Features – Page 9
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FeaturesChannel 4: spending picks up after tough start
However indies remain unconvinced by its recovery
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FeaturesBig players shift strategy as income dips
Banijay takes the top spot in our table as overall turnover for the owners and consolidators shrinks by 8%
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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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FeaturesAir TV stays in front as drama hours grow
New entrants to UKTV’s top suppliers by hours list are scripted producers
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FeaturesStreaming hours fall by a quarter
With some 2024 series not returning, there will be a significant number of new, high-value commissioning opportunities for UK indies in 2025
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FeaturesBBC: Studio Lambert races to the top
Race Across the World indie leads top suppliers by spend
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FeaturesN&R orders rise amid controversy
The proportion of productions from the nations and regions is up on 2023, but not everyone is pleased about the increased out-of-London focus
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FeaturesHCA and North Pacific make their debuts
But Raw and Arrow International Media share top spot as WBD top suppliers
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FeaturesFirst Look: The Bombing of Pan Am 103
World Productions’ BBC1 and Netflix drama to star Connor Swindells and Eddie Marsan
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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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FeaturesN&R indies take glass-half-full approach to Series Mania
Nine labels from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales head to Lille for final part of BFI-funded International Horizons: Scripted programme
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FeaturesMarket conditions lead to strained relations
While some respondents express sympathy for commissioners, many are critical of a perceived a lack of understanding and support
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FeaturesRia Hebden: IWD is a positive way to bring people together
On International Women’s Day, the Wonder Women founder tells Broadcast representation progress is good but the road is long
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FeaturesPhilip Barantini: I want to force the audience to pay attention
Acclaimed director discusses his upcoming Netflix series Adolescence and indie It’s All Made Up Productions
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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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FeaturesSix takeaways from London TV Screenings & Mip London
Check out the key talking points from a jam-packed week in the UK capital