Features
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FeaturesKalel Productions adds former True North exec
Undercover: Sexual Harassment – The Truth label appoints creative director of development
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Features5: Yorkshire focus boosts Daisybeck
5’s love of Yorkshire and farming means that Daisybeck Studios has toppled ITN to become the broadcaster’s top supplier by hours
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FeaturesStrong slate keeps BBC on top
Swift decision-making and commitment to UK content win praise from indies, but some take a different view
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Behind The ScenesVanessa, 5
ITN Productions daytime editor Ian Jones on creating a heartwarming, straight-talking new daytime chat show with a legend of the format
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FeaturesDaniel Pearl: comm eds and indies need a relationship reset
A year into the role, Lion TV’s creative director talks switching sides, the relationship between producers and commissioners and the indie’s future
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FeaturesBest pre-school programme: Tabby McTat
“A memorable winner, which pitched its tone perfectly”
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FeaturesBest documentary programme: Me and the Voice in My Head
“I loved this film - it was original and pushed the boundaries of the documentary format”
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Behind The ScenesEmperor: The Rise & Fall of a Dynasty, Channel 5
Producer Bob Marsden reveals how October Films used AI and comic strips to bring the debauchery, violence and excess of ancient Rome back to life
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Behind The ScenesBehind the scenes on The Teacher II
Director Dominic Leclerc on how turning The Teacher into an anthology series with a broader canvas
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FeaturesElection 2024: How broadcasters are reaching new audiences online
More than any previous general election, this contest is being fought in the digital space - and broadcasters are seizing the opportunity
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Behind The ScenesMysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O’Briain, Channel 5
Series producer Ewen Thomson on what we do and don’t know about the pyramids, and the challenges of getting a closer look
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Features‘Keeping people at the heart’: C5 News coverage of the infected blood report
Hour-long special to cover latest developments in a decades-old scandal – and how Mr Bates vs The Post Office could help the fight for justice
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FeaturesHarry & Meghan: The Rise and Fall
‘Love them or hate them, there is still a huge amount of intrigue around the couple’
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FeaturesBroadcasters in the firing line
Poor handling of the production slowdown, bad communication & a greenlight shortage are among the main complaints to this year’s survey
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FeaturesGrowth stalls in bumpy market
Owners & consolidators grew by 1.86% in 2023, way down on their 41% surge in last year’s Indie Survey, with All3M once again topping the table
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Behind The ScenesMy Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage, Channel 5
Director David Ward explains the sensitivity need to help Richard Spencer open up about 20 years of abuse at the hands of his wife
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FeaturesITN stays on top as C5 grows it share
Channel 5 is the only PSB to grow its share of UK audiences in 2023, according to Barb’s end-of-year consolidated data
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Behind The ScenesThe Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute, C5
Series PD Daniel Smith on the challenges of shedding new light on the well-covered search for the Titan submarine
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