C21TV Factual Series

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Jin Woo Hwang, co-founder and president of South Korean formats specialist Something Special, explains why he believes that while Netflix has shone a spotlight on the country's content it is still skewing the marketplace.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Nicely Entertainment executive VP of distribution and coproductions Scott Kirkpatrick offers his views on the impact of the US writers' strike and shifting dynamics of the TV movie space.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Jessica Pavao, senior VP of creative affairs at Boat Rocker Studios, reflects on how the pace of change within the international TV industry is accelerating and why staying focused on quality content will ensure the business models and audiences follow.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: The Africa Channel’s head of content and brand, Ava Hall, explains how the US cablenet has evolved into SVoD, AVoD and FAST and is seeking to build out its scripted and non-scripted output and expand into new territories like Brazil.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment chief content officer Phil Oppenheim details the Redbox, Crackle, Popcornflix and Screen Media Ventures owner's programming priorities and how it's responding to growing audience appetite for free streaming.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: US format veteran and Frapa co-chair Phil Gurin on his new LA-based distribution outfit TGC Global Entertainment, why market conditions are ripe for independents and how the present economic environment promotes the need for original ideas.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: MGM+ head Michael Wright and Chris Brearton, VP of corporate strategy for Amazon Prime Video & Studios, on adding the online retail giant's rocket fuel to the cablenet and streaming service formerly known as Epix.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP: Universal Television Alternative Studio president Toby Gorman on the opportunities opened by streaming, why unscripted may be a hedge against recession, and the likelihood of more partnerships like its one with the BBC on The Traitors and Destination X.