Content London On Demand sessions

C21’s Content London On Demand event will publish online at ContentLondon.net between November 16 and December 4, focusing on the programming and strategies that will define the content business in 2021.

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KEYNOTES

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: Casey Bloys, chief content officer, HBO and HBO Max

One of the most influential leaders in the business, Casey Bloys assumed responsibilities for HBO Max as well as HBO original programming in August 2020, covering original series, documentaries, unscripted programming and specials. In this keynote session Bloys sets the scene for HBO and HBO Max’s programming strategy, what we can expect to see from them in 2021, how they are evolving strategies for a post 2020 world and what he thinks the future holds for the global TV business.

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: Jeffrey Hirsch & Christina Davis, Starz

Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz, is responsible for shaping the overall business and programming strategy for the US premium cable channel and overseeing the continued evolution and expansion of the Starzplay SVoD platform globally. Christina Davis joined the company as president of original programming earlier this year and leads the programming and development team to deliver on the creative mandate of producing premium content for women and diverse audiences worldwide across the Starz global platform. In this keynote interview, Hirsch and Davis discuss the changing television landscape, how they have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, how Starz is positioning itself to provide a boutique service for creatives with unique stories to tell and how it is putting fresh voices at the heart of its DNA – from the boardroom through to the crews.

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: Jane Millichip, chief content officer, Sky Studios

Recently promoted to oversee all content at Sky Studios, Jane Millichip outlines the company’s strategy going forwards and explains her programming remit beyond 2020.

ONE-ON-ONE: Dan McDermott, president of original programming and co-president,
AMC Studios

As president of original programming and co-president of AMC Studios, Dan McDermott is responsible for content creation across the Entertainment Networks Group: AMC, BBC America, IFC, and SundanceTV, as well as AMC Studios. In this one-on-one interview McDermott sets the scene for AMCs content strategy for the next 18 months and how it is positioning for success in the rapidly changing landscape.

ONE-ON-ONE Stacey Sher, founder, Shiny Penny Productions

Film and television producer Stacey Sher has produced more than two dozen major motion pictures. She is a two-time Academy Award nominee, an Emmy Award nominee and has a number of critically acclaimed production credits including Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight and Contagion. Sher has also produced nearly a dozen television series and movies. Most recently she executive produced FX on Hulu period miniseries Mrs America as well as the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect. We hear from Sher about how she has navigated her career, her thoughts on the current opportunities and what she’s working on next, including upcoming series The Devil in the White City with Paramount TV and Hulu and La Dictatrice with FX.

SESSIONS

UK Drama Commissioners

Heads of drama from ITV, BBC and C4 outline their development agendas and commissioning strategies. How are they are coping with the challenges of 2020, changing and adapting priorities, and finding new ways to tell stories?

International Unscripted Commissioners

Leading international unscripted commissioners outline their commissioning strategies and priorities. They discuss how they are adapting content beyond 2020, addressing inclusivity and changing audience demands, and what they feel the future holds for the global unscripted business.

European Drama Coproduction

As global business models continue to evolve, we examine the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)’s Drama Initiative, launched earlier in 2020 to help encourage coproduction between European broadcasters to find alternative solutions for European high-end drama without the need to partner with a global platform. The session examines upcoming drama Arcadia, the first project to come out of the Drama Initiative, and hear from the producer about why they chose to stay local, how the process works and the challenges and the opportunities the initiative presents.

Local and Niche Heroes

Niche and local SVoDs discuss their USP’s, business models, content strategies and opportunities for collaboration as they continue to hold their ground against the FAANGs.

Post 2020 Production Models

Senior executives from leading production and distribution companies discuss how production and coproduction models will change beyond 2020. We examine the lessons learned in an unprecedented year that will inform the future. What will international production and coproduction look like over the next 18 months and how can the business work best together?

Authenticity on screen

We explore how audience demand and appetite for authentic and original story telling is growing and what leading players are doing to bring fresh stories and faces to screens across the world.

Producing In A Post-Pandemic World

With productions back up and running we hear from three productions about how they navigated the ‘new normal’ of producing during a pandemic. What are the new rules, standards and practices and what challenges, what solutions and what opportunities will the future present? We hear from productions filmed in Canada, Sweden and the UK.

Kids Content: Opportunities For Inclusivity

Leading international children’s content commissioners and executives discuss their commissioning strategies and priorities, exploring the crucial role of diversity and inclusion within kids TV content to ensure programming reflects and is made by the diverse society we live in.

Adult Animation Comes Of Age

Gamechangers in adult animation discuss how the genre has evolved to be an increasingly popular medium for sophisticated storytelling, and how their own work is pushing boundaries in the space.

HOT PROPERTIES

HOT PROPERTIES: Non-English-Language Drama

This Hot Properties strand at Content London On Demand shines a light on three upcoming non-English-language dramas expected to have an impact on the international business over the next 18 months. We hear from those responsible for development to find out more about how they are being created, developed, packaged and sold.
This session features: Passengers, Libertad, Bete Noire (Dark Soul)

Passengers

Libertad

Bete Noire (Dark Soul)

HOT PROPERTIES: Books-To-Screen

This Hot Properties strand at Content London On Demand shines a light on two new dramas to be adapted from original book IP and expected to have an impact on the international business over the next 18 months.
This session features: Song of the Sun God and What Have I Done

Song of the Sun God

What Have I Done?

HOT PROPERTIES: International Drama

This Hot Properties strand at Content London On Demand shines a light on two upcoming dramas expected to have an impact on the international business over the next 18 months. We hear from those responsible for developing them to find out more about how they are being created, developed, packaged and sold.
This session features: Tokyo Underworld and Eden

Tokyo Underworld

Eden

HOT PROPERTIES: Kids

In this Hot Properties session we take a look at two new animated kids shows that are expected to have an impact on the international business over the next 18 months.
This session features: Battle of the Bugs and Mary and Flo On The Go

Battle of the Bugs

Mary and Flo On The Go

HOT PROPERTIES: Unscripted

This session shines a light on two new unscripted shows expected to have an impact on the international unscripted business over the next 18 months.
This session features, The Cabins (further announcement to follow)

The Cabins