C21Podcast

C21 editorial director Ed Waller, editor Jonathan Webdale, kids editor Nico Franks, and Drama Quarterly editor Michael Pickard look ahead to Mipcom 2019 where the arrival of a string of US studio-led streaming services is set to shake up the market.

Ahead of Brand Licensing Europe 2019 in London next week, Sean Clarke – the soon-to-be MD of Shaun the Sheep studio Aardman – plus execs from Magic Light Pictures, Blue Zoo, Acamar Films and Coolabi, talk to C21Kids editor Nico Franks about the impact of Brexit, SVoD and YouTube on the British animation industry.

C21Kids editor Nico Franks reports from Cartoon Forum 2019 in Toulouse, France, with a roundtable discussion featuring Jetpack Distribution CEO Dominic Gardiner, Ketnet head of acquisitions and coproduction Telijda Klai, Blue Zoo Rights MD Alison Warner, and Genevieve Dexter, CEO of Eye Present and Serious Lunch.

C21 Canadian bureau chief Adam Benzine reports from Content Canada 2019, which took place in Toronto this week, hearing from Boat Rocker Media CEO John Young, Electus co-founder and COO Drew Buckley and Entertainment One Canadian TV president Jocelyn Hamilton, plus Serial Box CEO Molly Barton, Propagate Content senior VP of alternative comedy Kevin Healey and Viacom podcasts senior VP Steve Raizes...

Ahead of C21's second annual Content Canada conference, CEO Ferne Cohen and editor Adam Benzine offer an overview and select some highlights in store for the two-day event, which kicks off today at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto with a dedicated day of screenings featuring some of the hottest upcoming shows from the country.

In a world of rapidly proliferating programme choices is it becoming harder to get shows off the ground unless they're based on some existing recognisable intellectual property? The C21Podcast hears perspectives from Sony Pictures Television's Keith Le Goy, author Anthony Horowitz, producer Deniese Davis and more, plus a run-down of this week's news.

Writer Nigel Williams discusses his new Sky Atlantic-HBO miniseries Catherine the Great, starring Helen Mirren; Rai drama chief Eleanora Andretta, who commissioned Williams' adaptation of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, talks about the Italian pubcaster’s increasing emphasis on international copros; plus a round-up of this week's news.

Nico Franks reports from the 2019 Edinburgh TV Festival where Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne delivered a blistering MacTaggart Lecture that took in sexual assault, lying politicians, problems with diversity schemes and the menopause. Featuring in this episode: Ali Bailey of Directors UK, Deborah Williams of The Creative Diversity Network, Lucy Brown from Trailblazing Wome...

The podcast returns after a summer break, with French long-distance swimmer Benoît Lecomte recounting his attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a bid to highlight plastic pollution through a documentary called The Swim for Discovery-backed Group Nine Media's Seeker. Exec producer Jared McGilliard of Nomadica Films also features and there's news too of the first investments to be made through Sky's...

Nico Franks reports from the fifth edition of SeriesFest in Denver, Colorado, where Netflix's content boss Ted Sarandos set the agenda by discussing some of the inner workings of the streaming giant. Featured in this episode are: Stephen Garrett of Character Seven; Shondaland's Alison Eakle; Lionsgate's Lee Hollin; and Laura Fischer of Powderkeg.

Former Netflix VP of international originals Erik Barmack discusses his new LA-based production company Wild Sheep Content, established earlier this year after leaving the streamer, and offers his thoughts on the fast-changing US and international TV landscapes.

Peter Browngardt and Alex Kirwan give C21Kids editor Nico Franks the low-down on their eagerly anticipated reboot of Looney Tunes for Warner Bros, while Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky and Cartoon Network Studios art director Scott Wills discuss their long-term partnership and latest collaboration, Primal.

Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver, co-creators of Prodigal Son, talk about their new Fox serial killer thriller starring Michael Sheen; Sony Pictures Entertainment president of worldwide distribution Keith Le Goy discusses the studio’s new crop of US broadcast pick-ups; plus a run-down of this week's news.

Dermot Horan, director of acquisitions and coproductions at Irish public broadcaster RTÉ, and Cathrine Wiernik, director of programmes at Sweden-based Bonnier Broadcasting, offer C21's Nico Franks their reactions to this year's LA Screenings.

Nico Franks reports from C21's Content LA 2019, which took place in Los Angeles last week with the disruptive impact of streaming on Hollywood in the spotlight. Featuring in this episode: agent Tracy Christian, writer Spiro Skentzos, analyst Mark Oliver, and producer Jeff Norton.

Fremantle executive VP and creative director of global drama Christian Vesper discusses the fast changing US marketplace and growing complexity of putting shows together in an era of streaming, ahead of speaking at C21's Content LA 2019; plus a round-up of this week's news.

Katz Media Group chief marketing officer Stacey Lynn Schulman and RNR Media Consulting president Robert Russo pick over the issues shaping this year's US Upfronts with C21's Nico Franks as recent consolidation in the industry takes hold.

Les Misérables producer Chris Carey discusses the BBC's adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic; Studio Tarara creator Tim Van Aelst and star Peter Van den Begin talk about their new Belgian drama; plus, a round-up of this week's news.

Writer Karen Hall talks about her time on US comedy series M*A*S*H and drama Hill Street Blues; Leticia Dolera, creator and star of Perfect Life discusses her Canneseries competition-winning dramedy; plus a run-down of this week's news.

Rachel do Valle, executive manager at Brazilian Content, the copro and export body for the country's independent producers, and Adam Jayme Muniz, head of international affairs at local film and TV funding agency Ancine, talk to C21 editorial director Ed Waller about the hot topics at the 2019 Rio Creative Conference (Rio2C).

TCB Media Rights founder Paul Heaney, DramaCorp founder Patrick Nebout and Eccho Rights MD Fredrik af Malmborg deliver the verdict on MipTV 2019, discussing the major market trends and the need for reinvention.

Days away from the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, exec producer Frank Doelger discusses his experiences on the series and his first new show since striking out on his own, while David Walliams talks about the latest TV adaptation of his best-selling children's books.

Steven Knight, creator of Peaky Blinders, Taboo and upcoming Apple drama See, sits down with Jonathan Webdale during Canneseries and MIPDrama to discuss his craft and the show that has come to define him as its nears fifth season launch.

Arrow Media executive producer Sam Starbuck, Red Arrow Studios International senior VP of acquisitions Alex Fraser, and Wisebuddah MD Tim Hammond take the temperature of the international television business at MipTV 2019 in Cannes on day one of the market.

Baran bo Odar, president of the Canneseries jury and director of Netflix drama Dark, and National Geographic senior VP of global programming AND acquisitions Jules Oldroyd talk to C21's Jonathan Webdale and Richard Middleton in Cannes.