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• Bundle of laughs
  Fresh from smashing a funding target, NextUp is exploring new formats and striving to reflect the true diversity of the stand-up industry.
• Dust settles
  WarnerMedia-backed entertainment studio Gunpowder & Sky is hoping to come up with the next Black Mirror as it grows sci-fi channel DUSTx.
• Coming of age
  Beano Studios’ move into live action comes at a time when content for early teens and young adults is high on the agenda.
• Navigating the maze
  Channel 4’s rebooting of iconic 1990s gameshow The Crystal Maze was difficult enough, but Nickelodeon has taken it a step further by making it a kids’ show.
• The indefinable Herzog
  Werner Herzog on how he met Bruce Chatwin, the subject of his latest film, and why lock picking is an essential skill.
• Going Gaga
  GagaOOLala, Asia’s first LGBTI streaming service, is exploring strategic partnerships and seeking further content as it aims for international expansion.
• Who's laughing now?
  Comedy about personal trauma and childhood experiences has been all the rage in the UK, but the genre is ready to take a new direction.
• Chernobyl countdown
  33Seconds' Dominic Cook explains how the social media marketing agency used Instagram Stories to promote Sky Atlantic's Chernobyl in the UK.
• Mammoth undertaking
  Ben Dowell meets the co-founder of UK drama specialist Mammoth Screen, Damien Timmer, whose eye for detail defines him.
• The joy of food
  Tara Conlan finds much to chew on at a Royal Television Society event looking at TV food shows.
• Existential threats
  Concerns about ageing audiences, diversity in commissioners and broadcast’s role in democracy were front of mind in Edinburgh.
• Open for business
  YouTube may have moved away from scripted commissions, but its EMEA originals chief Luke Hyams explains there’s still plenty of opportunity for producers.
• Call of duty
  The duty of care owed by producers and broadcasters to participants in reality shows and factual content has been a hot topic in Edinburgh.
• Bringing out the worst
  Bestselling children’s author David Walliams reveals how far he is willing to go to make kids laugh as he ventures into animation for the first time.
• In the public domain
  Just how relevant do the UK's public service broadcasters remain in a digital age and what challenges do their new breed of rivals present?
• Perfect transition
  Spanish actor Leticia Dolera discusses her move behind the camera on forthcoming Movistar+ drama Perfect Life, the first show she has directed and starred in.
• Out of this world
  The key to beating bigger rivals in the formats business is knowing where to look for innovative content, says Small World IFT’s Tim Crescenti.
• Playmobil gets moving
  Germany’s Playmobil is making major moves into film, TV and online video based on its US$780m toy business.
• True story
  Following Sky’s acquisition of a stake in the UK factual prodco this week, True To Nature founder Wendy Darke discusses her future plans and the challenges of the indie sector.
• Thinking big
  Tim Jobling, chief technology officer at UK-based video-management platform Imagen, explains how broadcasters can extract value from big data.

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