Sky: Heavy investment in high-end drama yields strong results
Bulletproof and Britannia propelled Vertigo Films to the top of Sky’s spending chart
BBC: Commissioned hours rise despite BBCS spin-off
Corporation worked with 328 indies last year, up from 295 in 2017
ITV: Indies back strategy but wary of in-house
Broadcaster drew praise for innovative stripped scheduling and strong drama output
C4: Relocation announcement caps year of change
But ITN remained the broadcaster’s key supplier
Indie Survey Table 2018
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C5: Creative renewal begins
Michael Palin In North Korea and Our Yorkshire Farm among 2018 commissions
UKTV: Record hours commissioned in originals push
Brown Bob Productions and Avalon among the beneficiaries
Discovery: Indies benefit from push into sport and comedy
78% of Discovery’s programming came from 40 indies
Indie Survey 2018
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