Broadcast Summit 2025 - one week to go

Anne Mensah, Sean Doyle, Patrick Holland, Nasfim Haque and Kenton Allen are among the stellar line-up of speakers taking part in next week’s Broadcast Summit.

The summit programme, which takes place at 1 Wimpole Street in central London on 2 April, includes a wide range of informative sessions including a look at the State of Indie Nation, an Industry Question Time, leading indie execs discuss Alternative Funding & New Business Models, ITV reveal the Secrets of Streaming and there will be an insight into How AI Can Elevate Your Storytelling.

The strong speaker line up continues with Melanie Leach, Rob Unsworth, Tanya Qureshi and Richard McKerrow, who joins Mensah and Holland, along with UKTV’s Hilary Rosen and Sky’s Phil Edgar-Jones for the closing Industry Question Time session.

The summit brings together producers, distributors, broadcasters, streamers and suppliers of all sizes to explore the challenges and opportunities which lie ahead for the industry. The day-long, event will offer attendees the chance to get the inside track from commissioners working across multiple genres.

The day kicks off with another major panel, with label bosses assessing the State of the Indie Nation and the findings of the Broadcast Indie Survey 2025. Melanie Leach, joint chief executive, South Shore; Chris Carey, managing director, Dancing Ledge Productions; Karen Smith, chief executive, Tuesday’s Child; and Dan Chambers, creative director, Blink Films.

Among the other sessions is a masterclass from producer ScreenDog on The Jury: Murder Trial, featuring Alf Lawrie, executive producer, Ed Kellie, founder & managing director and Tom Swingler, series producer.

BBC/Big Talk Studios smash hit Ludwig will also be the focus of a masterclass, featuring the show’s writer Mark Brotherhood, executive producer and Big Talk chief executive Kenton Allen, and its commissioner, BBC head of comedy Tanya Qureshi.

Other programme highlights include drama commissioners Callum Dziedzic (ITV), Gwawr Lloyd (Channel 4), Helen Perry (UKTV) and John Farrar (SVP Group editorial & content- BritBox) discussing the challenges and opportunities of the genre. From co-productions to high-cost low-budget and other funding models, hear how to get your idea on screens.

Delegates who purchase a ticket today (Wednesday 26 March) have the opportunity to request to speak directly to one of 10 commissioning editors from UKTV, Warner Bros Discovery, ITV, Disney+ and BritBox in a one-to-one meeting.

The summit sponsors include Audio Network, Garden Studios, LTX Studio and TRP Research.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Francesca Verdusco francesca.verdusco@mbi.london. For any other questions about the event, please contact IndieSummit@broadcastnow.co.uk