know,
- 6:00for
- 6:00a
- 6:00while,
- 6:00I
- 6:01mean,
- 6:01we
- 6:01even
- 6:01had
- 6:01the
- 6:02Wiggles
- 6:02on
- 6:02the
- 6:02show,
- 6:03but
- 6:03you
- 6:03know,
- 6:03the
- 6:04Wiggles
- 6:04were
- 6:04synonymous
- 6:05with
- 6:05Australian
- 6:05creativity.
- 6:06And
- 6:06then
- 6:06there
- 6:07was
- 6:07a
- 6:07big
- 6:07gap
- 6:08and
- 6:08along
- 6:08came
- 6:08Bluey
- 6:09and
- 6:09then
- 6:09along
- 6:09came
- 6:10amazing
- 6:10digital
- 6:10circus.
- 6:11And
- 6:12you
- 6:12forgetting
- 6:13H2O
- 6:13just
- 6:13add
- 6:14water.
- 6:14Because
- 6:14H2O
- 6:15just
- 6:15add
- 6:15water
- 6:15is
- 6:15literally
- 6:16the
- 6:16show
- 6:16that
- 6:16got
- 6:16me
- 6:17into
- 6:17kids
- 6:17tv
- 6:18and
- 6:18it
- 6:18was
- 6:18huge
- 6:18and
- 6:19it
- 6:19was
- 6:19amazing
- 6:19and
- 6:19it
- 6:20might
- 6:20not
- 6:20have
- 6:20been
- 6:20a
- 6:20big
- 6:20commercial
- 6:20franchise
- 6:21hit,
- 6:21but.
- 6:21But
- 6:22like
- 6:22there's.
- 6:23There
- 6:23has
- 6:23been
- 6:23other
- 6:23stuff,
- 6:24right?
- 6:24There's
- 6:25like,
- 6:25there's.
- 6:26Sorry,
- 6:26I'm
- 6:26very
- 6:26passionate
- 6:27about
- 6:27H2O.
- 6:28Not
- 6:28usually
- 6:29jump
- 6:29in
- 6:30and
- 6:31hey
- 6:31girl,
- 6:31you're
- 6:31there,
- 6:32Joe.
- 6:32But
- 6:32like
- 6:32I
- 6:33just.
- 6:33It's.
- 6:33I
- 6:34love
- 6:34the
- 6:34show.
- 6:36Okay,
- 6:36we'll
- 6:36give
- 6:37you
- 6:37that.
- 6:37But
- 6:37yeah,
- 6:38I
- 6:38mean,
- 6:38just
- 6:38into.
- 6:39In
- 6:39those
- 6:39general
- 6:39terms,
- 6:40I
- 6:41don't
- 6:41think
- 6:42particularly
- 6:43with
- 6:43Bluey,
- 6:44it.
- 6:45It's,
- 6:45you
- 6:46know,
- 6:46there
- 6:46was
- 6:46no
- 6:47flowback
- 6:47of
- 6:48attribution
- 6:49to
- 6:49Australian
- 6:50creativity.
- 6:50I
- 6:51think
- 6:51there
- 6:51was
- 6:51and
- 6:51I
- 6:51think
- 6:51there
- 6:52has
- 6:52been.
- 6:52So
- 6:53inevitably
- 6:53that
- 6:53has
- 6:54a
- 6:54halo
- 6:54effect.
- 6:54So
- 6:55I
- 6:55mean,
- 6:56much
- 6:57as
- 6:57I
- 6:58kind
- 6:58of
- 6:58look
- 6:58at
- 6:58what
- 7:00Hugh
- 7:01Marx
- 7:01said
- 7:02and
- 7:02think,
- 7:02you
- 7:02know,
- 7:02you're
- 7:03being
- 7:03over
- 7:03overly
- 7:04simplistic
- 7:04just
- 7:04to
- 7:05just
- 7:05to
- 7:05poke
- 7:06and
- 7:06provoke.
- 7:06Fair
- 7:07enough.
- 7:07Sorry
- 7:07to
- 7:08Charlie
- 7:08Gearside,
- 7:09the
- 7:09entrepreneur
- 7:10and.
- 7:10And
- 7:11him.
- 7:11Yeah.
- 7:12And
- 7:12Hugh
- 7:12Marx
- 7:12is
- 7:13the
- 7:13ABC
- 7:13ABC
- 7:14dg
- 7:14essentially.
- 7:16Sorry.
- 7:16Yes.
- 7:16And
- 7:16he's
- 7:17also
- 7:18made
- 7:18some
- 7:18quite
- 7:19kind
- 7:19of
- 7:19sweeping
- 7:19statements
- 7:20about
- 7:20this
- 7:21which,
- 7:21you
- 7:21know,
- 7:22imply
- 7:22that
- 7:23it
- 7:23would
- 7:23have
- 7:23been
- 7:23much.
- 7:24You
- 7:24know,
- 7:24they
- 7:25essentially
- 7:26gave
- 7:26this
- 7:26away.
- 7:28Gave
- 7:28the
- 7:28rights
- 7:28away
- 7:28without
- 7:29thinking.
- 7:29Well,
- 7:29no,
- 7:30this.
- 7:31To
- 7:31get
- 7:31the
- 7:31show
- 7:32made.
- 7:32That
- 7:33is
- 7:33what
- 7:33happened.
- 7:34We
- 7:34wouldn't
- 7:35be
- 7:35in
- 7:35this
- 7:35position
- 7:35talking
- 7:36about
- 7:36its
- 7:36success
- 7:37had
- 7:37they
- 7:38kept
- 7:38it.
- 7:38And
- 7:39that's
- 7:39just
- 7:39not
- 7:39the
- 7:39way
- 7:40that
- 7:40public
- 7:40service
- 7:40commissioning
- 7:41works
- 7:41as
- 7:41we
- 7:42know.
- 7:43And
- 7:43do
- 7:43you
- 7:43think
- 7:43there's
- 7:43an
- 7:43aspect
- 7:44where
- 7:46it
- 7:46was
- 7:46the
- 7:46other
- 7:47guy
- 7:47that
- 7:47made
- 7:47all
- 7:47of
- 7:48these
- 7:48decisions
- 7:48that
- 7:48I'm
- 7:49replacing
- 7:49and
- 7:49I'd
- 7:50have.
- 7:50I'd
- 7:50have
- 7:50done
- 7:51it
- 7:51completely
- 7:51differently.
- 7:54I
- 7:54think
- 7:54that's
- 7:54implicit.
- 7:55It
- 7:55was.
- 7:56Yeah.
- 7:56Well,
- 7:56no,
- 7:56but
- 7:56Bluey
- 7:57was,
- 7:57was,
- 7:58was
- 7:59the
- 7:59deal
- 7:59was
- 7:59done
- 7:59under
- 8:00a
- 8:00period
- 8:00where
- 8:00the.
- 8:01The
- 8:01Australian
- 8:02abcmd
- 8:03that
- 8:03there
- 8:03was
- 8:03a
- 8:03kind
- 8:03of
- 8:03a
- 8:04disaster
- 8:04thrown
- 8:04there
- 8:05where
- 8:05then
- 8:06continues
- 8:06to
- 8:06be.
- 8:08Yeah,
- 8:09that
- 8:09was
- 8:09kind
- 8:09of
- 8:10a
- 8:10known
- 8:10period.
- 8:11Of
- 8:11disarray
- 8:12in
- 8:12the
- 8:12company.
- 8:14But
- 8:14it
- 8:14is
- 8:14this
- 8:14thing
- 8:15of
- 8:15like,
- 8:16you
- 8:16know,
- 8:16listen,
- 8:17pommies
- 8:18aside,
- 8:18Brits
- 8:19aside,
- 8:20it's
- 8:20one
- 8:20PS
- 8:21public
- 8:22service
- 8:23commercial
- 8:23institution
- 8:24benefit
- 8:24benefiting
- 8:25and
- 8:25another
- 8:25commercial,
- 8:26you
- 8:26know,
- 8:26public
- 8:27commercial
- 8:28institution,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:30at
- 8:30their
- 8:30expense.
- 8:32You
- 8:33know,
- 8:33it's,
- 8:33it's.
- 8:35Yeah,
- 8:35it's
- 8:36definitely
- 8:36a
- 8:36difficult
- 8:37thing.
- 8:37And
- 8:38you
- 8:38know,
- 8:38I
- 8:38think
- 8:39that's,
- 8:39that's
- 8:39the
- 8:39key
- 8:40thing
- 8:40is,
- 8:40you
- 8:41know,
- 8:41that's
- 8:41the
- 8:41key,
- 8:41that's
- 8:42the
- 8:42key
- 8:42lesson
- 8:42to
- 8:42learn
- 8:42from
- 8:43this
- 8:43is
- 8:43like,
- 8:43you
- 8:43know,
- 8:44the
- 8:44ABC
- 8:44should
- 8:45find
- 8:45a
- 8:45way
- 8:45to
- 8:45operate
- 8:45more
- 8:46commercially.
- 8:46But
- 8:47it
- 8:47also
- 8:47assumes
- 8:48that
- 8:48if
- 8:48the
- 8:48ABC
- 8:49had
- 8:49taken
- 8:49the
- 8:50rights
- 8:50that
- 8:50they
- 8:51would
- 8:51have
- 8:51had
- 8:51the
- 8:51same
- 8:51success,
- 8:52you
- 8:53know,
- 8:53and
- 8:53I
- 8:53think
- 8:53there's
- 8:54a
- 8:54couple
- 8:54of
- 8:54issues
- 8:54with
- 8:54that.
- 8:55It
- 8:56also
- 8:56kind
- 8:56of
- 8:56said
- 8:57like,
- 8:57again,
- 8:57back
- 8:57to
- 8:57this
- 8:58point,
- 8:58that
- 8:58like,
- 8:58it
- 8:59was
- 8:59such
- 8:59a
- 8:59slam
- 9:00dunk
- 9:00of
- 9:00obvious
- 9:01opportunity
- 9:01at
- 9:01the
- 9:02time
- 9:02and
- 9:02it
- 9:02really
- 9:02wasn't,
- 9:03right?
- 9:03Like,
- 9:03no,
- 9:03it
- 9:03wasn't.
- 9:04Absolutely.
- 9:04I
- 9:04mean,
- 9:04I
- 9:05think
- 9:05that
- 9:05there's
- 9:05an,
- 9:06there's
- 9:06an
- 9:06aspect
- 9:06with
- 9:07all
- 9:07of
- 9:07these
- 9:07things
- 9:07where
- 9:08you're,
- 9:09you
- 9:10know,
- 9:10it's
- 9:10a
- 9:10bit
- 9:10like
- 9:11kind
- 9:11of
- 9:11having
- 9:11a
- 9:11blueprint
- 9:12for
- 9:12a
- 9:12house
- 9:13and
- 9:13then
- 9:13the
- 9:14difference
- 9:14between
- 9:14the
- 9:14blueprint
- 9:15and
- 9:15the,
- 9:15the,
- 9:16the
- 9:16final
- 9:16house
- 9:17that's
- 9:17built.
- 9:18I
- 9:18mean,
- 9:18there's
- 9:18a
- 9:18lot
- 9:18of
- 9:19stuff
- 9:19that
- 9:19can
- 9:19go
- 9:19wrong
- 9:20between
- 9:20those
- 9:21two
- 9:21points.
- 9:21And
- 9:22I
- 9:22think
- 9:23people
- 9:23often
- 9:23kind
- 9:24of
- 9:24view
- 9:24the,
- 9:25the
- 9:25finished
- 9:25project
- 9:26or
- 9:26the
- 9:26finished
- 9:27house
- 9:27and
- 9:27think,
- 9:27well,
- 9:28obviously
- 9:28that's
- 9:29what
- 9:29it
- 9:29would
- 9:29look
- 9:29like.
- 9:29Obviously
- 9:30that's
- 9:30what
- 9:30would
- 9:30have
- 9:31happened.
- 9:31And
- 9:32they
- 9:32don't
- 9:32account
- 9:32for
- 9:32all
- 9:33of
- 9:33the
- 9:34uncertainty
- 9:35and
- 9:35unpredictability
- 9:36of
- 9:37investing
- 9:38on
- 9:38something
- 9:38that's
- 9:39a
- 9:39talent
- 9:39based,
- 9:40creative
- 9:41project.
- 9:41I'm
- 9:42gonna
- 9:42go
- 9:42further,
- 9:42I'm
- 9:43gonna
- 9:43take
- 9:43the
- 9:43house
- 9:43thing
- 9:44further
- 9:45because
- 9:45then
- 9:45also
- 9:46it
- 9:46assumes
- 9:46that
- 9:46you're
- 9:47like
- 9:47this
- 9:47basically
- 9:48bluey
- 9:48built
- 9:48the
- 9:48house
- 9:48and
- 9:49then
- 9:49suddenly
- 9:49the
- 9:49neighborhood
- 9:50also
- 9:50went
- 9:50up
- 9:50in
- 9:50terms
- 9:51of
- 9:51value,
- 9:51right?
- 9:51Like,
- 9:51there's
- 9:51loads
- 9:52of
- 9:52other
- 9:52things
- 9:52in
- 9:52the
- 9:52ecosystem
- 9:53that
- 9:53impact
- 9:54and
- 9:54honestly,
- 9:54like
- 9:55Bluey.
- 9:56Bluey.
- 9:56Bluey's
- 9:57on
- 9:57Disney.
- 9:57Disney.
- 9:58Big
- 9:59Disney.
- 9:59Big
- 10:00bright
- 10:00lights.
- 10:00Oh,
- 10:01my
- 10:01God,
- 10:01it's
- 10:01Disney.
- 10:02But
- 10:02like,
- 10:03really
- 10:04at
- 10:04the
- 10:04time,
- 10:04right,
- 10:04Disney
- 10:05was.
- 10:06Linear
- 10:06channels
- 10:07were
- 10:07Disney's
- 10:07kids.
- 10:08Linear
- 10:08channels
- 10:08were
- 10:08hemorrhaging
- 10:09viewers.
- 10:09Disney
- 10:10was
- 10:10making
- 10:11probably
- 10:12the
- 10:12riskiest
- 10:12bet
- 10:13in
- 10:13the
- 10:14history
- 10:14of
- 10:14entertainment
- 10:15to
- 10:16like,
- 10:16I
- 10:16wrote
- 10:16this,
- 10:16wrote
- 10:17this
- 10:17up
- 10:17in
- 10:17my
- 10:17newsletter.
- 10:18Riskiest
- 10:18bet
- 10:19in
- 10:19the,
- 10:19in
- 10:19the
- 10:19history
- 10:19of
- 10:19entertainment
- 10:21to
- 10:21go
- 10:21and
- 10:22like,
- 10:22try
- 10:22and
- 10:22catch
- 10:22Netflix,
- 10:23who
- 10:23were,
- 10:24you
- 10:24know,
- 10:2415
- 10:24years
- 10:25ahead
- 10:25of
- 10:26them
- 10:26or,
- 10:26you
- 10:26know,
- 10:26decades
- 10:27ahead
- 10:27of
- 10:27them
- 10:27based
- 10:27on
- 10:27their
- 10:28own
- 10:28iPad.
- 10:28You
- 10:29know,
- 10:29that
- 10:29was
- 10:29really
- 10:29risky.
- 10:30Nobody
- 10:30knew
- 10:31that
- 10:31was
- 10:31going
- 10:31to
- 10:31work.
- 10:32It
- 10:32wasn't
- 10:32a
- 10:32sure
- 10:32thing.
- 10:33You
- 10:34know,
- 10:34like,
- 10:34okay,
- 10:35people
- 10:35say,
- 10:35well,
- 10:35Disney
- 10:35so
- 10:36big
- 10:36it
- 10:36couldn't
- 10:36afford
- 10:37to
- 10:37ever
- 10:37lose,
- 10:38but
- 10:38it
- 10:38was
- 10:38a
- 10:38really
- 10:38risky
- 10:39thing
- 10:39at
- 10:39the
- 10:39time.
- 10:40And
- 10:40also,
- 10:41yeah,
- 10:41it
- 10:41was
- 10:41a
- 10:41big,
- 10:41a
- 10:42big
- 10:42departure
- 10:43for
- 10:43them
- 10:43in
- 10:43terms
- 10:43of
- 10:43brand
- 10:44risk.
- 10:44Yeah,
- 10:45yeah,
- 10:45totally.
- 10:45And
- 10:46it's
- 10:46like
- 10:46all,
- 10:46just
- 10:47all
- 10:47of
- 10:47the,
- 10:48like
- 10:49to
- 10:49be
- 10:49an
- 10:49industry
- 10:49operator
- 10:50in
- 10:50that
- 10:51moment
- 10:51where
- 10:51like,
- 10:52you
- 10:52know,
- 10:52you
- 10:52might
- 10:53be
- 10:53doing
- 10:53a
- 10:53deal
- 10:53at
- 10:53Disney
- 10:54with
- 10:54somebody
- 10:54who's
- 10:54then
- 10:54losing
- 10:55their
- 10:55job.
- 10:55Right.
- 10:55Like,
- 10:56you
- 10:56know,
- 10:56like
- 10:57the
- 10:57chaos
- 10:58of
- 10:58that
- 10:58to
- 10:58be
- 10:58able
- 10:59to
- 10:59go,
- 10:59okay,
- 10:59well
- 11:00this
- 11:00is,
- 11:01this
- 11:01is
- 11:01good
- 11:01money.
- 11:02This
- 11:02is
- 11:02a
- 11:02good
- 11:02bet.
- 11:04It
- 11:04was
- 11:04very
- 11:04risky.
- 11:05It
- 11:05wouldn't
- 11:05have
- 11:05been
- 11:06something
- 11:07that
- 11:07would
- 11:08have
- 11:08been
- 11:08seen
- 11:09as
- 11:09a
- 11:09dead
- 11:09search
- 11:10strategy
- 11:10by
- 11:10any
- 11:10means.
- 11:12Absolutely.
- 11:12And
- 11:12a
- 11:13period
- 11:13of
- 11:13real
- 11:13uncertainty
- 11:14as
- 11:14well
- 11:14in
- 11:15terms
- 11:15of
- 11:15what
- 11:15was
- 11:15going
- 11:15on
- 11:16in
- 11:16the
- 11:16world
- 11:16around
- 11:16that
- 11:17time
- 11:17for
- 11:18anyone
- 11:18to
- 11:18make
- 11:18any
- 11:19long
- 11:19term
- 11:19bets
- 11:20or
- 11:20predictions.
- 11:21Exactly.
- 11:22And
- 11:23when
- 11:23you're
- 11:24in
- 11:24that
- 11:25again,
- 11:26I
- 11:26can't
- 11:27extend,
- 11:27oh,
- 11:28I
- 11:28said
- 11:28extend
- 11:28the
- 11:29house
- 11:29analogy.
- 11:30So
- 11:30I
- 11:30would
- 11:30just
- 11:30revert
- 11:31to
- 11:33hindsight
- 11:33having,
- 11:34you
- 11:34know,
- 11:35hindsight
- 11:35being
- 11:3620
- 11:3620.
- 11:37But
- 11:38you
- 11:38know,
- 11:39what
- 11:39it
- 11:39doesn't
- 11:39account
- 11:40for
- 11:40is
- 11:41yes,
- 11:41that
- 11:41uncertainty
- 11:42at
- 11:42the
- 11:43time,
- 11:43but
- 11:43also
- 11:44the
- 11:45convergence
- 11:46of
- 11:46certain
- 11:46kind
- 11:46of
- 11:47factors
- 11:47that
- 11:47you
- 11:47can
- 11:47only
- 11:48really
- 11:48put
- 11:48down
- 11:48to
- 11:49luck
- 11:49and
- 11:49timing
- 11:50and
- 11:51you
- 11:51can
- 11:51never
- 11:51build
- 11:52those
- 11:52into
- 11:52a
- 11:53model
- 11:53or
- 11:54a
- 11:54blueprint.
- 11:56And
- 11:56I
- 11:56made
- 11:56the
- 11:56comment
- 11:57on
- 11:58someone's
- 11:58LinkedIn
- 11:59post
- 11:59yesterday
- 11:59who
- 11:59was
- 12:00talking
- 12:00about
- 12:00this.
- 12:00You
- 12:01know,
- 12:02had,
- 12:03had
- 12:03the
- 12:03a,
- 12:03you
- 12:04know,
- 12:04had
- 12:04Bluey
- 12:04not
- 12:05worked
- 12:06then
- 12:06it
- 12:07would
- 12:07have,
- 12:07you
- 12:07know,
- 12:08see
- 12:08be
- 12:08seen
- 12:09as
- 12:09that
- 12:09was
- 12:10financial
- 12:10prudence
- 12:11from
- 12:11the
- 12:11abc.
- 12:12They
- 12:12didn't
- 12:12put
- 12:12all
- 12:12their
- 12:12eggs
- 12:13in
- 12:13this
- 12:13Bluey
- 12:13shaped
- 12:14basket.
- 12:14It
- 12:14didn't
- 12:14work.
- 12:15So
- 12:16the
- 12:16opposite
- 12:17is
- 12:17also
- 12:17true.
- 12:17Had
- 12:18Bluey
- 12:18not
- 12:18been
- 12:18a
- 12:19behemoth
- 12:19then
- 12:20abc,
- 12:21you
- 12:21know,
- 12:21sensible
- 12:22don't
- 12:22go
- 12:23full
- 12:23in
- 12:23on
- 12:23the,
- 12:23on
- 12:23these
- 12:24things.
- 12:24You
- 12:24know,
- 12:24this
- 12:24is
- 12:25you
- 12:25being
- 12:25a,
- 12:27a
- 12:27prudent
- 12:28public
- 12:28service
- 12:28broadcaster
- 12:29with
- 12:29your
- 12:29investment.
- 12:30So
- 12:30I
- 12:30think
- 12:30it
- 12:30just,
- 12:31it
- 12:31misses
- 12:31out
- 12:31on
- 12:32that.
- 12:32It
- 12:32was
- 12:32interesting,
- 12:33but
- 12:33assuming
- 12:33that
- 12:33the
- 12:34ABC
- 12:34would
- 12:34have
- 12:34done
- 12:34the
- 12:34same
- 12:34thing
- 12:35BBC
- 12:35studios
- 12:35did.
- 12:36Right.
- 12:36And
- 12:36BBC
- 12:36studios
- 12:37had
- 12:37very
- 12:38specific
- 12:38reasons
- 12:39why
- 12:40they
- 12:40were
- 12:40operating
- 12:41the
- 12:41way
- 12:41they
- 12:41were
- 12:41operating.
- 12:42They
- 12:42had,
- 12:42hey
- 12:42Doggy,
- 12:43right.
- 12:44Modest,
- 12:45good
- 12:46franchise,
- 12:46you
- 12:47know,
- 12:47not,
- 12:47it's
- 12:48not
- 12:48as
- 12:49big,
- 12:49it's
- 12:49not
- 12:49as
- 12:49big
- 12:49as
- 12:49Bluey
- 12:50knows
- 12:50got
- 12:50to,
- 12:51you
- 12:51know,
- 12:51that's,
- 12:52that's
- 12:52clear.
- 12:52Right.
- 12:53But
- 12:53like,
- 12:53and
- 12:53I
- 12:53think
- 12:53the
- 12:54BBC
- 12:54studios
- 12:54were
- 12:54probably
- 12:54looking
- 12:55at
- 12:55people
- 12:55going,
- 12:55yeah,
- 12:56if
- 12:56we
- 12:56could
- 12:56have
- 12:56another
- 12:56little
- 12:57hey
- 12:57Dougie,
- 12:57like
- 12:57we'd
- 12:58be
- 12:58quite
- 12:58fine
- 12:58with
- 12:58that,
- 12:59you
- 12:59know,
- 12:59and
- 12:59maybe
- 13:00that
- 13:00was
- 13:00what
- 13:00the,
- 13:01was
- 13:01being
- 13:01forecast
- 13:02in
- 13:02the
- 13:02Five
- 13:02year
- 13:02plan.
- 13:03Right.
- 13:03But
- 13:04they
- 13:04had
- 13:04built.
- 13:04Hey
- 13:04Dougie.
- 13:05Off
- 13:05the
- 13:05strength
- 13:06of
- 13:06public
- 13:07service
- 13:08content
- 13:08distribution,
- 13:09linear
- 13:09content
- 13:09distribution
- 13:10and
- 13:11YouTube
- 13:11distribution.
- 13:12Right.
- 13:12And
- 13:12BBC
- 13:13Studios
- 13:13were
- 13:14nailing
- 13:14YouTube.
- 13:14We're
- 13:15getting
- 13:15it.
- 13:15Right.
- 13:15We're
- 13:16going
- 13:16with
- 13:16the
- 13:16global
- 13:16rights
- 13:17again.
- 13:17We
- 13:17spoke
- 13:17with
- 13:18Jasmine
- 13:18Dawson
- 13:18about
- 13:19this
- 13:19probably.
- 13:20I
- 13:20don't
- 13:20want
- 13:21to
- 13:21ask
- 13:21if.
- 13:21I
- 13:21think
- 13:21it's
- 13:22a
- 13:22year
- 13:22ago,
- 13:22it's
- 13:22probably
- 13:22two
- 13:22years
- 13:23ago,
- 13:24you
- 13:24know,
- 13:24we
- 13:25spoke
- 13:25about
- 13:25this
- 13:25and,
- 13:26and
- 13:26it
- 13:26was
- 13:26that
- 13:27period
- 13:27in
- 13:27Bluey,
- 13:28right.
- 13:28We
- 13:28showed
- 13:29that,
- 13:29we
- 13:29showed
- 13:29the
- 13:30chart
- 13:30at
- 13:30the
- 13:30session.
- 13:31We
- 13:31did.
- 13:33We.
- 13:34Yeah,
- 13:35it
- 13:35was
- 13:36rightly
- 13:37that.
- 13:37Yeah,
- 13:38it
- 13:38didn't,
- 13:38it
- 13:39didn't.
- 13:39It
- 13:39wasn't
- 13:40an
- 13:40overnight
- 13:40hit.
- 13:41Yeah,
- 13:42no,
- 13:42it
- 13:42wasn't.
- 13:43It
- 13:43took
- 13:43about
- 13:43two
- 13:44years
- 13:44to
- 13:44build.
- 13:45Exactly,
- 13:45exactly.
- 13:46But
- 13:46in
- 13:46that
- 13:46two
- 13:47years,
- 13:47right,
- 13:47they're
- 13:47using
- 13:48YouTube
- 13:48as
- 13:48discovery.
- 13:49Right.
- 13:49And
- 13:50pulling
- 13:51people
- 13:51in
- 13:51on
- 13:51YouTube
- 13:52like
- 13:52the
- 13:52ABC
- 13:53at
- 13:53the
- 13:54time
- 13:54and
- 13:54still
- 13:55to
- 13:55this
- 13:55day
- 13:55continue
- 13:55to
- 13:56geoblock
- 13:56Bluey.
- 13:57Right?
- 13:57Like.
- 13:58Yeah,
- 14:00yeah.
- 14:00So
- 14:00I
- 14:00mean
- 14:01that's
- 14:01a
- 14:01great
- 14:01example
- 14:02of
- 14:02how
- 14:03if
- 14:03they
- 14:03had
- 14:03made
- 14:04the
- 14:04big
- 14:04bet,
- 14:04would
- 14:05they
- 14:05have
- 14:05been
- 14:05in
- 14:05a
- 14:05position
- 14:06to
- 14:06really
- 14:06turn
- 14:06it
- 14:07into
- 14:07the,
- 14:08the,
- 14:08the
- 14:09behemoth
- 14:09that
- 14:09it's
- 14:10become.
- 14:10But
- 14:10it,
- 14:11but
- 14:11it
- 14:12is
- 14:12a
- 14:12great
- 14:12point
- 14:13because
- 14:13it,
- 14:15it's
- 14:15easy
- 14:16to
- 14:16say
- 14:16that,
- 14:16you
- 14:17know,
- 14:17we
- 14:17should
- 14:17have
- 14:17kept
- 14:18hold
- 14:18of
- 14:18the
- 14:18rights,
- 14:18but
- 14:19the
- 14:19ABC
- 14:21still,
- 14:21you
- 14:21know,
- 14:21like
- 14:22the
- 14:22public
- 14:22service
- 14:22in
- 14:22the
- 14:23UK
- 14:23to
- 14:23a
- 14:23large
- 14:23extent.
- 14:24And
- 14:24so
- 14:24I'm
- 14:24not
- 14:25including
- 14:25BBC
- 14:25studios
- 14:26in
- 14:26this,
- 14:26but
- 14:27that
- 14:28it's
- 14:28behaving
- 14:28as
- 14:29if
- 14:29commissioning
- 14:29and
- 14:29scheduling
- 14:30would
- 14:30have
- 14:30been
- 14:30enough
- 14:30to
- 14:31manufacture
- 14:31that
- 14:31hit.
- 14:32They
- 14:32wouldn't.
- 14:32Yeah,
- 14:33it
- 14:33just
- 14:34wouldn't.
- 14:34Absolutely.
- 14:35So
- 14:36then
- 14:36not
- 14:37comparing,
- 14:37you
- 14:38know,
- 14:38apples
- 14:38to
- 14:38apples,
- 14:39which
- 14:39I
- 14:39think
- 14:40is,
- 14:41it's
- 14:41a
- 14:41shame
- 14:42because
- 14:42it
- 14:42kind
- 14:42of
- 14:43misses
- 14:43the
- 14:43point.
- 14:46So,
- 14:46you
- 14:46know,
- 14:46I
- 14:47think
- 14:47this
- 14:47is,
- 14:47this
- 14:48is
- 14:48it.
- 14:49It
- 14:49shows
- 14:49just
- 14:49how
- 14:50BBC
- 14:50studios
- 14:51did
- 14:51get
- 14:51it
- 14:51right.
- 14:52Therefore
- 14:52there
- 14:53is
- 14:53a
- 14:53model
- 14:53to
- 14:54be
- 14:54had.
- 14:55But,
- 14:56and
- 14:56do
- 14:56you
- 14:56think,
- 14:57and
- 14:57do
- 14:57you
- 14:57think
- 14:57the
- 14:57success
- 14:58of
- 14:58that
- 14:58means
- 14:59that
- 15:00broadcasters
- 15:01like
- 15:01ABC
- 15:02will
- 15:02now
- 15:02be
- 15:02adopting
- 15:03that
- 15:03model
- 15:03and
- 15:04that's,
- 15:04that's,
- 15:05that
- 15:05will
- 15:05become
- 15:05the
- 15:06strategy.
- 15:07But,
- 15:08but
- 15:08if
- 15:08I'm
- 15:08not
- 15:09mistaken,
- 15:10the
- 15:10ABC
- 15:11don't
- 15:11have
- 15:11a
- 15:11big
- 15:11commercial
- 15:12team
- 15:12and
- 15:12a
- 15:13franchise
- 15:13team
- 15:14anymore,
- 15:14is
- 15:15that
- 15:15right,
- 15:15Emily?
- 15:16There
- 15:16is
- 15:16a
- 15:16commercial
- 15:17arm
- 15:17like.
- 15:18There
- 15:18is
- 15:18a
- 15:18commercial
- 15:18arm
- 15:19as
- 15:19far
- 15:19as
- 15:19I
- 15:19understand
- 15:19it.
- 15:19But
- 15:20yeah,
- 15:20that
- 15:20franchise,
- 15:21that
- 15:21franchise
- 15:22angle
- 15:22is,
- 15:22I
- 15:22don't
- 15:23think
- 15:23is
- 15:23really
- 15:23truly.
- 15:24But
- 15:24they
- 15:24haven't
- 15:24got
- 15:24the
- 15:25infrastructure
- 15:26to
- 15:26build
- 15:26out
- 15:27that
- 15:27franchise
- 15:27angle.
- 15:28And
- 15:28like
- 15:28you
- 15:28say,
- 15:28whilst
- 15:28they
- 15:29still
- 15:29geoblock,
- 15:30then
- 15:31it
- 15:31doesn't
- 15:31feel
- 15:31that
- 15:32they've
- 15:32got
- 15:32the
- 15:32foundations
- 15:33in
- 15:33place
- 15:33to
- 15:33replicate
- 15:34a
- 15:34Bluey.
- 15:35Even
- 15:35if
- 15:35they
- 15:36wanted
- 15:36To.
- 15:37And
- 15:37that
- 15:37takes
- 15:37time
- 15:38to
- 15:38build
- 15:38and
- 15:38change,
- 15:38if
- 15:39it's
- 15:39a
- 15:39policy
- 15:39decision
- 15:40or.
- 15:40Yeah.
- 15:41And
- 15:41so.
- 15:42And
- 15:42here's
- 15:42a.
- 15:42Here's
- 15:43a
- 15:43question.
- 15:43How
- 15:44easy.
- 15:45How
- 15:45easy
- 15:45is
- 15:46it
- 15:46for.
- 15:47Is
- 15:47there
- 15:47space
- 15:47for
- 15:48another
- 15:48Bluey
- 15:49or
- 15:50is
- 15:50that
- 15:51space
- 15:51currently
- 15:52taken
- 15:52by
- 15:52Bluey?
- 15:53Do
- 15:53you.
- 15:53I
- 15:53mean,
- 15:53in
- 15:54some
- 15:54ways,
- 15:55is
- 15:55there
- 15:55a
- 15:55way
- 15:55in
- 15:56which
- 15:57I.
- 15:58I'm
- 15:58all.
- 15:58I'm
- 15:59always
- 15:59reminded
- 15:59of
- 16:00the.
- 16:00A
- 16:00toy
- 16:01retailer
- 16:02when
- 16:02I
- 16:03was
- 16:03at
- 16:03Nickelodeon,
- 16:04where
- 16:04he
- 16:05was
- 16:05showing
- 16:05us
- 16:06the
- 16:06toys
- 16:07that
- 16:07they
- 16:07had,
- 16:07and
- 16:07they
- 16:07said
- 16:08they
- 16:08had,
- 16:08like,
- 16:08the
- 16:09hero
- 16:09shelf,
- 16:10and
- 16:10they
- 16:10said
- 16:10that
- 16:11basically
- 16:12there
- 16:12was
- 16:12a
- 16:12space
- 16:12for
- 16:13one
- 16:13new
- 16:14toy
- 16:15on
- 16:15that
- 16:15hero
- 16:16shelf
- 16:16each
- 16:16year
- 16:16because
- 16:17everything
- 16:17else
- 16:17was
- 16:17taken
- 16:18up
- 16:18with
- 16:18perennials.
- 16:20And
- 16:20then.
- 16:20Yeah.
- 16:21And
- 16:21then
- 16:21even
- 16:22the
- 16:22newer
- 16:22ones
- 16:23had
- 16:23started
- 16:23to
- 16:23become
- 16:23more
- 16:24of
- 16:24a
- 16:24fixture.
- 16:24So
- 16:25Peppa
- 16:25Pig
- 16:26now
- 16:26had
- 16:26a
- 16:26permanent
- 16:26place
- 16:27on
- 16:27that
- 16:27shelf.
- 16:27And
- 16:28it
- 16:28feels
- 16:28like,
- 16:29how
- 16:29much
- 16:29space
- 16:30is
- 16:30there
- 16:30for
- 16:30another.
- 16:31For
- 16:31another
- 16:32Bluey?
- 16:32Because
- 16:32Bluey
- 16:33still
- 16:33isn't
- 16:34that.
- 16:34It's
- 16:35still
- 16:35a
- 16:35relatively
- 16:36new
- 16:36franchise.
- 16:38Yeah,
- 16:38listen,
- 16:39I
- 16:39think.
- 16:40Totally.
- 16:40Right.
- 16:40And
- 16:41this
- 16:41is
- 16:41something
- 16:41again,
- 16:41I
- 16:41wrote
- 16:42up
- 16:42in
- 16:42another
- 16:42recent
- 16:42newsletter.
- 16:43The
- 16:43industry
- 16:43tends
- 16:44to
- 16:44think
- 16:44of
- 16:44things
- 16:44as
- 16:44pipelines,
- 16:45right?
- 16:45We
- 16:45do,
- 16:46but
- 16:47the
- 16:47audience
- 16:47doesn't
- 16:47see
- 16:48things
- 16:48as
- 16:48a
- 16:48pipeline,
- 16:49Right.
- 16:49Like,
- 16:49it's
- 16:49more
- 16:49like,
- 16:50you
- 16:50know,
- 16:50like,
- 16:51it's
- 16:51space
- 16:51on
- 16:51a
- 16:51shelf.
- 16:52It's
- 16:52finite,
- 16:52right.
- 16:53Like,
- 16:53or
- 16:53space
- 16:53in
- 16:53a
- 16:54garden
- 16:54or
- 16:54whatever.
- 16:54Right.
- 16:54Like,
- 16:55you
- 16:55can't.
- 16:55You
- 16:56know,
- 16:56there's
- 16:56already
- 16:56these
- 16:56huge
- 16:57pillars
- 16:57that
- 16:57are
- 16:57taking
- 16:57up
- 16:58space.
- 16:58SpongeBob,
- 16:59Peppa
- 16:59Paw
- 17:00Patrol.
- 17:01And
- 17:02if
- 17:02you
- 17:02want
- 17:02to
- 17:02take
- 17:02up
- 17:02space
- 17:03from
- 17:03another
- 17:03one
- 17:04of
- 17:04them,
- 17:04from
- 17:04one
- 17:04of
- 17:04them,
- 17:04then
- 17:05that's
- 17:05the
- 17:05air
- 17:06you're.
- 17:06That's
- 17:06the
- 17:06air
- 17:06you're
- 17:07trying
- 17:07to
- 17:07absorb.
- 17:08So
- 17:08you
- 17:09need
- 17:09to
- 17:09be
- 17:09really
- 17:09intentional
- 17:10about
- 17:10it.
- 17:10I
- 17:10also
- 17:10think,
- 17:11you
- 17:11know,
- 17:11I
- 17:11hate
- 17:11this
- 17:11idea.
- 17:12We're
- 17:12going
- 17:12to
- 17:12do
- 17:12another
- 17:12Blue.
- 17:13We're
- 17:13going
- 17:13to
- 17:13do
- 17:13three
- 17:13Blueies.
- 17:14It's
- 17:14like,
- 17:14nobody
- 17:15makes
- 17:16that
- 17:16happen.
- 17:16Like,
- 17:16even
- 17:17the
- 17:17biggest
- 17:17toy
- 17:18companies
- 17:18in
- 17:18the
- 17:19world
- 17:19who
- 17:19are
- 17:19trying
- 17:20to
- 17:20do
- 17:20this,
- 17:20you
- 17:21know,
- 17:21day
- 17:21in,
- 17:22day
- 17:22out.
- 17:22And
- 17:23it's.
- 17:23Even
- 17:24people
- 17:24with
- 17:25that
- 17:25much
- 17:25speciality
- 17:26and
- 17:26that
- 17:26much,
- 17:26you
- 17:26know,
- 17:27leverage
- 17:27and
- 17:27stuff
- 17:28still
- 17:28struggle
- 17:29about
- 17:29it.
- 17:30And
- 17:30I
- 17:30would
- 17:30say
- 17:30go
- 17:31back
- 17:31to.
- 17:31Going
- 17:31back
- 17:31to
- 17:31hey,
- 17:31Dougie.
- 17:32Right.
- 17:32Like,
- 17:32it's.
- 17:33It's
- 17:33about
- 17:33taking
- 17:33a
- 17:34swing
- 17:34at
- 17:34something
- 17:34and
- 17:34saying,
- 17:34okay,
- 17:35no,
- 17:35let's
- 17:36try
- 17:36and
- 17:36build
- 17:36something
- 17:38that
- 17:38is
- 17:38good,
- 17:39that
- 17:40we
- 17:40believe
- 17:40in,
- 17:41that
- 17:41can
- 17:41be,
- 17:42you
- 17:42know,
- 17:42obviously
- 17:43drive
- 17:43commercial,
- 17:44like,
- 17:45sense,
- 17:45you
- 17:45know,
- 17:46but,
- 17:46like,
- 17:46if
- 17:46you
- 17:47try
- 17:47and
- 17:48aim
- 17:48for
- 17:48Bluey
- 17:49from
- 17:49the
- 17:49get
- 17:49go,
- 17:49you're
- 17:50definitely
- 17:50going
- 17:50to
- 17:50fail.
- 17:51And
- 17:51it's
- 17:51also
- 17:51the
- 17:51thing
- 17:51of,
- 17:52like,
- 17:52if
- 17:52you're
- 17:52on
- 17:52Run,
- 17:53if
- 17:53You're
- 17:53on.
- 17:54If
- 17:54looking
- 17:54at
- 17:55rung
- 17:5520
- 17:55of
- 17:56the
- 17:56ladder,
- 17:56where
- 17:56Bluey
- 17:57is,
- 17:57when
- 17:57you're
- 17:58on
- 17:58rung
- 17:58two
- 17:58or
- 17:58three
- 17:59is
- 17:59completely
- 17:59pointless.
- 18:00You
- 18:00can't
- 18:00learn
- 18:00anything
- 18:00there.
- 18:01You
- 18:01need
- 18:01to
- 18:01look
- 18:01at
- 18:01what's
- 18:02happening
- 18:02on
- 18:02rungs
- 18:024,
- 18:035,
- 18:036,
- 18:03right.
- 18:03Like,
- 18:04because
- 18:04that's
- 18:04the
- 18:05next
- 18:05steps
- 18:05in
- 18:05your
- 18:06journey.
- 18:09And
- 18:10as
- 18:10we've
- 18:10said
- 18:10before,
- 18:12given
- 18:12the
- 18:12nature
- 18:12of
- 18:13kids
- 18:13content,
- 18:14you
- 18:14don't
- 18:15cycle
- 18:15through
- 18:15those
- 18:16behemoth
- 18:16IP
- 18:17quite
- 18:17as
- 18:18quickly
- 18:18because
- 18:19of
- 18:19the
- 18:19nature
- 18:20of
- 18:20how
- 18:20kids
- 18:21consume
- 18:21content.
- 18:22So
- 18:22maybe
- 18:23those
- 18:23spots
- 18:23on
- 18:24the
- 18:24shelf
- 18:24do
- 18:24come
- 18:24around
- 18:25less
- 18:25frequently.
- 18:26It
- 18:26also
- 18:27means
- 18:27that
- 18:27you're
- 18:27likely
- 18:28to
- 18:28stay
- 18:28there
- 18:28longer
- 18:29and
- 18:29actually
- 18:29that
- 18:29can
- 18:29be
- 18:30very
- 18:30good
- 18:30business,
- 18:31as
- 18:31we've
- 18:31said.
- 18:32But
- 18:33it's.
- 18:34The
- 18:34cycle
- 18:35is
- 18:35slower,
- 18:37potentially
- 18:37very
- 18:37lucrative,
- 18:38but
- 18:38slower.
- 18:39And
- 18:39again,
- 18:40you
- 18:41think
- 18:42back
- 18:42to
- 18:43the
- 18:43times
- 18:43that
- 18:44I've
- 18:44been
- 18:44in
- 18:45close
- 18:46discussions
- 18:46with
- 18:46toy
- 18:47companies,
- 18:47the
- 18:48amount
- 18:48of
- 18:48time
- 18:48it
- 18:49takes
- 18:49to
- 18:49tool.
- 18:50The
- 18:50amount
- 18:50of
- 18:51time,
- 18:51I
- 18:51mean,
- 18:52the
- 18:52minimum
- 18:52order
- 18:52quantities
- 18:54that
- 18:54you
- 18:54have
- 18:54to
- 18:55produce
- 18:55to
- 18:56make
- 18:56something
- 18:56cost
- 18:57effective
- 18:58is.
- 18:59I
- 18:59mean,
- 18:59it's
- 19:00not
- 19:00to
- 19:00be
- 19:00sniffed
- 19:00at.
- 19:01So
- 19:01actually
- 19:01you
- 19:02need
- 19:02to
- 19:02have
- 19:02built
- 19:02up
- 19:03a
- 19:03head
- 19:03of
- 19:03steam.
- 19:03You
- 19:03know,
- 19:04these
- 19:04things
- 19:05take
- 19:05time
- 19:05to
- 19:06build.
- 19:06You
- 19:06can't
- 19:06just
- 19:07go
- 19:07out
- 19:07with
- 19:07a
- 19:08hero
- 19:08toy
- 19:09set
- 19:09and
- 19:09expect
- 19:09to
- 19:10get
- 19:10listed
- 19:11in
- 19:11Walmart
- 19:12or
- 19:12wherever
- 19:13off
- 19:13the
- 19:14back
- 19:14of
- 19:14something
- 19:14that
- 19:15has
- 19:15not
- 19:15hit
- 19:15that
- 19:16level
- 19:16yet.
- 19:16So,
- 19:17yeah,
- 19:17again,
- 19:18the,
- 19:18the
- 19:19narrative,
- 19:20whilst
- 19:20this
- 19:21whole
- 19:21Bluey
- 19:21narrative
- 19:22has
- 19:22been
- 19:22useful,
- 19:23I
- 19:23think
- 19:23it
- 19:24does.
- 19:24It
- 19:25doesn't
- 19:25go
- 19:25deep
- 19:25enough
- 19:26into
- 19:26actually
- 19:26the.
- 19:27The
- 19:27reasons
- 19:27behind.
- 19:28But
- 19:28it's
- 19:28also
- 19:29like
- 19:29that's.
- 19:29This
- 19:29is
- 19:29not
- 19:30something
- 19:30public
- 19:30service
- 19:30broadcasters
- 19:31should
- 19:31be
- 19:32like.
- 19:32It's
- 19:32not.
- 19:33I'm
- 19:33not
- 19:33saying
- 19:33that
- 19:33public
- 19:33service
- 19:34broadcasters
- 19:34shouldn't
- 19:35care
- 19:35at
- 19:35all
- 19:35about
- 19:36the
- 19:36brand
- 19:36potential
- 19:37of
- 19:37the
- 19:37kids
- 19:37content
- 19:38that
- 19:38they're
- 19:38commissioning.
- 19:39You
- 19:39know,
- 19:39good
- 19:40kids
- 19:40content
- 19:40has
- 19:40the
- 19:41potential
- 19:41to
- 19:41go
- 19:41it
- 19:41the
- 19:42furthest
- 19:42if
- 19:43it's
- 19:43commercially
- 19:43viable.
- 19:44But
- 19:45ultimately,
- 19:46right,
- 19:46you
- 19:46know,
- 19:46and
- 19:47you're
- 19:47saying
- 19:47like,
- 19:49you
- 19:50know,
- 19:50ABC
- 19:51would
- 19:51have
- 19:51been
- 19:51seen
- 19:51prudent
- 19:52if
- 19:52Bluey
- 19:53wasn't,
- 19:53you
- 19:53know,
- 19:53was.
- 19:54If
- 19:54Bluey
- 19:54hadn't
- 19:54been
- 19:54a
- 19:55hit.
- 19:55I
- 19:55mean,
- 19:55ultimately,
- 19:56the
- 19:57Australian
- 19:58ness
- 19:59of
- 19:59Bluey,
- 19:59right,
- 19:59Like
- 19:59that,
- 20:00that
- 20:00was
- 20:00probably
- 20:01the
- 20:01key
- 20:01thing
- 20:01that
- 20:01they
- 20:02were
- 20:02backing,
- 20:02right.
- 20:02You
- 20:03know,
- 20:03that
- 20:03even
- 20:04if
- 20:04people
- 20:04didn't
- 20:05like
- 20:05it,
- 20:07they
- 20:07could
- 20:07definitely
- 20:07say,
- 20:08look
- 20:08how
- 20:08Australian
- 20:09we
- 20:09made
- 20:09this
- 20:10show.
- 20:10Right?
- 20:11But
- 20:12it's
- 20:12for
- 20:12public
- 20:12service
- 20:13broadcasters
- 20:13to
- 20:14be
- 20:14there
- 20:14to
- 20:14kind
- 20:14of
- 20:14take
- 20:14a
- 20:15risk
- 20:15on
- 20:15something
- 20:15different,
- 20:16right?
- 20:17I
- 20:17think
- 20:18that's.
- 20:19Take
- 20:19a
- 20:19risk
- 20:19on
- 20:19something
- 20:20different,
- 20:21back
- 20:22their
- 20:22local
- 20:22producers,
- 20:24not
- 20:24kneecap
- 20:25their
- 20:25local
- 20:25producers
- 20:26as
- 20:26well,
- 20:26like
- 20:26let
- 20:27opportunity
- 20:27flow
- 20:28for
- 20:28the
- 20:28thing
- 20:29to
- 20:29be
- 20:30as
- 20:30big
- 20:30as
- 20:31it
- 20:31can
- 20:31be.
- 20:32You
- 20:32know,
- 20:32and
- 20:33that
- 20:33remains
- 20:33a
- 20:33real
- 20:34issue,
- 20:34you
- 20:34know
- 20:34that
- 20:35plenty
- 20:35of
- 20:35shows
- 20:36are
- 20:36commissioned
- 20:37by
- 20:37local
- 20:37PSPs
- 20:38and
- 20:39by
- 20:39local
- 20:39PSPs
- 20:40where,
- 20:40you
- 20:40know,
- 20:41geolat
- 20:42YouTube
- 20:42rights
- 20:42are
- 20:43on
- 20:43the
- 20:43table
- 20:43from
- 20:43the
- 20:43get
- 20:44go,
- 20:44which
- 20:44means
- 20:44that
- 20:45the
- 20:45show
- 20:45hits
- 20:46a
- 20:46linear
- 20:46broadcaster
- 20:47in
- 20:47a
- 20:48local
- 20:48market,
- 20:48it's
- 20:49getting
- 20:49that
- 20:49exposure,
- 20:50but
- 20:50that
- 20:50audience
- 20:51can't
- 20:51find
- 20:51any
- 20:51more
- 20:51of
- 20:52it
- 20:52on
- 20:52YouTube
- 20:52or
- 20:53can
- 20:53only
- 20:53find
- 20:53a
- 20:53limited
- 20:54amount
- 20:54of
- 20:54it
- 20:54on
- 20:54YouTube.
- 20:55So
- 20:56it's,
- 20:56you
- 20:56know,
- 20:56that's,
- 20:57that's
- 20:57one
- 20:57of
- 20:57the
- 20:58real
- 20:58issues.
- 20:58But
- 20:58also
- 20:58like,
- 20:59you
- 20:59know,
- 21:00ultimately
- 21:00it's
- 21:01not
- 21:01a
- 21:01good
- 21:01thing.
- 21:01I'm
- 21:02not
- 21:02celebrating
- 21:02that
- 21:02the
- 21:02ABC
- 21:03aren't
- 21:03getting
- 21:04more
- 21:04out
- 21:04of
- 21:04Bluey.
- 21:05You
- 21:05know,
- 21:05it
- 21:05would
- 21:05be
- 21:06better
- 21:06if
- 21:06they
- 21:06were
- 21:06having
- 21:06a
- 21:07revenue
- 21:07line
- 21:07out
- 21:08of
- 21:08it.
- 21:08And
- 21:08I
- 21:08think
- 21:09that
- 21:09kind
- 21:09of
- 21:09approach
- 21:10of
- 21:11asking
- 21:11for
- 21:12at
- 21:12least
- 21:12some
- 21:13percentage
- 21:13back
- 21:14end,
- 21:14you
- 21:14know,
- 21:15which
- 21:16I
- 21:16would
- 21:16say
- 21:17is
- 21:17possible.
- 21:17Disney
- 21:18has,
- 21:18even,
- 21:18even
- 21:18if
- 21:19they,
- 21:19like
- 21:19Disney
- 21:19don't
- 21:19own
- 21:20Bluey.
- 21:20But
- 21:20I'm
- 21:20sure
- 21:20they're
- 21:21seeing
- 21:21some
- 21:21back
- 21:21end
- 21:22to
- 21:22the,
- 21:23to
- 21:23the
- 21:23deal,
- 21:24you
- 21:24know,
- 21:24but
- 21:25even
- 21:25a
- 21:25small
- 21:25percentage
- 21:26back
- 21:26end
- 21:26on
- 21:26something
- 21:27this
- 21:27big
- 21:27is
- 21:28still
- 21:28going
- 21:28to
- 21:28be
- 21:28meaningful.
- 21:30And
- 21:30with
- 21:30any
- 21:31luck,
- 21:31this,
- 21:32because
- 21:32it's
- 21:33not
- 21:33dissimilar
- 21:33to
- 21:34the
- 21:34similar
- 21:35restrictions
- 21:35that
- 21:36CBB's
- 21:37and
- 21:37CBBC
- 21:37and
- 21:37BBC
- 21:38children's
- 21:38in
- 21:38the
- 21:38UK
- 21:39place.
- 21:39And
- 21:39I'm
- 21:39sure
- 21:40that
- 21:40there
- 21:40are
- 21:40other
- 21:40public
- 21:40service
- 21:41broadcasters
- 21:41who
- 21:42they
- 21:43all
- 21:43kind
- 21:43of
- 21:44have
- 21:44the
- 21:44same
- 21:44restrictions
- 21:45on,
- 21:46on
- 21:46content
- 21:47that
- 21:47were
- 21:47put
- 21:48in
- 21:48place
- 21:48at
- 21:49a
- 21:49time
- 21:49when
- 21:50they
- 21:50perhaps
- 21:50made
- 21:51more
- 21:51sense,
- 21:51but
- 21:51they
- 21:52don't
- 21:52now.
- 21:53And
- 21:53that,
- 21:55that,
- 21:56you
- 21:56know,
- 21:56maybe
- 21:56that
- 21:57is
- 21:57the
- 21:57negotiation
- 21:58and
- 21:58the
- 21:58discussion,
- 21:59okay,
- 22:00you
- 22:00should
- 22:01lobby
- 22:01for
- 22:01a
- 22:01percentage
- 22:02of
- 22:02backend,
- 22:02but
- 22:02then
- 22:03maybe
- 22:03you
- 22:03should
- 22:03look
- 22:04at
- 22:04the
- 22:04restrictions
- 22:04that
- 22:04you
- 22:05place
- 22:05on
- 22:05your
- 22:06producers
- 22:07that
- 22:08potentially
- 22:09preclude
- 22:09them
- 22:10from
- 22:10building
- 22:10the
- 22:11successes
- 22:11in
- 22:12the
- 22:12shape
- 22:12of
- 22:12Bluey.
- 22:13Yeah,
- 22:13because
- 22:14we've
- 22:14heard
- 22:14that
- 22:15we've
- 22:15sat
- 22:16at
- 22:16Content
- 22:16Europe
- 22:17with
- 22:17UK
- 22:17producers
- 22:18who
- 22:18were
- 22:18saying
- 22:19the
- 22:19same
- 22:19thing
- 22:19that
- 22:20I
- 22:20used
- 22:20to
- 22:20get
- 22:20when
- 22:20I
- 22:21was
- 22:21still
- 22:21at
- 22:21the
- 22:22BBC.
- 22:23You
- 22:23know,
- 22:24we
- 22:24feel
- 22:25hamstrung.
- 22:26We
- 22:26feel
- 22:26hamstrung
- 22:27in
- 22:27being
- 22:27able
- 22:27to
- 22:27make
- 22:28a
- 22:28good
- 22:29go
- 22:29of
- 22:30this
- 22:30IP
- 22:30because
- 22:31of
- 22:31the
- 22:31things
- 22:31we
- 22:31sign
- 22:32up
- 22:32to
- 22:33being
- 22:33a
- 22:34commission
- 22:34from
- 22:34a
- 22:34public
- 22:35service
- 22:35broadcaster,
- 22:35which
- 22:36used
- 22:36to
- 22:36be
- 22:36the,
- 22:36you
- 22:37know,
- 22:37you'd
- 22:37made
- 22:38it,
- 22:38it
- 22:38was
- 22:38the
- 22:38absolute
- 22:40commissioned.
- 22:41Now
- 22:41it's
- 22:41beginning
- 22:42to
- 22:42look
- 22:42like
- 22:42potentially
- 22:43it's
- 22:44not
- 22:44great
- 22:45for
- 22:45the
- 22:45commercial
- 22:45side
- 22:46of
- 22:46your
- 22:46business.
- 22:47Well,
- 22:47this
- 22:47is
- 22:48one
- 22:48of
- 22:48the
- 22:48Hugh
- 22:48Marx
- 22:49quotes.
- 22:50He
- 22:50was
- 22:50at
- 22:50a
- 22:50producer's
- 22:52summit
- 22:52a
- 22:52couple
- 22:53of
- 22:53days
- 22:53after
- 22:53all
- 22:53this
- 22:54kicked
- 22:54off
- 22:54and
- 22:54he
- 22:54was
- 22:55quoted
- 22:55extensively.
- 22:56So
- 22:56he
- 22:56said,
- 22:56the
- 22:56point
- 22:56for
- 22:57me
- 22:57now
- 22:57is
- 22:57how
- 22:57do
- 22:57we
- 22:57get
- 22:57the
- 22:57industry
- 22:58into
- 22:58a
- 22:58position
- 22:58where
- 22:58we
- 22:59can
- 22:59keep
- 22:59more
- 22:59of
- 22:59that
- 23:00income
- 23:00because
- 23:01more
- 23:01of
- 23:01that
- 23:01and
- 23:02more
- 23:02of
- 23:02that
- 23:02activity
- 23:03in
- 23:03our
- 23:03ecosystem
- 23:03in
- 23:04Australia,
- 23:04rather
- 23:04than
- 23:05outsourcing
- 23:05it
- 23:05internationally.
- 23:06And
- 23:06it's
- 23:06like,
- 23:06well,
- 23:07if
- 23:07you
- 23:08want
- 23:08to
- 23:08keep
- 23:09things
- 23:10in
- 23:10your
- 23:10ecosystem,
- 23:11you
- 23:11need
- 23:11to
- 23:11think
- 23:11outside
- 23:12your
- 23:12ecosystem.
- 23:12And
- 23:13if
- 23:13you
- 23:13want
- 23:13things
- 23:13to
- 23:13be
- 23:14outsourced
- 23:14internationally,
- 23:15you
- 23:15kind
- 23:15of
- 23:16need
- 23:16to
- 23:16think
- 23:16internationally.
- 23:17Right.
- 23:17Like,
- 23:17because.
- 23:18And
- 23:18that's.
- 23:18And
- 23:19I
- 23:19get
- 23:19it,
- 23:19right.
- 23:19This
- 23:19is
- 23:19one
- 23:19of
- 23:20the
- 23:20issues,
- 23:21the
- 23:21kind
- 23:21of
- 23:21the
- 23:22issue.
- 23:23It's
- 23:23just
- 23:23like
- 23:24the
- 23:25excruciating
- 23:26reality
- 23:26of
- 23:26public
- 23:27service
- 23:27broadcasters.
- 23:27They
- 23:28are
- 23:28so
- 23:28locally
- 23:28remitted
- 23:29because
- 23:29they
- 23:30are
- 23:30paid
- 23:30for
- 23:30by
- 23:31the
- 23:31taxpayer
- 23:32of
- 23:32the
- 23:32country
- 23:32in
- 23:32which
- 23:32they
- 23:33are
- 23:33situated.
- 23:34So
- 23:35that
- 23:36that
- 23:37focus,
- 23:38which
- 23:39is
- 23:39totally
- 23:39understandable,
- 23:41neuters
- 23:42their
- 23:42ability
- 23:43to
- 23:43think
- 23:44globally,
- 23:44to
- 23:45operate
- 23:45globally
- 23:46to.
- 23:46And
- 23:47that
- 23:47then
- 23:49in
- 23:49turn
- 23:51means
- 23:51that
- 23:51these
- 23:51types
- 23:52of,
- 23:52you
- 23:53know,
- 23:53commercial
- 23:53deals
- 23:54are
- 23:54really
- 23:55difficult,
- 23:55really
- 23:55difficult
- 23:56to
- 23:56push
- 23:56through
- 23:56because
- 23:57they
- 23:57have
- 23:57that
- 23:57look
- 23:58that
- 23:58the
- 23:58hyper
- 23:58local
- 23:59remit
- 23:59that
- 23:59is
- 23:59so
- 24:00set
- 24:00in
- 24:00stone,
- 24:00which
- 24:00is,
- 24:01you
- 24:01know,
- 24:01it
- 24:01is,
- 24:01it's
- 24:01set
- 24:02in
- 24:02stone.
- 24:02I'm
- 24:02not
- 24:02saying
- 24:02it's
- 24:03not
- 24:03like
- 24:03it
- 24:03is.
- 24:05Yeah.
- 24:05And
- 24:05there's
- 24:06a
- 24:06real
- 24:06tension
- 24:06there,
- 24:06isn't
- 24:07there?
- 24:08There's
- 24:08a
- 24:08real
- 24:08tension.
- 24:10Yeah.
- 24:10That
- 24:10kind
- 24:11of.
- 24:11Ultimately
- 24:11you're
- 24:11arguing
- 24:12for,
- 24:13you
- 24:13know,
- 24:13keeping
- 24:14the,
- 24:14the
- 24:14revenue
- 24:15local
- 24:16so
- 24:16it
- 24:16goes
- 24:16into
- 24:17the
- 24:17local
- 24:17economy,
- 24:19yet
- 24:19you
- 24:19want
- 24:19to
- 24:20maximize
- 24:21the
- 24:21global
- 24:21profits
- 24:21and
- 24:22your
- 24:22participation
- 24:23in
- 24:23that.
- 24:23Do
- 24:23you
- 24:24mean
- 24:24there
- 24:24are.
- 24:26The
- 24:26success
- 24:26of
- 24:27Bluey
- 24:27doesn't
- 24:28work
- 24:29if
- 24:30everything
- 24:30is
- 24:30going
- 24:31to
- 24:31be
- 24:31local.
- 24:31It
- 24:31needs
- 24:32to
- 24:32operate
- 24:33on
- 24:33an
- 24:34international
- 24:34market.
- 24:35That's
- 24:35kind
- 24:35of
- 24:36why
- 24:36it's
- 24:36such
- 24:37a
- 24:37success.
- 24:37So
- 24:38there's
- 24:38a
- 24:39bit
- 24:39of
- 24:39give
- 24:39and
- 24:39take
- 24:39there.
- 24:40I
- 24:40think
- 24:40it's
- 24:41a
- 24:41slight
- 24:41paradox.
- 24:42Again,
- 24:42it
- 24:43used
- 24:43to
- 24:44when
- 24:44you
- 24:44work
- 24:44at
- 24:45BBC
- 24:45Children's,
- 24:45on
- 24:46the
- 24:46public
- 24:46service
- 24:46side
- 24:46of
- 24:46the
- 24:47business,
- 24:48it's
- 24:48about
- 24:49reflecting
- 24:51Britishness.
- 24:51So
- 24:52I'm
- 24:52sure
- 24:52the
- 24:52same
- 24:53remit
- 24:53applies
- 24:53to
- 24:53abc,
- 24:54reflecting
- 24:55the
- 24:55Australian
- 24:55ness
- 24:56back
- 24:56to
- 24:57Australians
- 24:58and
- 24:58Australian
- 24:59kids
- 25:00and.
- 25:00But
- 25:01then
- 25:02BBC
- 25:02studios
- 25:03remit
- 25:03is
- 25:03to
- 25:03then
- 25:04take
- 25:04that
- 25:04Britishness
- 25:05out
- 25:05to
- 25:05the
- 25:06world.
- 25:07So
- 25:07it's
- 25:07a
- 25:08kind
- 25:08of
- 25:08paradox
- 25:09because,
- 25:09you
- 25:09know,
- 25:10what
- 25:10really
- 25:11Hugh
- 25:11Marx
- 25:11was
- 25:12saying
- 25:12is,
- 25:12well,
- 25:13the
- 25:13rest
- 25:13of
- 25:13the
- 25:13world
- 25:13is
- 25:14now
- 25:14benefiting
- 25:14from
- 25:15us
- 25:15sharing
- 25:16our
- 25:16Australianness
- 25:17with
- 25:17it.
- 25:17And
- 25:17it
- 25:17doesn't
- 25:18seem
- 25:18to
- 25:18be
- 25:18flowing
- 25:18back.
- 25:19But
- 25:19at
- 25:20its
- 25:20very
- 25:20inception,
- 25:21that's
- 25:21what's
- 25:21baked
- 25:22into
- 25:22the
- 25:22public
- 25:22service
- 25:23side
- 25:23of
- 25:23things.
- 25:23So
- 25:24it's,
- 25:24you
- 25:24know,
- 25:25it's
- 25:25kind
- 25:25of
- 25:25two.
- 25:25Like
- 25:25you
- 25:26said,
- 25:26it's
- 25:26tension,
- 25:26it's
- 25:27two
- 25:27opposing
- 25:27forces.
- 25:28I'm
- 25:28going
- 25:28to
- 25:28balance
- 25:29what
- 25:29you
- 25:29said
- 25:29about
- 25:30his
- 25:31article
- 25:31with
- 25:31a
- 25:32really
- 25:32balanced.
- 25:33Kind
- 25:33of
- 25:33BBC
- 25:34Balance,
- 25:34Joe,
- 25:34Bring
- 25:35it.
- 25:35Balance.
- 25:36I
- 25:36know,
- 25:37sorry,
- 25:38it
- 25:38gets
- 25:38under
- 25:38your
- 25:38skin.
- 25:39But
- 25:40Jenny
- 25:40Buckland,
- 25:41who's
- 25:41the
- 25:41CEO
- 25:41at
- 25:42the
- 25:42Australian
- 25:42Children's
- 25:43Television
- 25:44foundation,
- 25:46she
- 25:46made
- 25:46a
- 25:46very
- 25:46pragmatic
- 25:47kind
- 25:47of
- 25:48response
- 25:48to
- 25:48that
- 25:48in
- 25:49the
- 25:49Australian
- 25:49Financial
- 25:50Review,
- 25:51which
- 25:51is
- 25:51worth
- 25:51looking
- 25:51up.
- 25:52It's
- 25:52paywalled.
- 25:53But
- 25:55she
- 25:55kind
- 25:56of
- 25:56pushed
- 25:56back
- 25:57on
- 25:57what
- 25:58he'd
- 25:58said,
- 25:59laying
- 26:00out
- 26:01these
- 26:01arguments.
- 26:02And
- 26:02it
- 26:02was
- 26:03a
- 26:03very,
- 26:03very
- 26:04smart
- 26:04piece.
- 26:04I
- 26:04enjoyed
- 26:05it.
- 26:05In
- 26:05fact,
- 26:05I
- 26:06messaged
- 26:06her
- 26:06to
- 26:06say
- 26:07how
- 26:07much
- 26:07I
- 26:07enjoyed
- 26:07it
- 26:07because
- 26:08it
- 26:08did
- 26:08add
- 26:08some
- 26:09much
- 26:09needed
- 26:09balance.
- 26:10And
- 26:10at
- 26:10the
- 26:10end
- 26:10of
- 26:10it,
- 26:10she
- 26:11also
- 26:11makes
- 26:12a
- 26:12point
- 26:12that
- 26:12we've
- 26:12made
- 26:13and
- 26:13other
- 26:13commentators
- 26:14also,
- 26:14like
- 26:14Evan
- 26:15Shapiro
- 26:15and
- 26:15Marian
- 26:16Ron
- 26:17Shet
- 26:17about.
- 26:17You
- 26:18know,
- 26:18we
- 26:18need
- 26:19to
- 26:19look
- 26:19at
- 26:19YouTube
- 26:19as
- 26:20well,
- 26:20because
- 26:20we
- 26:21know
- 26:21that
- 26:21YouTube
- 26:22is
- 26:22a
- 26:22necessity.
- 26:23But
- 26:23also
- 26:24how
- 26:24do
- 26:24we,
- 26:25how
- 26:25do
- 26:25we
- 26:25look
- 26:25at
- 26:25YouTube?
- 26:26How
- 26:26do
- 26:26we
- 26:26maybe
- 26:27pressure
- 26:27YouTube
- 26:27and
- 26:28Google
- 26:28a
- 26:28little
- 26:28bit
- 26:29to,
- 26:29in
- 26:29these
- 26:30markets,
- 26:31give
- 26:31a
- 26:31bit
- 26:31of
- 26:31a
- 26:31bump
- 26:32to
- 26:32our
- 26:32Australian
- 26:33public
- 26:33service
- 26:34content,
- 26:34which
- 26:34is
- 26:35a
- 26:35similar
- 26:35thing
- 26:35to
- 26:35what
- 26:36the
- 26:36CMF
- 26:36over
- 26:37in
- 26:37the
- 26:37UK
- 26:37are
- 26:38asking
- 26:38too.
- 26:38So
- 26:39I
- 26:39imagine
- 26:39that's
- 26:40not
- 26:40unique
- 26:40to
- 26:41the
- 26:41UK
- 26:41and
- 26:41Australia.
- 26:41And
- 26:42there
- 26:42are
- 26:42other
- 26:42PSBs
- 26:43kind
- 26:43of
- 26:43thinking,
- 26:43okay,
- 26:44we
- 26:44know
- 26:45YouTube
- 26:45is,
- 26:45is
- 26:46here.
- 26:46We
- 26:46know
- 26:46that
- 26:47we
- 26:47need
- 26:47to
- 26:47work
- 26:47alongside
- 26:48it,
- 26:48but
- 26:48it
- 26:48also
- 26:48needs
- 26:49to
- 26:49help
- 26:49us.
- 26:49Right?
- 26:51Yeah,
- 26:51yeah,
- 26:52that's
- 26:52fair
- 26:52enough.
- 26:54It's,
- 26:55it's
- 26:55fascinating.
- 26:56And,
- 26:57and
- 26:57it
- 26:57means
- 26:57that
- 26:58we've
- 26:58had
- 26:58a
- 26:58chance
- 26:58to
- 26:59talk
- 26:59about
- 26:59Bluey
- 26:59on
- 27:00the
- 27:00podcast
- 27:00again.
- 27:01We've
- 27:01upped
- 27:01our
- 27:02Bluey
- 27:02mention
- 27:02quota.
- 27:03Bluey
- 27:03quota
- 27:04for
- 27:0420,
- 27:0423.
- 27:05Back
- 27:05in
- 27:05the.
- 27:05Back
- 27:06in
- 27:06the
- 27:06tolerable
- 27:07remit
- 27:08is.
- 27:09Is.
- 27:10Yes.
- 27:12Awesome.
- 27:12Well,
- 27:12why
- 27:12don't
- 27:13you
- 27:13sign
- 27:13off,
- 27:13Andy?
- 27:14Okay,
- 27:15yeah,
- 27:15I'll
- 27:15do
- 27:15the
- 27:15sign
- 27:16off.
- 27:17So
- 27:17that
- 27:17was
- 27:17a
- 27:17really
- 27:17good
- 27:18chat
- 27:18about
- 27:19Bluey.
- 27:19What
- 27:20do
- 27:20you
- 27:20guys
- 27:20think?
- 27:21Let
- 27:21us
- 27:21know
- 27:21in
- 27:22the
- 27:22comments.
- 27:24We'd
- 27:24love
- 27:24to
- 27:24hear
- 27:24what
- 27:24you
- 27:25think
- 27:25about
- 27:25the
- 27:25whole
- 27:25Bluey
- 27:26ABC
- 27:27BBC
- 27:27situation.
- 27:28And
- 27:29we'll
- 27:30be
- 27:30back
- 27:31at
- 27:31our
- 27:31new
- 27:31normal
- 27:32time
- 27:32this
- 27:33week.
- 27:33And
- 27:34please
- 27:34don't
- 27:35forget
- 27:35to
- 27:36like
- 27:36subscribe.
- 27:37Leave
- 27:37us
- 27:37a
- 27:38review.
- 27:41Sign
- 27:41up,
- 27:42Sign
- 27:42up
- 27:42to
- 27:42the
- 27:42Subset
- 27:43newsletter.
- 27:44And
- 27:44Emily
- 27:44Substack
- 27:45will
- 27:45also
- 27:45be
- 27:46doing
- 27:46a
- 27:46deep
- 27:47dive
- 27:47into
- 27:47this
- 27:48whole
- 27:48topic
- 27:49of
- 27:49Bluey
- 27:49and
- 27:49ABC
- 27:50as
- 27:50well.
- 27:50So
- 27:50check
- 27:51that
- 27:51out
- 27:51and
- 27:51we'll
- 27:52see
- 27:52you
- 27:52all
- 27:52next
- 27:53week.
- 28:02But.