Top suppliers

Top supplier

Poor handling of the production slowdown, bad communication & a greenlight shortage are among the main complaints to this year’s survey

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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BBC: 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
ITV: ITVX boosts range but stalwarts still key
PSB has received praise from the indies surveyed this year for being open to new ideas
C4 epitomises industry woes
Indie relations soured during C4’s Indie Briefing Day, when it revealed it is primarily looking for ideas for 2025

C4 epitomises industry woes
Indie relations soured during C4’s Indie Briefing Day, when it revealed it is primarily looking for ideas for 2025
ITN 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
Studio 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”
Sky: Unscripted dominates hours but not spend
Top supplier Woodcut Media produced 30 hours of factual shows for the pay-TV giant
Warner Bros Discovery: New indie partners freshen up the table
Raw TV, Full Fat, Ricochet and CPL enter the top 10 of WBD suppliers
Strong debut for Disney duo
Disney+ and Nat Geo stand alone as the only broadcasters without any negative feedback