C21Podcast

Kris Thykier, founder of Archery Pictures, talks season three of Sky Atlantic drama Riviera and the challenges of bringing back multi-territory shoots; and Ananey CEO Orly Atlas-Katz on ViacomCBS's acquisition of the Israeli pay TV group and returning to production.

Actor Jimmy Akingbola, host of UK comedy panel gameshow Sorry I Didn't Know, and creators Minnie and Fraser Ayres talk about their ITV format focused on black history, and why diversity is increasingly becoming a deal-breaker for commissioners.

C21 editorial director Ed Waller, news editor Clive Whittingham, and senior reporter AND kids’ editor Nico Franks, consider the main talking points from Mipcom Online+ as the virtual equivalent of Europe's biggest TV market winds down.

Fremantle director of global entertainment Rob Clark discusses adapting gameshows to Covid-19 restrictions and dealing with the absence of Mipcom; Sex and the City creator Darren Star talks about his new Netflix series Emily in Paris; and former Canneseries winner Reshef Levi on taking Israeli dramedy Nehama to the US.

Eccho Rights managing partner Nicola Söderlund; eOne family brands president Olivier Dumont and exec VP of content sales Monica Candiani; and Lineup Industries co-founders Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis discuss what the lack of physical markets means for them and the focus of their businesses right now.

C21 editorial director Ed Waller, kids editor Nico Franks, and Drama Quarterly editor Michael Pickard assess Mipcom's move online; what it means for broadcasters, producers and distributors; the trends that will shape this year’s market; and some of the hottest new shows worth looking out for.

Jesse Cleverly, creative director and co-founder of Wildseed Studios, talks about identifying and nurturing new talent; and John Giwa-Amu, who runs gaming outfit Good Gate Media and prodco Red And Black, discusses the film he made in lockdown and what he's learned during the pandemic.

Sheri Elwood, creator and showrunner of upcoming Canadian family drama Feudal, talks about shooting in Nova Scotia under Covid-19 restrictions; and Lion Television US CEO Tony Tackaberry discusses new Smithsonian civil rights documentary Walk Against Fear: James Meredith.

NEO Studios MD Anouk Mertens discusses Amazon documentary Take Us Home: Leeds United and the future of watching live sports at home; and Laura-May Coope, co-founder at Social Life, which recently won an Emmy for its work on Netflix's Big Mouth explains how streamers use the agency to drive interest around their shows.

Baghdad Central star Waleed Zuaiter discusses launching his own production company, FlipNarrative, in a bid to tackle diversity in film and television; and Susin Nielsen, creator and showrunner of Family Law, talks about resuming production on the Canadian legal drama and how it draws on her own experiences.

Big Light Productions CEO Frank Spotnitz shares his experiences of producing during the pandemic and considers what the future holds for the drama business; and Skydance Media chief creative officer Dana Goldberg discusses the long-term impact of Covid-19 on the nature of storytelling and theatrical releases.

Silverback Films co-founder Keith Scholey talks about his latest David Attenborough project for Netflix and the link between Covid-19 and the increasingly urgent environmental message in natural history programming; and 8Hours Television co-founders Jonny Slow and Adeline Ramage Rooney discuss their US adaptation of Belgian blue-light factual format Emergency Call for ABC.

YouTube Originals EMEA chief Luke Hyams and Warner Music Entertainment MD Kate Shepherd talk about their new documentary on the UK grime scene; and ITV senior programme acquisitions executive Darren Nartey discusses the titles that caught his eye at Cartoon Forum and those he's looking to buy for CITV.

Bell Media president of content and programming Mike Cosentino about how the Canadian broadcaster and its in-house studio have adapted to the pandemic and hit CTV drama Transplant has found success in the US; and Claire Mundell, founder and creative director at Glasgow-based Synchronicity Films, talks about building on the success of hit miniseries The Cry to establish a base in Australia.

TF1 Group head of content development Julien Degroote discusses the French broadcaster's unscripted entertainment strategy and new zombie-themed gameshow District Z; and Llyr Morus, producer of Welsh drama Keeping Faith, talks about completing the third and final season of the S4C thriller within Covid-19 guidelines.

Fresh from producing an immersive gaming experience for Sky based on crime drama Bulletproof, Charisma.ai CEO Guy Gadney discusses why Siri or Alexa will never write a TV show; and Banijay head of audience development Shaun Keeble explains why apps like TikTok have become key to the Mr Bean brand, which turns 30 this year.

Danna Stern, MD of Israel's Yes Studios, on the challenges of getting back into production without insurance; Greenacre Films co-founders Nadine Marsh-Edwards AND Amanda Jenks on ITV shorts Unsaid Stories; and Gene George on establishing Tesera Entertainment.

Ade Rawcliffe, group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV, and Miranda Wayland, head of creative diversity at the BBC, discuss how they're aiming to help make both organisations more diverse and inclusive. These interviews were conducted as part of the Coming Up Next series, a copro with The University of York’s SIGN programme.

Director Geoffrey Sax talks about filming new BBC drama Us across Europe before Covid-19 struck; exec producer Tim Key and Red Planet Pictures joint-MD Alex Jones on getting Death In Paradise back into production; and director Chloë Thomas discusses recent Channel 5 psychological drama The Deceived.

With the first ever virtual edition of Cartoon Forum underway, Grainne McGuinness from Paper Owl Films, Lindsey Adams from Daily Madness Productions and René Holder from Farr Creative discuss keeping animation going in a crisis and whether the pandemic could boost efforts to make the industry more representative.

The Inbetweeners co-creator Iain Morris on his latest show, the perils of social media and challenges of writing comedy amid a pandemic; and Zig Zag Productions CEO Danny Fenton on getting back to work on the firm's new female football talent format, plus what Covid-19 means for TV's future.

Fremantle CEO of international Jens Richter discusses why he believes broadcasters will take more chances following the pandemic and fresh voices will find it easier to break through; and Fox Entertainment president of alternative and specials Rob Wade talks about how to get shows made working in a bubble with only a small crew.

UFA Fiction exec producer Joerg Winger, co-creator of the Deutschland '83 trilogy, discusses the series' conclusion and setting up his own label within Fremantle; and Russell Dodgson, creative director of television at Framestore, talks about the Bafta award-winning visual effects behind BBC/HBO copro His Dark Materials.

Nordic Entertainment Group content chief Filippa Wallestam on how the firm kept its originals going during the pandemic and the kinds of shows it's looking for; and ACF Investment Bank president and CEO Thomas Dey on why more streamer-led M AND A activity will follow the deal he helped broker recently between Netflix and the creators of Black Mirror.

ITV Studios MD of distribution Ruth Berry discusses the firm's inaugural Fall Festival, why it decided to pull out of Mipcom, and how the business has shifted over the last six months; and Jane Hudson, executive producer of Emmerdale – the first British soap to go back into production following the coronavirus lockdown – on how it happened.