First speakers announced in Content London Formats & Factual strand as unscripted programming makes strong return at the 2023 event
Key commissioners from CBC, TV4, Atresmedia and the WNET Group are the first speakers to be announced for the Formats & Factual strand at Content London, as the three-day unscripted programming agenda is prepped for the 2023 event.
The Formats & Factual strand will include a series of Content Strategies sessions with leading commissioners from broadcasters, channels and platforms around the world to discuss their content acquisition and commissioning agendas and coproduction opportunities.
More than 100 leading commissioners and coproducers will take part in the Formats & Factual strand, making it one of the most effective events to get your unscripted commission away.
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The speakers include:
Jennifer Dettman
Executive director, unscripted content
CBC
Dettman is the executive director of unscripted content at CBC and the general manager of the documentary channel. Dettman and her team of 400 people are responsible for creating factual entertainment, documentary, arts, and music programming for all platforms at the Canadian public broadcaster. Dettman is an award-winning media executive with 15+ years of experience leading innovative tv, radio and digital and plays a leading role in digital transformation to define new paths forward to fit the changing media landscape. As one of the top executives in the country and an internationally respected voice in the industry, she is dedicated to creating best-in-class Canadian content that competes globally on all platforms.
Niklas Vestberg
Head of formats and development
TV4
Vestberg heads up the department of formats and development at TV4, commissioning the non-scripted titles for the channel and its platforms, from documentaries and talk shows to international format successes such as The Masked Singer, Survivor and Masterchef. After studies in media, communications and journalism Vestberg joined TV4 in 2006, starting out as executive producer for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and Come Dine With Me, among other formats. In 2010 he added responsibility for both production and acquisitions of kids content at TV4, before taking the role as format manager, acquiring international formats for the channel.
Ana Cueto
Head of new projects
Atresmedia
Cueto has been working in the audiovisual industry for more than 20 years and is a passionate fan of trends in television and media since her beginnings in pay TV. In Canal Satélite Digital, she was in charge of programming and acquisitions of various channels, such as Viajar or the pioneer Channel C. Later, she joined NBC Universal for the set up and launch of the group’s channels in Spain, Calle 13 and Studio Universal, where she was responsible for programming and acquisition (films, series and documentaries). From 2005 to 2014, she worked at the production company Plural as head of R&D, both buying and developing all kinds of formats for national and regional networks. She joined Atresmedia in February 2014 as head of research and new projects in the programs area, where she screens markets and trends in search for the best formats for Atresmedia (both linear and digital).
Stephen Segaller
VP programming
The WNET Group
Segaller oversees all national programming from WNET’s producing subsidiaries – Thirteen, WLIW21 and Creative News Group. Among these ongoing productions are: Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, Secrets of the Dead, Amanpour & Company, Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, GZero World with Ian Bremmer, Cyberchase, Camp TV, and Let’s Learn. At WNET, he has also executive-produced and launched multiple PBS documentary series and in digital content, his teams produce podcasts. His output has won multiple industry awards, including Emmys and Peabodys for many of these series, and for single documentaries. Segaller is currently working with such brand-name talent as Billi Jean King and John Leguizamo on documentary series that continue to broaden the audience and the content of PBS programming.
They join other previously announced speakers:
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More speakers will be announced shortly.
Content London has also announced the building blocks of the 2023 event, which takes place between November 28-30. From FORMATS & FACTUAL, through FAST FORWARD, CONTENT STRATEGIES, to HOT PROPERTIES and SPEED NETWORKING, Content London will reflect the current hot topics in the gobal business. Speakers in each track will be announced shortly.
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Content London takes place across five venues between November 27-30. This year access to all venues has been restricted to registered delegates only across all venues, including The Standard Hotel.
