Analysis
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FeaturesNow you see me: Unpacking the rapid rise of vodcasts
As the success of The Traitors Uncloaked has shown, the appetite for visualised podcasts is growing, with broadcasters looking to get in on the action
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FeaturesMental health: How the industry is tackling the crisis
Poor working conditions, deadline pressure and uncertain employment are pushing many people in TV to breaking point – but there is help available
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FeaturesRoundtable: Broadcast Hot Shots – what happened next?
Four of last year’s Hot Shots discuss how their careers have progressed, what they have learned and the difficulties of building a career in TV
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FeaturesBBC Sport and dock 10: Playing on the same team
BBC execs and Dock 10’s head of studios reveal how their continuing partnership helps deliver coverage of some of the biggest events in sport
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NewsWhy YouTube is TV’s next frontier
Broadcasters are increasingly leaning into the platform as a way to build a relationship with younger audiences
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FeaturesIndie Survey 2025: What indies really think about the industry
Respondents to the Broadcast Indie Survey 2025 reveal what concerns them most
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FeaturesBetter than ever or busted flush: what’s the future for BBC2?
The channel has historically acted as a nursery slope for emerging talent and innovative ideas, but how has its role changed in the age of streaming?
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FeaturesUnpacking the transatlantic talent battle
How cultivating relationships and negotiating hard on fees has protected UK agents from having their clients being poached by bigger US rivals
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FeaturesAnalysis: London TV Screenings buyers eye richer pickings
International buyers on what they are looking to add to their slates as greater flexibility in rights and finance means an improved choice of content
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FeaturesDistributors recalibrate for a new-look landscape
Top execs at major distributors reveal how they are rising to market challenges and finding creative financing & windowing solutions
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FeaturesThe view from America
Sam Harowitz on why Tubi is an attractive place to try something first window
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FeaturesBroadcasters prepare for the AI future
Execs from the BBC, ITN and C4 discuss moving from proofs of concept to integrating the technology into their working practices
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FeaturesUK drama: Tackling the cost conundrum
As the debate over funding for the genre heats up, here is a reminder of Broadcast’s analysis from late last year
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FeaturesCarnival Films: Aiming for global glory in drama
Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant on creating Sky’s biggest ever original drama in The Day Of The Jackal, and their plans for global glory
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FeaturesGetting the most out of your archive
Panellists at TechFest discussed the deterioration of tape formats, at a time when legacy content is becoming an increasingly important revenue stream
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FeaturesDiverse-led indies: the hunt for a British Shondaland
Broadcasters have made progress on diversity, particularly with cast and crew, but has this had any impact on who produces scripted programming?
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FeaturesAI at the coalface: the indie view
Three production companies on how they are using AI tools in their day-to-day work, and what the implications are for the future of the industry
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FeaturesAnalysis: How the big firms are employing AI
Banijay, Avalon and ITVS execs explain how their teams are exploring the possibilities of Generative AI tools to aid efficiency & boost creativity
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FeaturesAnalysis: Why Lisa Nandy’s RTS speech has sparked hopes for a political reset
Lisa Nandy’s call for news providers to be ‘truthful not neutral’ has raised hopes of more PSB support and government funding for the World Service