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Today we hear from BBC Studios drama chiefs Martin Rakusen and Caroline Stone about their latest shows completed amid the pandemic, as the company’s annual Showcase gets underway, and from Keshet Studios president Peter Traugott about working with Universal Television and how the US studios’ move to direct-to-consumer is changing the business.

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The BBC Studios Showcase usually takes place in the UK city of Liverpool, but as with most events in the annual international TV industry calendar, this year’s edition is happening online.

The UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm is offering overseas buyers the chance to meet and hear from some of the world’s top programme makers and key commissioners about their latest projects.

BBC Studios director of drama Martin Rakusen and director of independent drama Caroline Stone spoke to Ed Waller about the challenges last year presented, the shows it managed to complete and those being offered at the 2021 virtual showcase, which gets underway today.

Keshet Studios, the LA-based production arm of Israel’s Keshet International, recently renewed its first-look coproduction deal with Universal Television for a third term.

The two companies are working on a number of series including The A Word and Ties That Bind, both in development for NBC, while Keshet is busy with plenty of other projects, including an adaptation of When Heroes Fly for Apple TV+.

Keshet Studios president Peter Traugott spoke with Oli Hammett about the relationship, how the advent of Peacock and other US studio-led streaming services are changing the game and the way in which the market for international originals and adaptations is shifting.

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