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The C21Podcast

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Content Europe 2026 preview with C21’s David Jenkinson & Mark Rowland; Timothy Oh on taking COL Group beyond microdramas; Johanna Gardare details SVT drama plans

Apr 16, 2026 00:56:50

C21 managing director & editor-in-chief David Jenkinson and executive director Mark Rowland preview Content Europe 2026, taking place in Lisbon for the first time next week [01:52]; COL Group's Timothy Oh on how the Chinese microdrama giant is branching out into new genres [14:18]; and SVT's Johanna Gardare on the Swedish public broadcaster's latest dramas and current commissioning strategy [38:15].

Endemol Shine Germany’s Fabian Tobias on Staying Alive; NBCUniversal’s Hannah Mabruk and Albertina Marfil talk SNL, Top Chef; YLE drama The Crashing aims for impact

Apr 09, 2026 01:02:00

Endemol Shine Germany's Fabian Tobias on new ProSieben/Joyn entertainment format Staying Alive, which uses AI to bring dead rock stars back to life [02:16]; NBCUniversal's Hannah Mabruk and Albertina Marfil on the latest international versions of Saturday Night Live and Top Chef [16:08]; and YLE's Suvi Mansnerus and producer Pilvi Waltzer on new Finnish thriller The Crashing [39:26].

The BBC’s Fiona Campbell, Applause Entertainment’s Sameer Nair and Vertigo Films’ Allan Niblo on reaching fragmenting audiences, microdramas, AI and more

Apr 02, 2026 01:00:30

The BBC's Fiona Campbell on how the UK pubcaster is working to reach 16-34 year-olds across its own services, as well as YouTube and Roblox [02:16]; Applause Entertainment's Sameer Nair on adapting to the fast-moving Indian TV landscape, dabbling in microdramas and more [23:04]; Vertigo Films' Allan Niblo on embracing AI and the company's latest international copro projects [44:10].

Series Mania 2026: Sarah Aubrey talks HBO Max roll-out, Paramount and Harry Potter; SVT legal thriller Burden of Justice; dystopian Belgian drama The Best Immigrant

Mar 26, 2026 00:59:30

SERIES MANIA: From Lille, as HBO Max rolls out in the UK, we hear from head of original programming Sarah Aubrey about Paramount Skydance's commitment to the streamer and its upcoming Harry Potter TV series [18:40]; plus the teams behind new Swedish legal thriller Burden of Justice [38:59] and Belgian dystopian drama The Best Immigrant [48:09] give the inside line on these hot new shows.

Content India 2026: Arjun Nohwar, Frank Spotnitz, Sabrina Duguet, Shilangi Mukherji, Deepak Dhar, Ashish Sehgal and Anuj Gandhi talk opportunity and challenge

Mar 19, 2026 00:47:00

From Content India in Mumbai, Warner Bros Discovery's Arjun Nohwar [02:44], Big Light Productions' Frank Spotnitz [06:18], All3Media's Sabrina Duguet [14:07], Prime Video's Shilangi Mukherji, Banijay's Deepak Dhar, Times TV's Ashish Sehgal and Reliance Jio's Anuj Gandhi [22:04] discuss the opportunities and challenges within the Indian TV business and its growing significance on the international stage.

Velvet Hammer’s Jen O’Connell, Rebecca Quinn talk Age of Attraction; Bell’s Justin Stockman, Boat Rocker’s Jon Rutherford on Heated Rivalry halo; TGC Global’s Phil Gurin

Mar 12, 2026 00:51:10

Velvet Hammer Media's Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn on new Netflix dating show Age of Attraction and Paramount Skydance's Warner Bros Discovery buy-out [02:16]; Bell Media's Justin Stockman on Heated Rivalry's success [22:22] and Boat Rocker Studios' Jon Rutherford on the halo effect for Canadian TV [28:52]; TGC Global Entertainment's Phil Gurin on the present state of international TV distribution [43:58].

Analysis of Banijay’s merger with All3Media and Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros Discovery buy-out; plus International Women’s Day 2026 and TV industry gender parity

Mar 05, 2026 01:03:50

C21's Jordan Pinto reflects on the merger of Banijay and All3Media [02:10] and Paramount Skydance's surprise acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery after Netflix walked away [13:10]; and, to mark International Women's Day 2026, Wonder Women's Ria Hebden, Channel 5's Debbie Ramsay and Banijay's Carlotta Rossi Spencer discuss the issues facing women in the TV industry today [37:44].

Banijay’s Cathy Payne, All3’s Louise Pedersen, Fremantle’s Jens Richter and ITV’s Tom Clark discuss the 2026 London TV Screenings, M&A and today’s distribution landscape

Feb 26, 2026 01:11:00

LONDON TV SCREENINGS: Banijay Rights' Cathy Payne [02:42], All3Media International's Louise Pedersen [21:28], Fremantle's Jens Richter [48:54] and ITV Studios' Tom Clark [33:02] discuss the multitude of mergers hanging over this year's event – not least that of two of its co-founders – plus other changes sweeping the distribution business post-peak TV.

London TV Screenings 2026 preview with DCD’s Nicky Davies Williams, APC’s Emmanuelle Guilbart, BossaNova’s Claire Runham and TVF’s Sam Joyce

Feb 19, 2026 00:45:44

DCD Rights' Nicky Davies Williams, APC Studios' Emmanuelle Guilbart, BossaNova Media's Claire Runham and TVF International's Sam Joyce look ahead to this year's London TV Screenings and discuss how the latest wave of consolidation sweeping the industry is likely to change the landscape, not least the potential merger of event co-founders Banijay and All3Media.

Berlinale Series Market preview; Wood Water Films’ Arto Sebastian enters House of Yang; Oleksandr Schchur, Maksym Isayev aim for Ukrainian ‘Fauda meets Narcos’

Feb 12, 2026 00:56:30

Drama Quarterly editor Michael Pickard looks ahead to Berlinale Series Market 2026 [02:32]; Wood Water Films' Arto Sebastian on the present state of German TV drama and new series House of Yang [11:33]; Oleksandr Schchur and Maksym Isayev on going from comedy to Ukrainian 'Fauda meets Narcos' four years on from Russia's invasion of the country [27:20].