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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.
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The intrigue behind CBS’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the financing of Irish-Australian drama Mix Tape
After CBS cancels The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as parent Paramount Global seeks approval for its US$8bn Skydance merger, C21's Jordan Pinto dissects the…
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Feeling festive: a Christmas special with Ampere’s Rahul Patel, Hallmark’s Darren Abbott and Happy Accidents’ Louise Oliver
Ampere principal analyst Rahul Patel [01:24], Hallmark chief marketing officer Darren Abbott [07:58] and Happy Accidents senior VP of international sales…
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Greg Childs at the Children’s Media Conference; Plimsoll’s Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters for ITV; SkyShowtime’s pan-European content strategy
Children's Media Conference editorial director Greg Childs reacts to news of a UK inquiry into kids' TV in the era of YouTube [01:52]; Plimsoll's Karen Plumb…
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Jack Bender, Benjamin Cavell and Michael Wright talk new MGM+ Stephen King thriller The Institute; Uzo Oleh on making Beth for Channel 4 and YouTube
Director and exec producer Jack Bender, creator and exec producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ chief Michael Wright discuss new Stephen King thriller The Institute…
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Off the Fence shocker rocks Sunny Side; Aurélie Reman, Caroline Behar and Cecilie Olsen reflect; a look back on Sheffield DocFest
As news of Off the Fence going bankrupt sends tremors through the documentary sector and speculation over PBS's future continues, C21's Clive Whittingham…
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Monte-Carlo TV Fest special: David W Zucker, Rola Bauer, Famke Janssen and Sarah Rafferty
MCTV: From the Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, Scott Free Productions' David W Zucker [15:00] and exec producer Rola Bauer [31:30] discuss their…
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Jordan Pinto dissects Banff and the Canadian TV landscape; Samantha Strauss talks Apple Cider Vinegar, Grown Ups; Netflix’s Łukasz Kłuskiewicz details CEE priorities
C21's Jordan Pinto reports from the Banff World Media Festival on renewed optimism in the Canadian TV industry [01:36]; screenwriter Samantha Strauss on her…
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Content Warsaw 2025 wrap: Ed Waller and Neil Batey assess this year’s event; Warner Bros Discovery Poland’s Dorota Eberhardt and Bogumił Lipski on HBO Max
CONTENT WARSAW: As Content Warsaw 2025 wraps in the Polish capital, C21's Ed Waller and Neil Batey discuss the topics top of mind for execs at this year's…
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Rian Johnson talks Poker Face S2; Spotter’s Nic Paul on backing YouTube talent; Pascal Dalton illuminates new formats venture Shimmer Media
With Poker Face returning on Peacock, creator Rian Johnson discusses the case-of-the-week crime drama and collaborating with star Natasha Lyonne [01:39]…
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LA Screenings 2025 wrap: Jordan Pinto, Pina Mezzera, Crispin Leyser and Lisa Kramer assess this year’s event, its strong crop of new shows but lingering questions
LA SCREENINGS: C21's Jordan Pinto and Cveintiuno's Pina Mezzera deliver their verdict on this year's event [02:37], while former Channel 4 acquisitions and…
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LA Screenings preview: Jordan Pinto, Alex Cameron, Sofie Schütt, Ragnhild Thorbech and Melanie Rumani discuss the dynamics and hot new titles shaping this year’s event
LA SCREENINGS: C21's Jordan Pinto [02:16] and Parrot Analytics' Alex Cameron [16:40] preview this year's event, discuss US programming trends, buzzworthy new…
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ITV Studios LA Screenings spotlight: Julie Meldal-Johnsen, Matthew Barry, Catherine Moulton and Helen Bowden discuss The Guest, Code of Silence, Watching You and more
LA Screenings: ITV Studios' exec VP of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen [01:28], writers Matthew Barry [07:57] and Catherine Moulton [18:38], and Lingo…
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C21investigates Trump’s tariffs: Jordan Pinto, Frank Spotnitz and Thomas Dey discuss the US president’s latest bombshell and John Voight’s proposals to ‘make Hollywood great again’
C21 North American editor Jordan Pinto delves into Donald Trump's vow to impose 100% tariffs on films produced outside the US and 'special ambassador' John…
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India’s $6bn content opportunity; Deepak Dhar, Augustus Dulgaro, Anugrah Joshi, Louise Pedersen and Andrew Zein at the Content India Summit
C21 editor-in-chief and managing director David Jenkinson details the US$6bn in unrealised value that exists in the Indian entertainment business and reflects…
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C21investigates TV’s inconvenient truth: How talk of an industry-wide climate content pledge has become taboo
With Earth Day having taken place this week and new landmark David Attenborough documentary Ocean out next month, we investigate how the TV industry is…
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BBC Studios’ Andrew Cohen on Walking With Dinosaurs; Mona Masri and Ahmed Abdullahi reflect on A Life’s Worth; Banijay’s Simon Cox
BBC Studios' Andrew Cohen on the return of Walking With Dinosaurs 25 years after the original [01:58]; writer Mona Masri and director Ahmed Abdullahi discuss…
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Irish animation spotlight: Jam Media’s John Rice, Piranha Bar’s Nicky Gogan, Turnip & Duck’s Colm Tobin and Little Moon’s Vanessa Robinson
Ireland continues to punch above its weight as an animation powerhouse, but can it withstand the multiple threats of YouTube, 'AI slop' and the broader…
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Series Mania: Long Bright River’s Amanda Seyfried; Supacell’s Sheila Nortley; Sky’s Cécile Frot-Coutaz, Meghan Lyvers and Nils Hartmann
SERIES MANIA: Actor Amanda Seyfried, showrunner Nikki Toscano and writer Liz Moore on new Peacock crime thriller Long Bright River [02:43]; Sheila Nortley…
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Series Mania preview: James Norton, Kitty Kaletsky talk King and Conqueror; Banijay’s Johannes Jensen tracks scripted shifts
James Norton and Kitty Kaletsky, co-founders of Rabbit Track Pictures, plus Lindsey Martin of CBS Studios, discuss new BBC historical drama King and Conqueror…
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Director Philip Barantini talks new Netflix drama Adolescence; C21 investigates paper formats ‘apocalypse’
Director Philip Barantini discusses the making of new Stephen Graham/Jack Thorne single-shot Netflix drama Adolescence, tackling the topic of teenage knife…
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IWD2025: Fifth Season’s Jennifer Ebell, RTS’s Theresa Wise, OUTtv’s Lauren Whitelaw; how TV is embracing YouTube and what this means for secondary rights
Fifth Season's Jennifer Ebell, the Royal Television Society's Theresa Wise and OUTtv's Lauren Whitelaw celebrate International Women's Day 2025 and discuss the…
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London TV Screenings special: Banijay’s Cathy Payne, Fremantle’s Jens Richter, ITV’s Ruth Berry, BBC Studios’ Tom Fussell & Zai Bennett, Keshet’s Kelly Wright
LONDON TV SCREENINGS: Banijay Rights' Cathy Payne [01:25], Fremantle's Jens Richter [17:57], ITV Studios' Ruth Berry [36:09], BBC Studios Tom Fussell and Zai…
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London TV Screenings 2025 preview: Parrot’s Brandon Katz, Hat Trick’s Sarah Tong, DCD Rights’ Nicky Davies Williams and APC’s Emmanuelle Guilbart
With the 2025 London TV Screenings taking place across the UK capital next week and the industry facing multiple challenges, Parrot Analytics' Brandon Katz…
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The unexpected links between Survivor and the transatlantic corridors of power; DQ reviews the new Bergerac; Andy Taylor Foundation latest
C21's Mark Rowland investigates the trail from Survivor through The Apprentice to Donald Trump appointing Mark Burnett special UK envoy [01:27]; Drama…
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Trump tariffs impact; Jodi Flynn, JC Mills, Jenny Daly reaction; DQ reviews Dan Fogelman’s Paradise on Disney+
C21 North American editor Jordan Pinto on the impact of US president Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada [01:57]; reaction from Pantheon Media Group's Jodi Flynn…
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UK high-end TV crisis; Miss Austen; the view from 2030 with Anonymous Content’s David Levine, North Road’s Caroline Hollick, Roma Khanna and more
A government inquiry into UK high-end TV hears from BFI chair and Apple TV exec Jay Hunt and Sister's Jane Featherstone [01:06]; the DQReview picks PBS…
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Eva Longoria, Cris Abrego & Gloria Calderón Kellett on nurturing new Latino talent; and live from Content Americas 2025 with Secuoya Studios, Globo and Omdia
Hyphenate Media Group's Eva Longoria and Cris Abrego on nurturing next generation Latino creators and backing Gloria Calderón Kellett [29:52]; and, from…
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LA wildfires, BBC’s Lindsay Salt, Content Americas 2025 preview, SAS: Rogue Heroes & A Thousand Blows
C21's Jordan Pinto assesses the impact of the Los Angeles wildfires on the TV business [02:53]; BBC director of drama Lindsay Salt on maintaining risk in a…
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ITV America’s David George talks US outlook; what Justin Trudeau’s exit means for CBC, WWE’s Netflix debut; Harlan Coben’s latest Netflix hit and Paramount+’s The Crow Girl
ITV America CEO David George on how he's sees the US television landscape in the year ahead, from the continued commissioning squeeze to major conglomerates'…
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From accelerated M&A to a deluge of ‘AI slop’, Allied Global Marketing’s Adam Cunningham and the C21 team discuss where the TV industry is headed in 2025
The TV business has plenty to contend with in 2025 as Donald Trump heads for a second term in the White House, the uptake and impact of AI accelerates, and the…
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Corie Henson on her search for ‘holy sh*t ideas’, Eli Holzman on the real reason Mr Beast went from YouTube to Amazon
NBCUniversal's Corie Henson on her search for 'holy sh*t ideas' and her upcoming ‘Barbenheimer’-like launch of new seasons of The Traitors and Deal or No Deal…
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Netflix’s Larry Tanz, Pauline Dauvin and Tinny Andreatta, Amazon’s Lauren Anderson talk streaming evolution
Netflix's Larry Tanz, Pauline Dauvin and Tinny Andreatta talk about how the streamer has changed during its first decade in Europe and its programming strategy…
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Ben Silverman, Patrick Kielty, Rachel Eggebeen, Sara Richardson and Justine Kershaw talk business criticial shifts at Content London 2024
From Content London 2024, Propagate Content's Ben Silverman talks to Irish comedian and TV host Patrick Kielty about his career and the present state of the…
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Content London 2024 preview, AI licensing goldmine, Rose d’Or Awards
Ahead of Content London 2024, C21 editor-in-chief AND managing director David Jenkinson and event programming director Ruth Palmer discuss the incredible…
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Keith Scholey talks natural history evolution; Brendan Foley, Chris Philip and Karine Martin on Sherlock & Daughter
Silverback Films' Keith Scholey on how blue-chip natural history needs to adapt to survive and why he's afraid of AI; and writer Brendan Foley on new drama…
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Evan Shapiro, Jaka Benedicic and Emily Horgan talk creator economy upheaval
Media guru Evan Shapiro on how the 'creator economy' is upending traditional TV and what the industry must do to respond [00:33]; and Epic Story Media's Jaka…
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Fenton Bailey on reality TV and Donald Trump; JC Mills, Tracy Beckett, Nicolas Eglau on TV flux; Steve Matthews assesses scripted
Ru Paul's Drag Race maker Fenton Bailey offers his thoughts on the changing face of reality TV and the rise of Donald Trump [22:43]; Cineflix's JC Mills, PBS's…
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Mipcom 2024: ProSiebenSat.1’s Henrik Pabst, ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry, SpongeBob SquarePants and more
From Mipcom 2024, ProSiebenSat.1's Henrik Pabst and ITV Studios' Ruth Berry on digital transformation [00:47]; FRAPA's Phil Gurin, TF1's Julien Degroote and…
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Mipcom 2024 preview, Banijay’s Cathy Payne and BBC Studios’ Nick Lee
The C21 team looks ahead to Mipcom 2024 and asks, is the industry experiencing a mid-life crisis? [00:36] Banijay Rights' Cathy Payne on her biggest deal and…
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BBC’s Jonny Keeling, Plimsoll’s Martha Holmes, Miki Mistrati and WildBear’s Craig Meade talk AI in nature docs
BBC Studios' natural history unit chief Jonny Keeling [01:50], Plimsoll's Dr Martha Holmes [18:40], If Pigs Could Talk director Miki Mistrati [31:40], and…
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Phil Gurin and Jan Salling celebrate 25 years of FRAPA, Ria Hebden on the work of Wonder Women
FRAPA co-chairs Phil Gurin and Jan Salling on the TV formats protection body's 25th anniversary and how it's recalibrating for a future shaped by AI [01:04]…
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Diego Ibáñez, Delphine Dumont, Jean-Baptiste Wery, Emmanuele Petry Sirvin & Julian Scott
A string of TV execs discuss the growing influence of social gaming services like Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft on the kids' animation business: Diego…
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Will.i.am, Nomsa Philiso and Benjamin McGrath
Will.i.am on AI's impact on the TV business and wider creative industries [00:43]; MultiChoice's Nomsa Philiso on the South African broadcaster's desire to…
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Beatrice Springborn, Sue Naegle, Muslim Alim and Karl Warner
Universal's Beatrice Springborn and former HBO chief Sue Naegle on the scramble for literary IP during a time of industry contraction [00:37]; BBC…
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Jeff Wachtel, Lucas Green and Thomas Vinterberg
Jeff Wachtel, the former boss of USA Network and NBCUniversal International Studios, on new venture Future Shack Entertainment and today's rapidly changing TV…
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Sam Pressman, Kaspar Munk and Graham Ludlow
Pressman Film's Sam Pressman on how the US indie behind American Psycho, The Crow and Wall Street, is moving into TV [00:39]; Danish director Kaspar Munk on…
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Damon Beesley, Phil Gilbert, Charlene Putney & Martin Pichlmair
Fudge Park Productions' Damon Beesley and Phil Gilbert on new BBC comedy Daddy Issues and why they think things are looking up for British producers in a tough…
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Tom Manwaring, Ben Schiffer and Teresa Fernández-Valdés
Helion Partners' Tom Manwaring on Sony's acquisition of Alex Rider maker Eleventh Hour Films and why the industry's in much better health than many may believe…
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Diana Williams, Emanuel Rotstein, Paul Vincett & Becky Johnson
Kinetic Energy Entertainment's Diana Williams about why Hollywood is still stuck in a 1920s mentality [00:34]; Bavaria Fiction's Emanuel Rotstein on the…
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Adrian Woolfe, Isabelle Graziadey and Renato Martinez
Studio 1's Adrian Woolfe on his hopes for emulating the success of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? with new ABC quiz show Lucky 13; Gedeon Media Group and…
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Marci Wiseman, Courtney White and Chris Regina
Former Blumhouse TV co-chief Marci Wiseman on her work setting up international copros since leaving the US horror specialist [00:38]; one-time Food Network…
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Kai Finke, Markus Mooslechner, Gemma Burgess & Meredith Glynn
SkyShowtime's Kai Finke on the pan-European streamer's content strategy for this year and beyond [00:42]; Terra Mater Studios' Markus Mooslechner on how the…
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Caroline Behar, Myriam Weil, Patrick Hoerl and Amy Jenkins
SUNNYSIDE: France Télévisions' Caroline Behar [00:39] and Federation Studios' Myriam Weil [17:00] on the state of the French factual market and uncertainties…
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Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, Jason Sarlanis, Chris Grant & Eli Shibley
Hollywood star Morgan Freeman and the chief of his production company, Lori McCreary, on their latest series and the impact of AI; Warner Bros Discovery's…
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Michael Azzolino, Łukasz Kłuskiewicz and Katarzyna Drogowska
Netflix's Michael Azzolino and Łukasz Kłuskiewicz discuss their commissioning and acquisitions strategies across Central and Eastern Europe; and Warner Bros…
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Andrzej Muszyński, Małgorzata Perkowska-Czaja, Steve Matthews & Ivana Miković
ATM Grupa's Andrzej Muszyński, Endemol Shine Poland's Małgorzata Perkowska-Czaja and Banijay's Steve Matthews, and Firefly Productions' Ivana Miković discuss…
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Jane Tranter, Kate Crowther, Jack Davison, Nando Vila, Jo Porter & Rachel Gardner
Bad Wolf's Jane Tranter and Kate Crowther on new BBC drama Dope Girls and rethinking transatlantic copros [00:41]; 3Vision's Jack Davison on the US studios'…
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Brandon Katz, Lisa Kramer, Barbie Kligman, Adam & Craig Malamut
LA SCREENINGS: Parrot Analytics' Brandon Katz on the US studios' return to licensing and why consolidation won't solve Hollywood's problems [01:27]; Paramount…
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Mike Cosentino, Evan Shapiro and Thomas Dey
LA SCREENINGS: Former Bell Media content chief Mike Cosentino on the intrigue that happens behind the scenes at the LA Screenings [00:39]; media cartographer…
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LA Screenings preview, Beatrice Springborn, Mark Duplass, Betsy Beers
LA SCREENINGS: The C21 team looks ahead to this year's LA Screenings, with uncertainty surrounding Paramount and Hollywood in a spin following last year's…