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November 2024

The latest issue investigates the rise of AI in the industry + Goalhanger execs on scoring a podcast hit, the challenges facing diverse indies and behind the scenes on Gunpowder Siege

Broadcast Magazine

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

UK drama: Tackling the cost conundrum

What needs to happen for prices to come down and the gap between greenlight and the start of production to close significantly?

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Commissioners and producers need a reset in relations

With a disconnect between tariffs and editorial ambitions, the industry’s key creative relationships feel increasingly fraught, says Chris Curtis

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Broadcasters 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

Mr Bates vs The Post Office

UK drama: Tackling the cost conundrum

What needs to happen for prices to come down and the gap between greenlight and the start of production to close significantly?

GOALHANGER-PODCASTS

Goalhanger: the evolution of a podcast powerhouse

Tony Pastor & Jack Davenport on taking their successful podcast formula to the US, and bringing 13k people to the O2 for The Rest is Politics live

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End Credits: Karen Kelly

The Directors UK chair on Taylor Sheridan and swimming in the sea

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James Durie: How a Leonard Cohen biopic became a case study in co-pro

For So Long, Marianne, Cineflix had to bring on board 16 different funding partners to get the project over the line

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Alex Connock: The key AI battlegrounds that will transform the industry

From finding an audience to copyright, the arrival of AI throws up numerous issues that need to be addressed

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UKTV seeks the unexpected for drama and factual refresh

Broadcaster is on the hunt for bingeable, noisy, edgy ideas that can cut through, with novel talent attached