All3Media, Fox Television Network, EbonyLife Group, Banijay and Hearst Networks join State of the Nation Panel at Content London
All3Media’s Jane Turton, Fox Television Network’s Michael Thorn, EbonyLife Group’s Mo Abudu, Banijay’s Patrick Holland and Hearst Networks’ Heather Jones are set to discuss the key trends, challenges and opportunities currently defining the global content business in a State of the Nation panel at Content London.
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In this thought leadership session, the key players on the international content stage will offer their views on the state of the market today, while spotlighting the prospects and innovations they believe are set to shape the future of the New Content Economy.
The high-level conversation will look ahead with optimism, exploring where growth will come from next and how the industry can adapt to thrive in a rapidly shifting landscape.
Part of the opening morning of sessions on December 2, the discussion will help set the scene for three days of conference, screenings and business, with a focus on creating fresh partnerships around the most progressive ideas and initiatives.
Jane Turton
CEO
All3Media
Turton became All3Media CEO in 2015 and has built the group, which is owned by RedBird IMI, into a fast-growing, world-class content business of 40 award-winning independent production, distribution and digital media companies, producing content for broadcasters and digital platforms globally.
Michael Thorn
President
Fox Television Network
Thorn is responsible for overseeing Fox Television Network’s entire portfolio of primetime entertainment, spanning drama, comedy, animated and unscripted series and specials, which debut on broadcast and stream on Hulu, Disney+ and the new Fox One. In this role, he also manages the network’s scripted, unscripted and casting teams.
Mo Abudu
Founder and CEO
EbonyLife Group
Abudu is the founder and CEO of EbonyLife Group, home to EbonyLife Media, the EbonyLife Creative Academy, and EbonyLife Place. She launched EbonyLife TV in 2013 and EbonyLife Films in 2014, producing hit titles and partnering with Netflix, Sony, Starz and Westbrook, among others. Her upcoming ventures include EbonyLife ON Plus, an all-in-one streaming and lifestyle platform; EbonyLife Place London, Africa’s first cinema in the UK; and the Afro Film Fund, empowering African filmmakers to share their stories with the world.
Patrick Holland
CEO and executive chairman
Banijay UK
Holland oversees the management and strategic direction of Banijay UK’s portfolio of over 20 scripted and unscripted production labels. He arrived at Banijay in May 2022 following a career that embraced some of the UK’s biggest independent producers. He previously spent over six years at the BBC, where he was director of factual, arts and classical music and, prior to this, channel controller of BBC Two.
Heather Jones
General manager, UK, and chief creative officer, EMEA
Hearst Networks EMEA
Jones leads a Hearst Networks EMEA portfolio that spans History, History2, Crime + Investigation, Blaze and Cosmo TV. Her two roles mean she drives Hearst EMEA’s strategic direction across multiple markets. As well as editorial content, Jones oversees the marketing, scheduling, creative, research and communications departments.
More speakers will be announced for the Content Trends track at Content London.
This year’s Content London will follow the headline theme of how to Define Your Future In The New Content Economy, built around a set of core conference strands including Reaching Gen Z, How to Thrive in the Creator Economy and The AI Festival.
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