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The C21Podcast

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Mipcom 2026 preview: Skydance, Banijay, YouTube and AI reshape the landscape; BBC Studios’ Sharifa Mansour and Kate Woods on getting programmes made

Oct 08, 2026 00:48:48

C21's Clive Whittingham, Nico Franks, Karolina Kaminska and Michael Pickard look ahead to Mipcom, with the all new Skydance and All3Media-bolstered Banijay reshaping the international TV landscape again [01:01]; and BBC Studios' Sharifa Mansour and Kate Woods on their expectations of the event and approach to getting programmes made in today's challenging marketplace [29:48].

ITV Studios Mipcom spotlight with Julie Meldal-Johnsen

Oct 07, 2026 00:15:00

ITV Studios exec VP of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen discusses new shows First Woman, Number 10, The Party, Winter and more, being presented to buyers at Mipcom in Cannes next week. This episode is brought to you by ITV Studios.

Sphere Abacus’s Jonathan Ford, Rocket Rights’ Cat Davie talk buy-out; BBC Studios’ Cecilia Persson on kids and YouTube; David Pujol and New Regency’s Marco Arabit on Genesis

Oct 01, 2026 00:52:22

Sphere Abacus's Jonathan Ford on the firm's acquisition of Rocket Rights and the latter's Cat Davie on digital distribution dynamics [01:27]; BBC Studios' Cecilia Persson on kids' YouTube channels and slower-paced shows [17:31]; director David Pujol and New Regency's Marco Arabit on new drama Genesis, about chef Ferran Adrià's transformation of gastronomy through El Bulli [35:10].

Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros Discovery deal analysis; RTS chief Sophie Jones talks tumultuous times; Ed Simpson on launching creator-focused Wonderloom Media

Sep 24, 2026 01:01:00

As David Ellison's Paramount Skydance clears the final hurdles in its US$110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, C21's Jordan Pinto assesses the impact [01:30]; Royal Television Society CEO Sophie Jones on next week's London convention and tumultuous times for the industry [21:30]; former Wheelhouse exec Ed Simpson on his new creator-focused venture Wonderloom Media [36:28].

AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood on the end of humanity, STD comparisons and her upcoming movie; Phil Gurin on the future of the TV formats business

Sep 17, 2026 00:47:25

AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood talks about warnings that the tech might wipe out humanity, how it's set to transform film and television, her creator's comparisons with sexually transmitted diseases, upcoming movie and more [01:17]; plus The Gurin Company's Phil Gurin on the other threats and opportunities facing TV formats [20:38].

Unifrance’s Gilles Pélisson and Federation’s Guillaume Pommier on French broadcaster-US streamer deals; Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries mull Babylon Berlin finale

Sep 10, 2026 00:53:30

Former TF1 boss Gilles Pélisson [01:30], these days president of Unifrance, and Federation Studios' Guillaume Pommier [24:30] weigh French broadcaster-US streamer relations and tumbling TV exports revealed at Rendez-Vous in Le Havre; Babylon Berlin creators Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries [36:20] reflect on the show's fifth and final season.

Edinburgh TV Festival review, from YouTube dominance to BBC charter renewal; Jacquis Neal on US streamer Dropout and the evolution of online comedy

Sep 03, 2026 00:47:00

C21 news editor Clive Whittingham looks back on last week's Edinburgh TV Festival where YouTube and the future of the BBC dominated discussions [01:24], while comedian Jacquis Neal – host of US streamer Dropout's format Crowd Control – was among those taking part in the Fringe and riffs on how internet comedy is evolving [27:21].

RTL’s Ralph de Beurs talks TV format futures; Finite Films’ Amy Gardner and Paddy Hughes set sail with branded entertainment; Michael Scott places faith in EKKL

Aug 06, 2026 01:02:00

RTL Netherlands creative lead Ralph de Beurs reflects on the present and future state of unscripted TV, as part of our C21Formats100 series [01:50]; Finite Films & TV's Amy Gardner and Paddy Hughes on working with Channel 4 and North Sails and the branded entertainment renaissance [21:32]; and Pure Flix co-founder Michael Scott on his new faith-based media venture EKKL [42:39].

Idea Maze Entertainment’s Barry Poznick talks TV format futures; The Sidemen’s Shannon Royal on the YouTube collective’s BBC and Amazon collaborations

Jul 30, 2026 00:46:30

Former Amazon MGM Studios unscripted chief Barry Poznick reflects on how the TV formats landscape is changing as YouTube continues to grow and on his new venture Idea Maze Entertainment [01:49]; and The Sidemen's Shannon Royal discusses the YouTube collective's recent World Cup collaboration with the BBC and with Amazon Prime Video on culinary competition show SideMenu [28:44].

Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media’s Jennifer O’Connell talks TV format futures; National Geographic’s Tom McDonald on Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston

Jul 23, 2026 00:45:20

Pantheon Media Group and Velvet Hammer Media's Jennifer O'Connell on the present and future state of the TV formats market, featuring as part of our C21Formats100 profiles [01:26]; and National Geographic's Tom McDonald on new docudrama Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston, and his current commissioning priorities [24:33].