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C21Podcast
Are we talking to you? Yes we are. The C21Podcast features discussion about the global content business, from panel talkshows to interviews with people defining the future of international entertainment. Listen here or subscribe to C21Podcast wherever you get your feed.
Episodes
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BBC Studios’ Zai Bennett and Shelley Macintyre on Blue Planet III, Brad Caleb Kane dives into Crystal Lake, Rainbow Group’s Iginio Straffi on going D2C
BBC Studios' Zai Bennett and Shelley Macintyre on why landmark natural history series Blue Planet III is sticking to its blue chip roots [01:24]; Crystal Lake…
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GammaTime’s Alex Montalvo, COL Group’s Timothy Oh, Every Media’s Tim Vloothuis and Dutch Core’s Lorraine Joore put microdrama under the microscope
GammaTime's Alex Montalvo [01:36], COL Group's Timothy Oh [15:45], Every Media's Tim Vloothuis and Dutch Core's Lorraine Joore [32:10] on the latest trends…
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Mipcom 2026 wrap: C21’s Nico Franks and Neil Batey, the BBC’s Kate Phillips, Uncensored’s Rashida Jones, After Party’s Ben Doyle, ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry, ProSiebenSat.1’s Henrik Pabst and MFE’s Giacomo Poletti
In a bumper episode from Cannes, C21's Nico Franks and Neil Batey give their take on this year's Mipcom, from a bullish Banijay to uncertainty over Skydance…
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Mipcom 2026 preview: Skydance, Banijay, YouTube and AI reshape the landscape; BBC Studios’ Sharifa Mansour and Kate Woods on getting programmes made
C21's Clive Whittingham, Nico Franks, Karolina Kaminska and Michael Pickard look ahead to Mipcom, with the all new Skydance and All3Media-bolstered Banijay…
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ITV Studios Mipcom spotlight with Julie Meldal-Johnsen
ITV Studios exec VP of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen discusses new shows First Woman, Number 10, The Party, Winter and more, being presented to buyers at…
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Sphere Abacus’s Jonathan Ford, Rocket Rights’ Cat Davie talk buy-out; BBC Studios’ Cecilia Persson on kids and YouTube; David Pujol and New Regency’s Marco Arabit on Genesis
Sphere Abacus's Jonathan Ford on the firm's acquisition of Rocket Rights and the latter's Cat Davie on digital distribution dynamics [01:27]; BBC Studios'…
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Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros Discovery deal analysis; RTS chief Sophie Jones talks tumultuous times; Ed Simpson on launching creator-focused Wonderloom Media
As David Ellison's Paramount Skydance clears the final hurdles in its US$110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, C21's Jordan Pinto assesses the impact…
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AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood on the end of humanity, STD comparisons and her upcoming movie; Phil Gurin on the future of the TV formats business
AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood talks about warnings that the tech might wipe out humanity, how it's set to transform film and television, her creator's comparisons…
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Unifrance’s Gilles Pélisson and Federation’s Guillaume Pommier on French broadcaster-US streamer deals; Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries mull Babylon Berlin finale
Former TF1 boss Gilles Pélisson [01:30], these days president of Unifrance, and Federation Studios' Guillaume Pommier [24:30] weigh French broadcaster-US…
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Edinburgh TV Festival review, from YouTube dominance to BBC charter renewal; Jacquis Neal on US streamer Dropout and the evolution of online comedy
C21 news editor Clive Whittingham looks back on last week's Edinburgh TV Festival where YouTube and the future of the BBC dominated discussions [01:24], while…
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RTL’s Ralph de Beurs talks TV format futures; Finite Films’ Amy Gardner and Paddy Hughes set sail with branded entertainment; Michael Scott places faith in EKKL
RTL Netherlands creative lead Ralph de Beurs reflects on the present and future state of unscripted TV, as part of our C21Formats100 series [01:50]; Finite…
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Idea Maze Entertainment’s Barry Poznick talks TV format futures; The Sidemen’s Shannon Royal on the YouTube collective’s BBC and Amazon collaborations
Former Amazon MGM Studios unscripted chief Barry Poznick reflects on how the TV formats landscape is changing as YouTube continues to grow and on his new…
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Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media’s Jennifer O’Connell talks TV format futures; National Geographic’s Tom McDonald on Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston
Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media's Jennifer O'Connell on the present and future state of the TV formats market, featuring as part of our…
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Signal.Stream’s Wouter van der Pauw on digital-first formats development; 12 Years a Slave’s John Ridley and Lost’s Carlton Cuse on the current state of scripted
Signal.Stream's Wouter van der Pauw on how the Dutch digital-first formats house behind Let's Play Ball is developing IP on YouTube before bringing it to TV…
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Fox Entertainment Studios’ Allison Wallach on overseas production hubs; Red Pony Pictures’ Beliban zu Stolberg and AI filmmaker Esther Gronenborn on microdrama’s next steps
Fox Entertainment Studios' Allison Wallach on working with BiggerStage in Ireland and why the Masked Singer maker is doubling down on its use of overseas…
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Arrow Media’s John Smithson and Northern Pictures’ Karina Holden on making Rolf Harris – Primetime Predator; Allied Global’s Adam Cunningham on industry taboos
Arrow Media's John Smithson and Northern Pictures' Karina Holden on their new ABC and Amazon Prime Video film Rolf Harris - Primetime Predator, and the…
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Sunny Side of the Doc round-up: organiser Aurélie Réman on renewed uncertainty; Ben Zand on YouTube’s TV takeover; Céline Payot Lehmann on the growing acceptance of AI
SUNNY SIDE: From La Rochelle, C21's Clive Whittingham assesses Sunny Side of the Doc 2026 [01:18]; organiser Aurélie Réman on how the event was saved but now…
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Monte-Carlo TV Fest: Michael Hirst on Vikings successor Bloodaxe; John Hannah interrogates Benidorm is Murder; ex-YouTuber Luke Hyams cautions on complacency
From the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, Michael Hirst on his experiences of writing, including together with his son on new Amazon Prime Video…
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Seriencamp 2026: Helena Zengel, Lucas Gregorowicz and Luise Heyer talk Westend Girl; Elena Lyubarskaya on AI; Bo Zhang, Kerstin Höcker and Rahel Dietze on microdrama
From Seriencamp in Cologne, actors Helena Zengel, Lucas Gregorowicz and Luise Heyer on the present state of German TV drama and their new series Westend Girl…
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Mr Nobody Against Putin’s Radovan Síbrt on Oscar success and Czech TV crisis; Yellow Dot Studios’ Staci Roberts-Steele on embracing OnlyFans; Ample Entertainment’s Ari Mark
Mr Nobody Against Putin producer Radovan Síbrt on the Oscar-winning documentary's impact and the battle over public broadcasting in his native Czech Republic…
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ESPN’s José Morales and Ben Webber talk sports doc boom; Seed&Spark’s Emily Kelleher-Best on US indie funding; Mike Barker on directing The Testaments
ESPN's José Morales and Ben Webber on the Disney-owned sports network's approach to documentary-making in a crowded marketplace [02:01]; Seed AND Spark's Emily…
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LA Screenings 2026 wrap: Crispin Leyser and Jack Davison on the hottest new shows and trends at this year’s event; Ozark’s Bill Dubuque on the debut of his Peacock thriller M.I.A.
Former Channel 4 acquisitions and copro consultant Crispin Leyser gives the inside line on this year's LA Screenings from consolidaiton concerns to the hottest…
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LA Screenings 2026 preview; plus Jasper Hoogendoorn, Hannah Mabruk, Nick Smith, Laura St Clair and Mike Beale share the secrets of formats success
C21 North American editor Jordan Pinto and Cveintiuno co-editor Pina Mezzera look ahead to this year's LA Screenings where the merger of Paramount Skydance and…
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SeriesFest’s Randi Kleiner on US independents; Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M Johnson & Dallas Dickinson serve up video game adaptations; Charlotte Regan’s Mint fresh on BBC
SeriesFest's Randi Kleiner on the state of the US independent production sector with the event underway in Denver, as this year's Upfronts and LA Screenings…
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The Sidemen’s Victor Bengtsson, BookTokker Jack Edwards and more at Create London; Agnes Augustin, Adina Pitt, Kate O’Connor and Gia DeLaney talk kids’ TV crisis
From Create London, The Sidemen's Victor Bengtsson, Banijay's Alexia Laroche-Joubert, literary influencer Jack Edwards and Electrify Video Partners' Claire…
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Content Europe: All3’s Dug James divulges The Traitors’ secrets; BBC’s Sumi Connock, Fremantle’s Vasha Wallace, Banijay’s James Townley and Small World’s Tim Crescenti debate the future of formats
CONTENT EUROPE: From Lisbon, All3Media's Dug James – the man behind the global roll-out of The Traitors – discusses the format's incredible success and the…
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Content Europe 2026 preview with C21’s David Jenkinson & Mark Rowland; Timothy Oh on taking COL Group beyond microdramas; Johanna Gardare details SVT drama plans
C21 managing director AND editor-in-chief David Jenkinson and executive director Mark Rowland preview Content Europe 2026, taking place in Lisbon for the first…
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Endemol Shine Germany’s Fabian Tobias on Staying Alive; NBCUniversal’s Hannah Mabruk and Albertina Marfil talk SNL, Top Chef; YLE drama The Crashing aims for impact
Endemol Shine Germany's Fabian Tobias on new ProSieben/Joyn entertainment format Staying Alive, which uses AI to bring dead rock stars back to life [02:16]…
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The BBC’s Fiona Campbell, Applause Entertainment’s Sameer Nair and Vertigo Films’ Allan Niblo on reaching fragmenting audiences, microdramas, AI and more
The BBC's Fiona Campbell on how the UK pubcaster is working to reach 16-34 year-olds across its own services, as well as YouTube and Roblox [02:16]; Applause…
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Series Mania 2026: Sarah Aubrey talks HBO Max roll-out, Paramount and Harry Potter; SVT legal thriller Burden of Justice; dystopian Belgian drama The Best Immigrant
SERIES MANIA: From Lille, as HBO Max rolls out in the UK, we hear from head of original programming Sarah Aubrey about Paramount Skydance's commitment to the…
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Content India 2026: Arjun Nohwar, Frank Spotnitz, Sabrina Duguet, Shilangi Mukherji, Deepak Dhar, Ashish Sehgal and Anuj Gandhi talk opportunity and challenge
From Content India in Mumbai, Warner Bros Discovery's Arjun Nohwar [02:44], Big Light Productions' Frank Spotnitz [06:18], All3Media's Sabrina Duguet [14:07]…
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Velvet Hammer’s Jen O’Connell, Rebecca Quinn talk Age of Attraction; Bell’s Justin Stockman, Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford on Heated Rivalry halo; TGC Global’s Phil Gurin
Velvet Hammer Media's Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn on new Netflix dating show Age of Attraction and Paramount Skydance's Warner Bros Discovery buy-out…
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Analysis of Banijay’s merger with All3Media and Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros Discovery buy-out; plus International Women’s Day 2026 and TV industry gender parity
C21's Jordan Pinto reflects on the merger of Banijay and All3Media [02:10] and Paramount Skydance's surprise acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after Netflix…
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Banijay’s Cathy Payne, All3’s Louise Pedersen, Fremantle’s Jens Richter and ITV’s Tom Clark discuss the 2026 London TV Screenings, M&A and today’s distribution landscape
LONDON TV SCREENINGS: Banijay Rights' Cathy Payne [02:42], All3Media International's Louise Pedersen [21:28], Fremantle's Jens Richter [48:54] and ITV Studios'…
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London TV Screenings 2026 preview with DCD’s Nicky Davies Williams, APC’s Emmanuelle Guilbart, BossaNova’s Claire Runham and TVF’s Sam Joyce
DCD Rights' Nicky Davies Williams, APC Studios' Emmanuelle Guilbart, BossaNova Media's Claire Runham and TVF International's Sam Joyce look ahead to this…
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Berlinale Series Market preview; Wood Water Films’ Arto Sebastian enters House of Yang; Oleksandr Schchur, Maksym Isayev aim for Ukrainian ‘Fauda meets Narcos’
Drama Quarterly editor Michael Pickard looks ahead to Berlinale Series Market 2026 [02:32]; Wood Water Films' Arto Sebastian on the present state of German TV…
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Patrick Weiland, Meghan Duffy, JC Mills and Eric Evangelista talk US unscripted uncertainty; TelevisaUnivision’s Rafael Urbina on ViX’s shift into microdrama
Intuitive Content's Patrick Weiland, Black Watch Entertainment's Meghan Duffy, Cineflix Productions' JC Mills and Hot Snakes Media's Eric Evangelista discuss…
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Content Americas 2026 part 2: Erick Opeka, Ben Odell, Fiona Li, Juan Ponce and Alex González on reaching Gen Z audiences, microdrama growth and more
From Content Americas in Miami, Cineverse's Erick Opeka on why the company is backing microdrama start-up MicroCo and strategies for reaching Gen Z audiences…
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Content Americas 2026: Erik Barmack, Leo Zimbrón, Tereza Gonzalez, Hannah Mabruk, Lucas Green, Mike Beale and Nadav Palti talk Lat Am copros, formats and more
CONTENT AMERICAS: Wild Sheep Content's Erik Barmack, 3Pas Studios' Leo Zimbrón, Conspiraçao Filmes' Tereza Gonzalez, NBCUniversal Telemundo's Monica…
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Content Americas and Rose d’Or Latinos 2026 preview with C21’s David Jenkinson, Pina Mezzera, Gonzalo Larrea and Jordan Pinto, plus Lat Am luminary Pierluigi Gazzolo
CONTENT AMERICAS: C21 editor-in-chief AND managing director David Jenkinson, Cveintiuno co-editors Pina Mezzera and Gonzalo Larrea and North American editor…
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Warner Bros Discovery takeover latest; Disney’s pact with OpenAI; Drama Quarterly’s 2026 hot picks; David Jenkinson & Adam Cunningham’s New Year predictions
C21 North American editor Jordan Pinto on the latest developments in the sale of Warner Bros Discovery, plus Disney's mega deal with Open AI [02:00]; Drama…
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Jane Turton, Michael Thorn, Mo Abudu, Patrick Holland, Heather Jones and Zai Bennett on 2026 priorities and finding opportunity in The New Content Economy
All3Media's Jane Turton, Fox Television Network's Michael Thorn, EbonyLife Group's Mo Abudu, Banijay UK's Patrick Holland and Hearst Networks' Heather Jones…
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Jana Winograde details MicroCo’s big ambitions; Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville mull UK independents; Ben Zand reflects on digital-first documentary-making
Former ABC and Showtime chief Jana Winograde details the launch of new venture MicroCo and its plans to take a slice of the burgeoning microdrama market…
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Content London 2025: RedBird IMI’s Jeff Zucker talks industry consolidation; HBO Max’s Sarah Aubrey details roll-out plans; Disney’s Eric Schrier on scaling local investment
CONTENT LONDON: RedBird IMI's Jeff Zucker on the present wave of industry consolidation and how he sees media and entertainment over the next few years…
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Content London 2025 preview: C21’s David Jenkinson and Ruth Palmer; Rose d’Or Awards’ Mark Rowland; Particle6’s Eline Van Der Velden and Tilly Norwood
C21 editor-in-chief AND managing director David Jenkinson and group programming director Ruth Palmer on what's in store next week at world-leading development…
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BBC Studios’ Jasmine Dawson, After Party Studios’ Joshua Barnett, Banijay NXT’s Naique Tanate talk YouTube and the creator economy
BBC Studios' Jasmine Dawson on how the UK pubcaster's commercial arm is evolving its YouTube strategy as the TV industry and creator economy increasingly come…
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C21’s Mark Rowland, Jordan Pinto and Nico Franks discuss the fall-out from the BBC-Donald Trump crisis; Ed Sayer on going digital-first with Legend Entertainment
C21's Mark Rowland, Jordan Pinto and Nico Franks on the resignation of BBC boss Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness over a deceptive edit of Donald…
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Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady talk Heated Rivalry; Sean Cohan on two years atop Bell Media; Margaret Schatzel and Nigel Marchant on new Sarah Snook drama All Her Fault
Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady on new, steamy ice hockey romance Heated Rivalry for Canada's Crave [01:56]; Bell Media's Sean Cohan on his strategy two years…
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Protege’s Dave Davis, Luma AI’s Verena Puhm, Gennie’s Tejas Shah and Chelsea Durgin on how TV is embracing AI or not and why it’s impossible to stop the slop
With Nvidia becoming the first US$5tn company, Australia quashing AI copyright exemptions and Hollywood still reeling from Tilly Norwood, we hear from…
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Dhar Mann Studios’ Sean Atkins, Electric Entertainment’s Dean Devlin, Infinite Studios’ Adrienne Lahens & Mehmet Bal talk creator economy-TV interplay, Tilly Norwood and more
Sean Atkins on Dhar Mann Studios' plans to build on its lead in the scripted digital content space and how the creator economy and traditional TV are merging…
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Mipcom 2025 pt2: Fox Entertainment’s Rob Wade, Mattel’s Robbie Brenner, Studio Lambert’s Stephen Lambert, ITV’s Ruth Berry and Banijay’s Johannes Jensen
In part two of our Mipcom 2025 special from Cannes, we hear from Fox Entertainment's Rob Wade about investing in vertical entertainment specialist Holywater…
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Mipcom 2025 pt1: Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green talk Boston Blue; Luca Montezemolo and Manish Pandey on Seeing Red; Mackenzie Crook and Gill Isles size up Small Prophets
MIPCOM: From Cannes, Boston Blue stars Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green give the lowdown on their new CBS cop drama [02:22]; Ferrari legend Luca…
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Mipcom 2025 preview; International Format Awards gold winner Phil Gurin; BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock; Waiting for the Out scribe Dennis Kelly
C21's Clive Whittingham, Jordan Pinto and Karolina Kaminska look ahead to Mipcom and MipJunior 2025 [01:44]; outgoing Frapa chair Phil Gurin reflects on…
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YouTube and kids’ TV: the BBC’s Patricia Hidalgo, Cake’s Dominic Gardiner, JAM Media’s John Rice and 9 Story’s Alix Wiseman dissect the dynamics
As YouTube's influence on the TV industry grows, with its impact keenest on children's media and entertainment, the BBC's Patricia Hidalgo [02:32], Cake…
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The fallout from ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel decisions; ITV’s I Fought the Law; MultiChoice’s Nomsa Philiso on the Canal+ takeover and more
After ABC pulled the plug on Jimmy Kimmel Live but then enraged US president Donald Trump by reinstating him, C21's Jordan Pinto discusses the ramifications…
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UK animation special: Sean Clarke, Oli Hyatt, Sueann Rochester, Richard Gordon and Britt Gardiner debate the future of children’s TV
As K-Pop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix's most popular movie of all time and YouTube increasingly steals younger audiences from TV, the UK government is…
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Content Canada continued: Fox’s Prentiss Fraser, Blink49’s Adam Steinman, ITV Studios’ Mike Beale, Fremantle’s Michela Di Mondo and Fifth Season’s Ava Knight
From C21's Content Canada, Fox Entertainment Global president Prentiss Fraser details her growth strategy and sense of the international TV business right now…
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Content Canada: Blue Ant’s Michael MacMillan, Amazon MGM’s Brent Haynes, Corus’ Rachel Nelson and Bell’s Carlyn Klebuc talk strategy and opportunity
From C21's Content Canada, Blue Ant Media's Michael MacMillan discusses the company's recent move to go public via a reverse takeover of Boat Rocker Studios…
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Expectation’s Peter Fincham, Red Planet Pictures’ Alex Jones and Tim Key discuss The Chelsea Detective, Death in Paradise and the forensics of ‘cosy crime’
Former BBC One controller, ITV director of television and co-founder of independent producer Expectation, Peter Fincham [01:02], and Red Planet Pictures co-CEO…
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Locomotive Global’s Sunder Aaron and Rarefied Studio’s Kalpana Malviya discuss India’s $6bn content opportunity; Pernel Media’s Samuel Kissous on financing The Au Pair
Sunder Aaron [01:46] from Locomotive Global – producer of Netflix India Ray Donovan remake Rana Naidu – and Kalpana Malviya [12:11] of Rarefied Studio, discuss…