Please wait...
Please wait...

The C21Podcast

Are we talking to you? Yes we are. The C21Podcast features discussion about the global content business, from panel talkshows to interviews with people defining the future of international entertainment. Listen below or subscribe to C21Podcast wherever you get your feed.
Define your future in The New Content Economy with C21’s unrivalled news & analysis. For more info CLICK HERE.

ESPN’s José Morales and Ben Webber talk sports doc boom; Seed&Spark’s Emily Kelleher-Best on US indie funding; Mike Barker on directing The Testaments

May 28, 2026 00:55:58

ESPN's José Morales and Ben Webber on the Disney-owned sports network's approach to documentary-making in a crowded marketplace [02:01]; Seed&Spark's Emily Kelleher-Best on how indie producers are increasingly self-funding projects and why microdrama is not the answer [18:31]; director Mike Barker on transitioning from The Handmaid's Tale to The Testaments [42:10].

LA Screenings 2026 wrap: Crispin Leyser and Jack Davison on the hottest new shows and trends at this year’s event; Ozark’s Bill Dubuque on the debut of his Peacock thriller M.I.A.

May 21, 2026 00:48:20

Former Channel 4 acquisitions and copro consultant Crispin Leyser gives the inside line on this year's LA Screenings from consolidaiton concerns to the hottest new shows and David Ellison's charm offensive to buyers at Nobu [01:50]; 3Vision's Jack Davison crunches the numbers on US studio programme sales [18:20]; and Ozark creator Bill Dubuque discusses his new Peacock revenge thriller M.I.A. [32:58].

LA Screenings 2026 preview; plus Jasper Hoogendoorn, Hannah Mabruk, Nick Smith, Laura St Clair and Mike Beale share the secrets of formats success

May 14, 2026 00:52:00

C21 North American editor Jordan Pinto and Cveintiuno co-editor Pina Mezzera look ahead to this year's LA Screenings where the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery is top of mind [01:50]; Talpa Studios' Jasper Hoogendoorn, NBCUniversal's Hannah Mabruk, All3Media's Nick Smith, Sony Pictures' Laura St Clair and ITV Studios' Mike Beale on what it takes to make a format succeed in today's marketplace [24:54].

SeriesFest’s Randi Kleiner on US independents; Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M Johnson & Dallas Dickinson serve up video game adaptations; Charlotte Regan’s Mint fresh on BBC

May 07, 2026 00:56:40

SeriesFest's Randi Kleiner on the state of the US independent production sector with the event underway in Denver, as this year's Upfronts and LA Screenings near [01:40]; Story Kitchen's Dmitri M Johnson and Dallas Dickinson on why video game adaptations are so popular right now [20:19]; and House Productions' Theo Barrowclough and Fearless Minds' Jolyon Symonds on bringing Charlotte Regan's Mint to the BBC [35:06].

The Sidemen’s Victor Bengtsson, BookTokker Jack Edwards and more at Create London; Agnes Augustin, Adina Pitt, Kate O’Connor and Gia DeLaney talk kids’ TV crisis

Apr 30, 2026 01:07:38

From Create London, The Sidemen's Victor Bengtsson, Banijay's Alexia Laroche-Joubert, literary influencer Jack Edwards and Electrify Video Partners' Claire Geddie discuss the creator-led business models transforming entertainment [01:53]; and from Content Europe in Lisbon, Shaw Rocket Fund's Agnes Augustin, content strategist Adina Pitt, Animation UK's Kate O'Connor and Boat Rocker Studios' Gia DeLaney on the parlous state of the international kids' TV sector [33:24].

Content Europe: All3’s Dug James divulges The Traitors’ secrets; BBC’s Sumi Connock, Fremantle’s Vasha Wallace, Banijay’s James Townley and Small World’s Tim Crescenti debate the future of formats

Apr 23, 2026 01:02:50

CONTENT EUROPE: From Lisbon, All3Media's Dug James – the man behind the global roll-out of The Traitors – discusses the format's incredible success and the tricks of adapting it for different markets [02:04]; BBC Studios' Sumi Connock, Fremantle's Vasha Wallace, Banijay's James Townley and Small World's Tim Crescenti on the latest challenges and opportunities shaping the formats business and where it's headed next [29:37].

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.