C21Podcast

Former EndemolShine Northern Europe chairman Boudewijn Beusmans talks about his new role as CEO of Dutch prodco NewBe, and Steve Wynne, CEO of UK indie Strawberry Blond, reflects on getting through the pandemic and what the industry will look like on the other side.

British writer Jimmy McGovern discusses his BBC drama Time, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham; and Stephen David, CEO of Stephen David Entertainment, talks about involving Leonardo DiCaprio in History channel docudrama The Titans That Built America.

TV2 Denmark's Mette Kühnell Petersen, SVT's Markus Sterky, Discovery's Axel Eriksson and TV4 Media's Cathrine Wiernik talk about their unscripted strategies and search for the next hit global format, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

REinvent International’s Helene Aurø, DR Sales’ Noemi Ferrer, Eccho Rights’ Nicola Söderlund and YLE’s Maria Kivinen discuss the challenges and opportunities in the Nordic distribution business, as part of C21’s Content Nordics On Demand.

Fire Monkey's Roope Lehtinen, Viafilm's Anders Tangen, Filmlance International's Hanne Palmquist and Sagafilm's Kjartan Thor Thordarson talk about how leading Nordic drama producers are navigating the region's shifting scripted landscape, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

Writer and director Lisa Linnertorp, producer Helena Larand and actress Matilda Källström talk about creating Viaplay Original young-adult romance Threesome, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

Drama chiefs Jarmo Lampela from Finland's YLE, Ivar Køhn from Norway's NRK, TV4 Sweden's Josefine Tengblad and TV2 Denmark's Katrine Vogelsang discuss how Nordic broadcasters are shifting their focus to streaming in response to overseas competition, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

Christian Wikander, commissioning editor and VP of original programming at HBO Nordic, talks about how his strategy will align under HBO Max once the streamer rolls out in the region and what this means for international producers, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

NENT Group's Filippa Wallestam, NRK's Arne Helsinger, YLE's Ville Vilen, REinvent Studios' Rikke Ennis and Nordisk Film AND TV Fond's Liselott Forsman discuss the evolution of broadcaster and streamer strategies and their impact on the global stage, as part of C21's Content Nordics On Demand.

Awesome Media founder Jeff Norton talks about launching new prodco Dominion of Drama following the collapse of Kew Media Group; and John Smithson, creative director of the UK’s Arrow Pictures, discusses the merits of multiple documentary release strategies.

WarnerMedia EMEA kids chief Vanessa Brookman talks about the relaunch of iconic studio Hanna-Barbera and roll-out of HBO Max, and renowned French documentary makers Gédéon and Jules Naudet discuss their optimism for the genre as a result of the boom in streaming.

New Zealand On Air CEO Cameron Harland and Pūkeko Pictures CEO Clive Spink discuss the extent to which international audiences factor into their work and their efforts to take Kiwi stories and storytellers to the world.

Comedian and writer Sam Jay discusses her new late-night HBO series Pause With Sam Jay while Everything’s Gonna Be Okay creator Josh Thomas and co-star Kayla Cromer talk about how the hit Freeform show is advancing the portrayal of autism and the LGBTQ+ community on TV – all as part of C21's Content LA.

Vice TV and Vice Studios execs Yonni Usiskin, Falguni Lakhani Adams, Bea Hegedus and Morgan Hertzan discuss the making of feature doc Vice Versa: The Neglected Pandemic, 40 Years of HIV AND AIDS, as part of C21’s Content LA On Demand.

Banijay Rights' Matt Creasey, All3Media International's Sally Habbershaw, Pulse Films' Thomas Benski and eOne's Stuart Baxter discuss what the US studios' growing focus on homegrown originals for their own services means for independent producers and distributors, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Rick Haskins, president of streaming and chief branding officer at The CW, talks about the US broadcaster's growing on-demand service and content strategies for reaching audiences across both platforms, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Untitled Entertainment's Jennifer Levine, Circle of Confusion's Zach Cox, TCA Mgmt's Tracy Christian and Kaplan Stahler's Varun Monga discuss how agents and managers are navigating a post-2020 US TV landscape, with the demand for inclusivity and diversity never higher on the agenda – all as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Avalon CEO Laura Kennedy, Vice Studios’ US chief Danny Gabai and Keshet Studios president Peter Traugott talk about how their development processes and priorities are shifting amid the rapidly changing US TV landscape, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Alison Hoffman, president of domestic networks at Starz, and Monica Raymond, star and director of the US premium cablenet's acclaimed crime drama Hightown, talk about how to develop authentic and inclusive content, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Epix executive VP and head of scripted programming Nancy Cotton talks about her content strategy for the coming 18 months and how the US premium cablenet is positioning itself within a rapidly changing TV environment, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Leading showrunners Debra Martin Chase, Sam Esmail, Tanya Saracho and Tony Ayres discuss with Universal Studios Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe their hopes for how the events of 2020 will inform storytelling in the TV business this year and beyond, as part of C21's Content LA On Demand.

Alan Griffiths, founder of UK prodco World Media Rights, and Ralf Ruckauer, VP of unscripted content at Germany’s ZDF Enterprises, discuss Netflix docudrama The Lost Pirate Kingdom and the use of dramatic techniques to give factual programming broader appeal.

Love Nature global general manager Carlyn Staudt talks about the natural history multiplatform's growing interest in AVoD and its commissioning strategy; and Jin Woo Hwang, founder of South Korean formats specialist Something Special, discusses the market's untapped potential.

Lanita Ririnui, content commissioner at Māori Television in New Zealand, discusses the indigenous broadcaster’s efforts to help revitalise Māori culture, and Rachel Antony, CEO of Border Patrol prodco Greenstone TV, talks about the Kiwi outfit’s scripted push.

Former Virgin Media Television MD Pat Kiely discusses the launch of his new production, talent management and commercial partnerships business BiggerStage, while Middlechild’s creative director Andrew Eastel talks about the UK indie's focus on feature docs following an RTS award nomination.