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Goalhanger: the evolution of a podcast powerhouse
Tony Pastor & Jack Davenport on taking their successful podcast formula to the US, and bringing 13k people to the O2 for The Rest is Politics live
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Analysis: Why Lisa Nandy’s RTS speech has sparked hopes for a political reset
Lisa Nandy’s call for news providers to be ‘truthful not neutral’ has raised hopes of more PSB support and government funding for the World Service
Scripted gets serious to overtake factual
With fewer comedies and more straight dramas, the genre takes its place at the top of this year’s Hot Picks submissions
The Piano: Hitting all the right format notes
Already a big hit in the UK and Netherlands, distributor Fremantle is hoping for further success for the format in Spain, Germany and Denmark
Alisa Bowen: Opening up new worlds for Disney+
Flexibility in terms of content mix, subscriber viewing habits and price points is key to Disney+’s streaming strategy, says the platform’s president
Deficits grow as market softens
Distributors in our survey report being asked to increase funding to get programmes made, while also dealing with falling demand from buyers
The view from Europe
Four leading players from France and Germany discuss the state of the market and the strategies they’re adopting to tackle the challenges ahead
Distributors show resilience in tough times
Banijay Rights overhauls BBC Studios to top this year’s distributors table with strong growth despite difficult conditions for the industry
On the presidential Frontline: how PBS addresses ‘multiple Americas’
Chief Raney Aronson-Rath unpacks the flagship doc strand’s programming strategy ahead of the Harris-Trump showdown
Alex Berger: France must embrace US showrunner model
Le Bureau, La Maison and The Agency creative talks bringing the hit French espionage series to London and pioneering a new era in transatlantic TV
Rob Wade: Creativity, creativity, creativity
Fox chief exec wants scripted and unscripted worlds to get ‘a bit loose and creative’ and focus less on money
HBO to the Max - Casey Bloys on running Warner’s signature brands
The veteran programming exec talks curation and quality control, his desire for international co-pros and how he’s never turned on a PlayStation
Analysis: why no one knows how to talk about Israel and Gaza
The industry has tied itself in knots trying to discuss the war in the Middle East. Broadcast spoke to 17 individuals about their experiences
LA Screenings Hot Picks: The shows to watch out for
As the Hollywood event kicks off, Broadcast pinpoints the eyecatching series for global buyers as book adaptations dominate
International scripted surges in the wake of US strikes
Premium drama is set to feature heavily at Mip TV in expectation of a slowdown in the US content pipeline, but factual will still dominate
The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship
‘The programmne delivers on so many levels. Everyone will find something appealing in it’
The Steal
‘The Steal has broad appeal. The US election has worldwide relevance, so we expect this to do well globally’
Side Hustlers
‘This is about disability equality, but it’s actually about people and human stories’
UK Scripted
Playing Nice; Red Eye; Coma; Nightsleeper; Renegade Nell; The Cuckoo; The Jetty; Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light
Paris: A New Revolution
‘This is about disability equality, but it’s actually about people and human stories’
Unscripted
Including Meet The Neighbours; The World’s Biggest Cruise Ship; The Steal; My Family Mystery; Escaping Utopia; The Push; Side Hustlers
Mipcom hot picks 2024
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