C21’s resident formats expert Siobhan Crawford looks ahead to next week’s Mipcom in Cannes, the trends she’s spotted heading into the event, how the market has changed over the last 20 years, and where it fits in the 2025 format business.

C21 formats columnist Siobhan Crawford dissects some of the big unscripted talking points from the Edinburgh TV Festival and believes some UK broadcasters may be missing a trick taking a protectionist stance against international formats.

C21’s resident formats expert Siobhan Crawford examines the lifespan of a format and whether it is possible to identify early on which ones will make it to become golden oldies and which won’t.

C21’s resident formats expert Siobhan Crawford left her heart at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Spain this week and came back more aware of the potential of the Lat Am market and with some tips for the organisers.

C21’s resident formats expert Siobhan Crawford delivers her key takeaways from last week’s Paris Unscripted Showcase in the French capital.

C21’s formats expert Siobhan Crawford offers her wisdom for navigating the formats business in difficult times.

In her latest monthly column, C21’s formats expert Siobhan Crawford examines how producers and creators need to talk their shows into being in the modern commissioning landscape.

Our regular formats columnist Siobhan Crawford talks the Sony vs CBS lawsuit surrounding distribution of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, and why everybody working in distribution should be concerned about it.

Siobhan Crawford, format consultant and founder of UK-based Glow Media, offers advice to Latin American producers looking to work with the international formats business.

Formats expert Siobhan Crawford is delighted to see the back of 2024 and has a series of new year resolutions and tips to help you ‘come alive in 2025.’