Features – Page 74
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FeaturesTaking risk out of reality TV
From gameshows to survival series, formats are ramping up the element of danger.
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FeaturesPlugging the financing gap
With many different ways to fund drama, how do you decide which is best?
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FeaturesTaking a plunge into library music
Perceptions of production music are changing as TV becomes increasingly international and licensing of commercial tracks gets more complicated.
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FeaturesBaroness von Sketch Show
US sketch comedy is making a comeback, with Saturday Night Live bolstered by the absurdities of Donald Trump’s presidency and the success of Inside Amy Schumer.
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FeaturesTin Star
Fortitude – the first big-budget drama distributed internationally by Sky Vision – was a global hit, selling to linear broadcasters and SVoD services around the world. The Sky-owned distribution division is now hoping that its next trip to an ice-capped climate can be just as successful.
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FeaturesThe Commute
In The Commute, Waddell Media has taken the mundanity of the morning journey and used it to delve into the daily conversation
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FeaturesMythbusters
Mythbusters was one of Discovery Channel’s longest-running hits, conducting 2,950 experiments with 910 explosions and using 83 miles of duct tape over 282 episodes, across 15 series.
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FeaturesBBC: back in favour
The BBC has returned to indies’ favour in this year’s survey, having dipped to third place in the best broadcaster to deal with table during the run-up to charter renewal in 2015.
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FeaturesA bigger pie to share around
Combined UK indie turnover is up 2% year on year, boosted by the deep pockets of the global digital players and the continuing popularity of big-budget drama.
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FeaturesMergers good for business
Sector consolidation shows little sign of easing up as Banijay UK reports for the first time and owners and consolidators reveal either growth or stable revenues across the board
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