Indie Survey 2024
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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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FeaturesIndies point to toughest year in memory
With many indies describing 2023 as their toughest year ever, 2024 looks likely to be just as hard, though some see signs of recovery
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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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FeaturesBBC: Wall to Wall ends remarkable reign
The Waterloo Road producer was the broadcaster’s top supplier by spend, knocking Remarkable down to second place for the first time in three years
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FeaturesITV: ITVX boosts range but stalwarts still key
PSB has received praise from the indies surveyed this year for being open to new ideas
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FeaturesC4 epitomises industry woes
Indie relations soured during C4’s Indie Briefing Day, when it revealed it is primarily looking for ideas for 2025
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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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FeaturesStudio Lambert wins as Netflix ups hours
“Netflix is the largest SVoD commissioner of UK indies, responsible for more than half of the total hours launched on the four major services in 2023”
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FeaturesN&R indies feel the pinch
The majority of N&R indies report turnover that’s either static or falling, and cite recruitment of senior roles as a continuing problem
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FeaturesIndies offer help to freelance workers
With work drying up in a tough period for the industry, 70% of indies have taken steps to support their freelance staff
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FeaturesSky: Unscripted dominates hours but not spend
Top supplier Woodcut Media produced 30 hours of factual shows for the pay-TV giant
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FeaturesWarner Bros Discovery: New indie partners freshen up the table
Raw TV, Full Fat, Ricochet and CPL enter the top 10 of WBD suppliers
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FeaturesStrong debut for Disney duo
Disney+ and Nat Geo stand alone as the only broadcasters without any negative feedback
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FeaturesUKTV bucks the trend with multi-year orders
Drama is a key driver of growth, particularly for streaming platform UKTV Play
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CommentA painful reshaping of the indie sector
‘A leaner British indie community may emerge in the coming years, one that is more robust for having ridden out such challenging conditions’