C21Podcast

All3Media's Sally Habbershaw, Banijay's Matt Creasey, ITV Studios' Julie Meldal-Johnsen, Fifth Season's Alistair Jennings and the British Film Commission's Kattie Kotok on the rise of international coproductions; Roku Media's David Eilenberg, Brian Tannenbaum and Jennifer Vaux on the US ad-supported streamer's content strategy; and Banijay's Gary Milne at the Annecy International Animation Film Fe...

Media Res's Michael Ellenberg and Lars Blomgren on The Morning Show and Pachinko maker's approach to developing hit global dramas; writers Dana Fainaru and Hamish Wright on adapting Israeli comedy Significant Other for ITVX; and BBC Studios' Mark Linsey, CAA's Ted Miller, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Gamechanger Films' Effie T Brown on the US writers' strike.

Warner Bros Discovery's Meredith Gertler on the launch of new streamer Max; Amazon's Lauren Anderson and Jenny Falkoff on their unscripted programming plans; and Fox Entertainment's Allison Wallach on her hunt for new formats and approach to the international market.

From C21's Content LA and the LA Screenings, Universal Television Alternative Studio's Toby Gorman; CBS Studios' Bryan Seabury, Lindsey Martin and Kate Adler and Alec Botnick; TV4 Sweden's Cathrine Wiernik, Cineflix Rights' James Durie, and TV2 Norway's Nina Lorgen Flemmen; and Religion of Sports' Gotham Chopra.

From C21's Content LA, we hear from MGM's Chris Brearton and Michael Wright about their content strategy for US cablenet and streamer MGM+; and from ITV's Sasha Breslau, Banijay's Matt Creasey and RTÉ's Dermot Horan about their expectations for this year's writers' strike-hit LA Screenings.

Tubi's Adam Lewinson on how the Fox-owned streamer is growing its originals slate and facing up to the US writers' strike; Eleventh Hour's Paula Cuddy and Eve Gutierrez on new LA Screenings-bound thriller The Killing Kind; and ITV Studios' Julie Meldal-Johnsen – one of the speakers at C21's Content LA next week – on the company's interests in Australia after buying Lingo Pictures.

French TV host Arthur on the growth of his Satisfaction Group after deals with Fulwell 73 and Yes Yes Media; World of Wonder's Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato on going beyond Drag Race with their own streaming service; and Bell Media's Sophie Parizeau on new French-language comedy-drama Bon matin Chuck.

Citadel showrunner David Weil on the new Amazon science fiction thriller; former Banijay scripted chief Lars Blomgren on his new role at Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res; and Mediawan's Julien Borde on the company's recent acquisitions spree and why AI could never have created Bluey.

From MipTV 2023, which wrapped in Cannes this week, we hear from ITV Studios' Ruth Berry, Be-Entertainment's Gepke Nederlof, Ukrainian producer Egor Olesov and director Diana Maria Olsson, Rakuten TV's Cédric Dufour and Banijay Rights' Shaun Keeble.

Kudos head of production Alison Barnett on receiving the 2023 BAFTA Television Craft Special Award; Argonon Group CEO James Burstall on his recently published book about crisis management; and the C21 team on the key themes that will shape next week's MipTV in Cannes.

Death in Paradise exec producers Tim Key and Alex Jones on the BBC show's continued success and expansion with spin-off Beyond Paradise; Asacha Media Group’s Maria Ishak, Red Planet Pictures' Caroline Skinner and Kabo Family's Stephane Moatti on their present programming strategies; and ALSO Productions Sophie Lorain and Alexis Durand-Brault on the growth of Quebecois TV drama.

Actress, writer and producer Morwenna Banks on recent Sky original Funny Woman and the history of women in comedy; Kindle Entertainment's Melanie Stokes on becoming part of Banijay and the latest trends in YA drama; and House of Talkies' Sidharth Jain on Netflix India crime drama Trial by Fire.

Black Sheep Film Productions' Saar Yogev plus writers Shira Hadad and Dror Mishani on their two new Israeli dramas, Innermost and A Body That Works, both screened at Series Mania in Lille this week; and RTÉ head of drama David Crean and Icelandic producer Hörður Rúnarsson live from the event.

Marta Dusseldorp on how her relocation to Tasmania during the pandemic inspired Australian thriller Bay of Fires; Tall Story Pictures' Catherine Oldfield on the return of ITV crime drama The Bay; and Newen Connect's Leona Connell on the shifting dynamics of English- and French-language programming.

Woodcut Media's Kate Beal, Synchronicity Films' Claire Mundell and Nevision's Anne Morrison on their experiences as women working in TV, how the industry's changed and the ways in which it still needs to; and Back to the Future star Lea Thompson on her career as an actor and director and stepping back in front of the camera for The Spencer Sisters.

Peaky Blinders and SAS: Rogue Heroes scribe Steven Knight on his new ska-infused 1980s drama This Town; BBC Studios Natural History Unit chief Jonny Keeling on Planet Earth III; and Eccho Rights' Fredrik af Malmborg, Keshet International's Kelly Wright and TVF International's Julian Chou-Lambert on this week's London TV Screenings.

DCD Rights' Nicky Davies Williams and Hat Trick International's Sarah Tong on the 2023 London TV Screenings; and Cineflix Rights' Tim Mutimer, Newen Connect's Rodolphe Buet, Hat Trick Productions' Paul Cohen and Federation Studios' Guillaume Pommier on the changing role of distributors in programme finance.

Fauda star Lior Raz on how the Israeli producer behind the series is scaling following its acquisition by Candle Media; Lion Forge Animation's David Steward II and Saxton Moore on upcoming HBO Max original Iyanu - Child of Wonder; and Moonbug Entertainment's Andy Yeatman on turning YouTube IP into full-blown franchises.

Propagate Content's Ben Silverman on the growth of Spanish-language TV and why he believes global streamers should be regulated to level the playing field with independent producers; and Pierluigi Gazzolo of ViX on his strategy for the TelevisaUnivision-owned streamer as it approaches its first anniversary.

Intuitive's Patrick Weiland, The Content Group's Jodi Flynn, Fireworks' Jesse Fawcett, Jupiter's Patrick Reardon, Cream Productions' Kate Harrison, Cineflix's JC Mills, Station 6's Tony Tackaberry, Glass Entertainment's Nancy Glass and Anchor's Ethan Goldman on the latest trends in factual, plus former Icon Films exec Stephen McQuillan on new indie Atomic Television.

Propagate Content's Ben Silverman, TelevisaUnivision's Rodrigo Mazón, NBCUniversal's Ana Langenberg, Movistar Plus+'s Domingo Corral, Omdia's Maria Rua Aguete, and RMVistar's Rose Marie Vega on the trends shaping the Latin American, US Hispanic and Spanish TV markets – all from C21's inaugural Content Americas in Miami.

Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade and president of entertainment Michael Thorn on their programming strategies for the year ahead; and Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon, Sony Pictures Television's Lauren Stein, actor and director Michael Chiklis, and director Marlee Matlin on new Fox anthology drama Accused.

Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish, fellow co-founder of The Imaginarium, on what's to come from their motion-capture studio in 2023; and All3Media's Jane Turton, ACF Investment Bank's Thomas Dey, Asacha Media Group's Marina Williams and Access Entertainment's Danny Cohen on M AND A trends in the coming 12 months.

Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena Igbokwe plus studio chiefs Toby Gorman, Beatrice Springborn and Erin Underhill on their content priorities for the coming year; and C21's Clive Whittingham, Nico Franks, Jordan Pinto and Karolina Kaminska on the major trends and stories they see shaping 2023.

In our final episode of 2022, Netflix's Larry Tanz on his EMEA strategy and what's to come from the world's leading streamer as it introduces ads and live shows; Amazon Studios' Lauren Anderson on rescuing Australian soap Neighbours for Freevee; and BBC unscripted chief Kate Phillips on The Traitors, Gladiators and Survivor, plus her programming priorities for 2023.