Indie Survey 2021

Top suppliers

BBC: ‘Fewer, bigger, better’ hits indie numbers
The number of producers the broadcaster commissioned fell to 343
ITV: Pandemic puts brakes on live events ambitions
Covid restrictions rendered studio formats among the most challenging to produce
C4: Covid crash prompts plenty of challenges
Broadcaster praised for the speed it commissioned in response to the pandemic

C5: Supplier base grows as factual still dominates
ITN is top supplier by hours for the third year in a row and top by spend for the second
Discovery: Factual still king but SVoD boosts true-crime
Launch of Discovery+ sees increase in orders for the genre
UKTV: Scripted slate takes shape as Covid bites
Six scripted producers make top 10 spend list

Streamer spent £750m on UK productions in 2020, double its outlay the previous year

Minnow Films and True to Nature among the beneficiaries

The Broadcast Indie Survey is sponsored by Barclays

‘This year’s Indie Survey is testament to a brilliantly hardy industry that kept battling, and found a way to get things done’

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Indies show resilience in Covid crisis
Sponsored by Barclays
The sector was hit hard by the pandemic but with determination, hard work and a little support, production is now back in a major way
Payroll for the Covid era
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Giving Swedish rom-com universal appeal with HDR and Dolby Vision
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