TellyCast: The content industry podcast

TellyCast Content Funding Festival - get tickets here  (enter TELLYCAST+ at checkout for £20 off!) This week’s TellyCast comes from Cannes as MIPTV, the world’s second biggest content market gets underway. Guests on this week’s bumper show include Head of HBO Max International Johannes Larcher , TV futurist Sandra Lehner , CEO of MContent Umair Massom , Dutch FilmWorks boss Willem Pruissers and MI...

TellyCast Content Funding Festival - get tickets here  (enter TELLYCAST+ at checkout for £20 off!) It's a MIPTV preview special show ahead of the world's second largest content market getting underway in Cannes next week. Guests are Celine Payot Lehmann , International Executive Producer at Pernel Media,  David Kleeman , SVP Global Trends at Dubit, MD ITV Studios GE's  Arjan Pomper...

TellyCast Content Funding Festival - get tickets here  (enter TELLYCAST+ at checkout for £20 off!) This week we're at Series Mania Forum in Lille as the scripted TV business comes together once again to pitch, meet and debate the future of TV drama. Guests are Banijay's head of scripted Lars Blomgren , Series Mania Forum Director Franchesco Capurro , Andrew Gutzeit of Germany’s Story Hou...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Our guest this week is Vera Krichevskaya , co founder of Dozhd - or TV Rain, the Russian independent TV news channel which made global headlines recently following its closure as a result of new Russian media laws. Vera is also director of the feature documentary ‘F@ck this Job - Tango with Putin’ that launched recently in cinemas and on BBC iPlayer, which...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Since the Russian invasion 2 weeks ago it seems inappropriate to just carry on the show as usual without fully acknowledging the world changing events happening in Eastern Europe right now and how they’re affecting the people in our industry. So this week’s show is just one interview. One discussion with Film UA's Kateryna Vyshnevska , a  TV executive...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this week’s show we have two independent producer distributors who discuss the challenges in the market, how the content industry has shifted in the past few years and what those mean for producers right now. Kate Beal , CEO of UK-based Woodcut Media talks us through the lessons she learned from setting up a distribution business during the pandemic and...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week’s show is a slightly different kind of TellyCast, looking into a subject that’s often on the lips of TV producers and format creators - IP and TV format theft. We wanted to find out if this really is a common issue in the UK industry, what happens in these kind of disputes, how they arise, the impact on the producer - and what can be done about it...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this weeks show we’re chatting with Anthony Layser , VP of Content Partnerships & Programming at Comcast’s US FAST channel platform Xumo. We’re discussing what makes a great FAST channel, and what he’s looking to acquire for Xumo. Plus we catch up with Lucy Smith , Director of MIPTV and MIPCOM as we look ahead to this year’s April event in Cannes - t...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this week’s TellyCast, guests are Vincent ter Voert , boss of Dutch indie Vincent Productions and Alex Morris of LADstudios, LADbible’s factual entertainment division in conversation with Boom! PR’s Justin Crosby . We discuss what TV formats are working now and why - and what’s coming next plus the production secrets that make LADbible Group the biggest...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this weeks show we're chatting with two very different kind of TV channel operators. Richard Kingsbury, General manager of International channels at PBS Distribution lists the lid on the channels the US public service broadcaster operates in the UK, and what content they’re looking to acquire. Plus I meet WildEarth TV’s co founder and CEO Graham Wal...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter In this weeks show we discuss IP and production development business Asacha Media Group's rapid rise (they've acquired 6 producers in 18 months) and what's next in their growth plans. And we hear about Tf1's commissioning strategy, what's working in France right now and what programming trends to look out for. Guests are Marina Will...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter   In this weeks show we fill the hole left by the cancelled Natpe Miami event by focusing on current developments in the LATAM  content industry. Guests are Cesar Diaz of 7A Media and Fabricio Ferrara, I nternational Business Director at Prensario International in conversation with Boom! PR's Justin Crosby . TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter   In this weeks show we discuss what 2022 holds for the factual industry - both in the formats and documentary sectors. And we find out what makes sports documentaries so popular. Plus, Movers and Shakers is back as we hear the latest TV industry executive moves. Guests on this week’s show are TV consultant Hayley Babcock , co founder of Alliant Content and...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter   What can content industry execs from around the world expect at January's NATPE Miami event? And what’s the story behind the ongoing IP dispute surrounding Channel 4’s The Greatest Snowman? Guests on this week’s show are JP Bommel , President and CEO of NATPE and TV presenter and format creator Tim Shaw . Hosted by Boom! PR's Justin Crosby . JP&...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week’s guests are Dr Jon Wardle , director of the UK's National Film & TV School and Dominion of Drama’s Jeff Norton. On this week’s show we’re finding out about the UK’s National Film & Television School - the courses they run and how the UK’s talent crunch if affecting them. Plus we talk about the  current state of scripted, overcoming t...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week’s guests are John Farrar chief creative office of Future Studios, film maker Adam Wishart and Production Guild of Great Britain CEO Professor Lyndsay Duthie . They are discussing rebooting 'GamesMaster', creating original content for Snapchat, the making of '911: Inside the President's War Room' and dealing with the TV ind...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter What is an NFT? How can blockchain help producers get content funded and distributed? And what’s it like producing a show with Werner Herzog? On this week’s show Cameron Chell , founder of blockchain businesses Currency Works and Vuele outlines the opportunities for content companies in NFTs. Plus veteran factual producer Richard Melman discusses his new wi...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter It's a special show to coincide with the launch of Irvine Welsh's buzzy new drama Crime , this week. We have an on set chat with Irvine Welsh and Richard Tulk-Hart about the making of the show. And actor and Executive Producer Dougray Scott discusses his career, motivations and why authentic Scottish stories might be the next big thing for the glo...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we get the story behind ScreenHits' pivot from online marketplace to SVOD aggregation app with CEO Rose Hulse . And hear how to be constantly courageous in the TV business with career coach Tracy Forsyth in conversation with Boom! PR's Justin Crosby. ScreenHits. TV Harriet trailer Fasttrack to Fearless TellyCast website TellyCast insta T...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Why should the content industry care about what's happening in Glasgow this week? What can we do about the climate crisis? What are the opportunities? Or is it all too late and really just a 'greenwashing' exercise for brands and broadcasters? We’re looking at the implications of this week's COP26 summit with Albert's Director Carys...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter What does the content producer of the future look like? How do you make content with a purpose entertaining? And what’s the story behind the year’s biggest viral hit - the deepfake Tom Cruise. We’re looking at the future of content production this week with two executives at the cutting edge of the industry. Matt Campion , co founder of Spirit Studios and C...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this week's show Jean Dong of Anglo Chinese format producer Zespa Media on the opportunities remaining for international TV businesses in China, Barry Ryan boss of UK Indies Free@Last and The Format Factory on looking forwards and backwards in the scripted and unscripted industry and Sam Conniff , Writer, Producer and Director on his brand new live...

Who’s pitching what on the Croisette? What shows are selling? How busy are the delegates who have made the trip to Cannes? And what are the hottest trends in factual and scripted formats around the world? It’s a MIPCOM special show direct from Cannes this week as I chat with Virginia Mouseler from The Wit, Loren Baxter from Off the Fence, Samuel Kissous of Pernel Media and Larry Bass from ShinAwil...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter MIPCOM is back! And in a special preview show Lucy Smith , Director of MIPCOM & MIPTV, FRAPA co chair Jan Sallin g, The Bridge's Amanda Groom and Claire Hungate , President of esports organisation Team Liquid discuss the importance of the world's biggest content market. Plus they talk us through the highlights of next week's Cannes event,...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we get the lowdown on Roku, the Roku Channel, Roku Originals and THAT Quibi deal with Mirjam Laux , VP International Platform. Melanie Leach from leading UK indie South Shore Productions is also on the show discussing building a new indie during COVID, the current thirst for PSB privatisation and defunding in the UK. And we welcome wellbeing exper...