Category: Genre & Focus Reports
Vodcasts were once an adjunct to the main podcast action or a marketing tool for a show spin off, but now visuals are moving front and centre.
Spring 26
Getting a major brand on board to help fund TV shows is nothing new, but it is now an increasingly well worn route to making a budget work. Pippa Considine asks those with a head for business how it’s done.
Winter 25
While the demand is still there for TV drama, budgets for scripted across the board are down. Producers are having to work smart to get their shows to screen. Pippa Considine reports
Winter 25
Factual TV has been hit harder than other genres in the current commissioning downturn so producers are having to work a lot smarter to stay ahead. Pippa Considine reports
Autumn 25
This year’s RTS Convention brought digital viewing squarely into the mainstream discussion, but what does the momentum towards YouTube mean for producers in the UK? Pippa Considine reports
Autumn 25
Entertainment TV has registered big new hits recently. And the streamers are in the market now too. Pippa Considine reports
Summer 25
With fully-funded commissions becoming more rare, factual TV producers are increasingly looking for deficit finance. Pippa Considine reports
Summer 25
Programme makers are facing a battle to patch together budgets that will allow them to bring stories of conflict to the screen. Pippa Considine reports
Spring 25
True crime documentary has seen huge growth across broadcasters and streamers of all stripes. But producers must always look to new formats, new precincts and new perspectives
Winter 24
In a tough market, drama producers are being inventive to piece together funding models and production savings. Pippa Considine reports