London TV Screenings: The key takeaways
LONDON SCREENINGS: Diane Rankin runs through her takeaways from a London TV Screenings taking place this week against a backdrop of mega-merger speculation and economic strife in the industry.
Beyond the back-slapping at London TV Screenings
This week’s buoyant London TV Screenings contrasted sharply with grave forecasts about the future of the TV industry, as UK lawmakers scramble to protect the business from “existential threats” and avoid a repeat scenario of the Project Kangaroo debacle with AI.
Buying British: German demand for UK content on the rise
LONDON SCREENINGS: German broadcasters and platforms are buying British in a big way, as new platforms emerge and competition hots up.
Coproduction in focus at NRK, RUV
LONDON SCREENINGS: Here we catch up with senior programming executives from broadcasters in Norway and Iceland to hear how their content strategies and development slates are evolving, the impact of the economy and the trends they see in the market.
ZDF eyes more scripted copros, targets unscripted
LONDON SCREENINGS: Today we catch up with ZDF programming executives Simone Emmelius and Thorsten Haas to hear how the German public broadcaster’s content strategy and development slates are evolving, in both scripted and unscripted, and the trends they see in the market.
Fremantle UK CEO Amelia Brown on the importance of IP, partnerships
LONDON SCREENINGS: As Fremantle kicks off its Screenings presentations this morning, C21 catches up with Fremantle UK CEO Amelia Brown.
Andrews on SBS’s mission to push back boundaries
LONDON SCREENINGS: Acquisitions exec Peter Andrews at Australian public broadcaster SBS discusses his content strategy and ambitions for his trip to London this week.
BBC Studios seeks high-end drama, ‘quizcom’ formats to take Down Under
LONDON SCREENINGS: Chrissie Carras, head of branded services at BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand, reveals what’s on her shopping list for her trip to London this week.
SBS looks for Aussie stories to share with the world
LONDON SCREENINGS: Julie Eckersley, head of scripted at Australian multicultural public broadcaster SBS, talks about the future of Aussie drama and the shows the broadcaster is offering in London this week.
Horchner spots scripted formats uptick at All3Media International
LONDON SCREENINGS: Maartje Horchner, exec VP of content at All3Media International, explores the latest trends she has seen in the market, highlighting increased interest in scripted formats as the world economy falters.
Buying British: UK crime pays for Nordic buyers
LONDON SCREENINGS: Buyers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark reveal their shopping lists for their trips to the London TV Screenings this week and discuss how their markets are changing.
Marcos Milanez’s shopping list for Rakuten
LONDON SCREENINGS: Today we hear from Marcos Milanez, chief content officer at Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform which combines TVoD, AVoD and FAST channel offerings.
The future of UK high-end TV production
LONDON SCREENINGS: As belt-tightening at the US streamers and local broadcasters’ financial woes expose how reliant on Hollywood the UK’s high-end TV (HETV) drama industry has become, will the sector bounce back or plateau?
Sky scanning the market for superfan hits
LONDON SCREENINGS: Lucy Criddle of UK-based pay TV giant Sky outlines her programming requirements for her shopping trip from Osterley to Soho and gives her take on the state of the market.
Banijay Rights’ Payne on shifting market trends
LONDON SCREENINGS: Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights, reflects on the industry changes underway and the big trends being felt in the market, and walks us through some of the highlights of her slate.
AMCNI’s Sam Rowden seeks expert-led true crime on a budget
LONDON SCREENINGS: Sam Rowden, VP of the Content Group of AMC Networks International UK, talks through her original true-crime commissioning mission in the UK, while outlining her priorities for the EMEA arm of the business.
Strategy shifts underscore Paramount importance of distribution
LONDON SCREENINGS: Licensing boss Lisa Kramer on creating second windows for Paramount+ originals, the growing value of mega-franchises like NCIS and what the strategy to refocus on ‘Hollywood hits’ means for the distribution business.
Kellie Brown on WBD’s acquisitions plans for ANZ
LONDON SCREENINGS: Warner Bros Discovery’s Kellie Brown, who buys for the US studio’s channels and platforms in Australia and New Zealand, discusses her mission for her trip to London this week.
Virgin Media TV keen to benefit from UK-Irish synergies
LONDON SCREENINGS: Irish broadcaster Virgin Media Television is sending an acquisitions team across the water to London this week, looking to capitalise on ‘big synergies’ between Ireland and the UK.
Buying British: Did US strikes open the door for UK content?
LONDON SCREENINGS: Leading execs weigh in on whether the supposed content void created by Hollywood’s dual strikes led to new licensing and copro opportunities, or whether restructuring and cuts have meant the US is temporarily closed to international business.
Hot Properties to catch this week in London
LONDON SCREENINGS: Some of the world’s biggest distributors are unveiling new slates as part of several screenings taking place in the UK capital this week. Here C21 picks out some hot properties from the new programming on offer.
RTÉ’s Horan on his shopping trip to London
LONDON SCREENINGS: C21 talks to RTE’s Dermot Horan about his trip to the London TV Screenings and what he’s looking to buy there.
Buying British: The trends behind the UK’s TV export figures
LONDON SCREENINGS: Jack Davison of 3Vision and Pact’s Ross Lewis take a deep dive into the UK’s TV export figures to uncover the underlying trends and what they might mean for exhibitors at this week’s London TV Screenings.
Jet-setter Matt Forde on BBC Studios’ global ambitions
LONDON SCREENINGS: BBC Studios MD of global entertainment Matt Forde explores industry trends ahead of its Showcase event, teases upcoming M&A deals and reveals plans to export live events production.
The changing role of the distributor
As the London Screenings ramp up next week, Claire Runham, head of acquisitions at BossaNova Media, discusses the changing role of distributors in these economically challenged times for the industry.
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Director Philip Barantini talks new Netflix drama Adolescence; C21 investigates paper formats ‘apocalypse’
Director Philip Barantini discusses the making of new Stephen Graham/Jack Thorne single-shot Netflix drama Adolescence, tackling the topic of teenage knife crime [11:30]; and C21 investigates concerns over an 'apocalyptic' outlook for those hoping to get new ideas away in the unscripted TV marketplace [01:35].
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