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Indie Summit 2024: Charlotte Moore on getting the BBC fit for the future
Content chief reveals why she is laser focused on iPlayer, explains the need to make cuts and promises to do more to support struggling indies
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Indie Summit 2024: Harnessing the power of AI
Panel of experts discuss the latest innovations in the technology, and whether they pose a threat or an opportunity for the industry
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Broadcast Intelligence: UKTV looks to evolve with call for ‘exciting, original’ shows
Commissioning editors Helen Perry, Mark Iddon and Emile Nawagamuwa reveal plans to add scripted and reality to the mix on Dave as well new takes on crime for Alibi and W
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Behind The Scenes
Crime meets horror in Alibi’s The Red King
Director & exec producer of the Quay Street’s six-parter on embracing the constraints of a small budget and creating their own religious cult
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The Broadcast Interview
Thomas Dey: A front row seat for the biggest deals
ACF Investment Bank co-founder on the rise of private equity and a new period of consolidation for the industry
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PBS seeks UK co-producers for science doc strand Nova
US broadcaster looking for ideas that take a deeper dive into mainstream science and tech stories
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The Broadcast Interview
Marcus Ryder: Help FTVC to help the industry
The Film & TV Charity chief executive is calling for broadcasters and indies to step up support for their workers’ mental health
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The Broadcast Interview
David Dehaney: ‘We’re just beginning to grow up’
Proper Content has bucked the industry trend in the past year, with turnover doubling and is now setting his sights on returnable popular factual
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What makes a successful podcast?
Vibrant Television, talkSport and Two Circles execs discussed how podcast producers can monetise their content and ensure it pops with listeners
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Indie Summit 2024: Indies look to a better tomorrow
In the State of the Nation discussion, leading indie execs revealed what steps they’ve taken to navigate the downturn
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Indie Survey 2024: Indies have their say on the sector’s big issues
From the commissioning slowdown to C4’s plans for in-house production, respondents offer thoughts on the state of UK independent production
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Behind The Scenes
Solving the mystery of the lost IRA film
The 90-minute film for the BBC delves into the mystery surrounding an American documentary on IRA activity in 1972, and why it was never aired
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In conversation: Harnessing the power of real life drama
Directors of ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Breathtaking discuss their different approaches to making series based on real events
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In conversation: Lauren Sequeira and Candice Carty-Williams on changing the script in UK drama
The Queenie and Domino Day writers on flying the flag for Black female creatives, fighting to tell their stories & overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’
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Behind The Scenes
Josh Must Win: The Primal Media format turning the dial on reality TV
In this new E4 series, celebrities secretly influence the competition by trying to help an ‘ordinary Joe’ contestant triumph over their ‘alpha’ rivals
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Distributors Index: BBC Studios on the hunt for content with global appeal
Execs Mark Linsey and Kate Ward discuss their aim of getting the best of British TV out to the world
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Buyers roundtable: Strategies for securing the best scripted content
Heads of acquisition from Sky, HBO Max, Starz and BBCS/UKTV reveal their priorities
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This Town: Steven Knight revisits the ska era
The Peaky Blinders creator discusses his latest BBC1 drama, set amid the emerging music scene of 1980s Birmingham
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London TV Screenings: Thrillers dominate as comedy declines
Laughs will be in short supply at this year’s London TV Screenings as distributors instead opt to push their premium scripted content
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C4 looks to futureproof comedy with Playgrounds scheme
New fund will complement Blaps and provide a more experimental space for budding talent