Ed Taylor, managing director of Bristol-based Honey Bee, talks tactics and his three-pronged approach to navigating the ‘new content economy.’ 

As Tim Crescenti’s boutique global formats scouting agency Small World IFT celebrates 20 years of business, he reflects on how the unscripted industry has changed over the past two decades and tips for where it’s going next and how to survive.

Kids’ book publisher Maverick Arts Publishing is launching its own TV production company called Maverick Pictures Ltd.

US-based streamer Disney+ has signed a two-year first-look deal with Matriarch Productions, founded by the actors and producers Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters.

A mega-merger between European production groups Banijay and All3Media is in the works, according to a report by Reuters.

UKTV, France Televisions and ABC are among the international broadcasters to have picked up Canadian police procedural Saint-Pierre.

London-based unscripted prodco Boldprint Studios has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Dan Gray as head of programmes and the promotion of Jack Adcock to head of development.

Blue Ant Rights, the distribution arm of Canada’s Blue Ant Studios, has made a series of leadership promotions and a new appointment across its Americas and APAC sales teams.

Juliette Howell has been appointed as the new CEO of Lookout Point, signalling a new era for the BBC Studios-backed drama label. 

Nat Geo’s Carolyn Payne and Aiman Ahmed discuss their current content needs and how traditional programme-making and modern social strategies are coming together to reach more viewers.