Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos How do you get noticed and build an audience on YouTube? How do you master optimisation and get the powerful algorithms working for you to get your content discovered on the platform? On this week's show we have Graham Swallow Head of Data and Product Strategy at Little Dot Studios, one of the world's biggest teams of digital video experts.  Graham talks us through a list of ten quick tips and tricks - from...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Everyone’s talking about generative AI in the content industry, and we’ve recently dedicated a few shows to the latest tools available, but also the ethics involved in this technology that is transforming the TV and content production at lighting speed. And we’ve spoken to early adopter producers who are leading the way.  This week I’m delighted to have a veteran of new content technology on the show to share a...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Over the next few weeks we’re going to be exploring the world of YouTube for TV producers with our friends at Little Dot Studios.  The current commissioning slowdown has highlighted how exposed producers can become to global economic headwinds. When the networks and streamers stop buying, it can leave many indies high and dry. So perhaps now is the time to properly consider building a different kind of indie. One...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos We’re in Cannes this week for once last time at MIPTV. Our guests are X-Files and Man in the High Castle screenwriter and CEO of Big Light Productions Frank Spotnitz, Virginia Mouseler from The Wit, Garrett Goodman from AI dubbing business Papercup, Gaggl’s Greg Miall, and RX Global’s Lucy Smith gives us the low down on MIPLondon. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Our guest this week is hugely experienced British film director, television producer and media executive and founder of September Films David Green. We discuss David's career, living in Hollywood, his new scripted production company plus we find out his Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and who or what he's telling to Get in the Bin. David's Story of the Week  Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos This week we’re heading back to SXSW in Austin where I sat down with some of the most innovative businesses at the cutting edge of content creation.   First up we have Caroline Strzalka from Overplay, a company aiming to revolutionise the $574 billion digital media landscape with the first frictionless platform for user-generated games where everyone can turn their videos into games— in minutes, with no code.They...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Our guest this week is Benjamin Field, Executive Producer at Deep Fusion Films as we discuss the issues and the ethics around artificial intelligence in TV and content production. Benjamin's Story of the Week  Cheers to Chaos: Reality TV & CocktailsJoin hosts Will and Marisa as they dive into the most entertaining moments from reality TVListen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Peanuts, Popcorn &...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos We're in Austin, Texas this week for the SXSW Conference and Festivals. We're digging into what’s next in TV and content with my guests director of new documentary film Lions of Mesopotamia Lucian Reed, Marianne Carpentier from Newen Studios, Electrify Video Partners' Ian Shepherd and Taewon Suh from AI powered metaverse platform Glinda.  Support the showFollow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos My guest this week is Persian Comedy Powerhouse, writer and actor and now independent TV production boss Omid Djalili. Omid’s illustrious career includes The Omid Djalili Show on BBC One, countless TV appearances on shows including How I got News for You, We are AMost Amused and We are Most Amused and Amazed - two shows on ITV1 celebrating the then-Prince of Wales’s 60th and 70th birthdays and film appearances in...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos What are the world’s top TV markets and how much are they worth? On this week’s show we answer that question and I’m delighted to be joined by Richard Middleton, editor of Television Business International as we count down through the global TV industry top 10.  Stats courtesy of Omdia. Total revenue figures derived from TV advertising, pay TV, online subscription and public revenue. Support the showFollow us on...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Social media superstars The Sidemen have launched an amazing array of new products in the past few years from chicken restaurants to trading cards and from hotels to vodka brands. And now they have their own Netflix documentary. Our guest this week is Luke Hyams, former YouTube Originals EMEA boss and now co-founder of indie Pangaea who have just produced the Netflix documentary The Sidemen Story - which is out now...

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Welcome to TellyCast Talks - the first in a new strand of interviews on TellyCast - featuring the media business leaders shaping tomorrow's content industry On TellyCast Talks, we’ll delve into the minds of only the most senior C- suite executives. These conversations are less focused on the corporate strategy of their organisations and more about the person behind the big decisions. We’ll ask why they took the...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we’re taking another look at the top 10 best AI tools on the market for TV and content producers and we’re delighted to welcome back Jason Mitchell, boss of UK indie the Connected Set to run us through an updated list of tools and their benefits. You can check them out on screen on our YouTube edition of this episode 10. Topaz Labs for help with noise reduction and sharpening 9. OpusPro for social clip generation 8. Supernormal for taking...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ producer Patrick Spence, MD of AC Chapter One gives us an in depth, behind the scenes overview of the making of one of the biggest UK drama hits of recent years. We discuss the detailed pre production, how it nearly never got made, the reaction and outcomes since its release just 4 weeks ago. Patrick also gives us his Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and Get in the Bin. Patrick's Story of the Week  In conversation with...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Former BBC Two controller, President of the Discovery Channel and now Nutopia boss Jane Root is our guest on this week’s show. We’re talking about her time at the networks and how that informed the shows Nutopia creates, her latest Netflix production, the ‘posh true crime’ series ‘Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife’ and who she’s telling to ‘Get in the Bin’.   In conversation with Justin Crosby. Bad Surgeon - Love Under the Knife...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter We kick off 2024 with a fascinating discussion with Leo Pearlman, managing partner of The Kardashians, The Late Late Show and Sunderland ’til I Die indie Fulwell 73. We covered the growth story of one of the UK's leading content production companies, the latest on Leo's ambition to make Sunderland the Hollywood of the North of England, the depressing rise of anti-semitism and his approach to an already turbulent 2024 in the content industry.   In...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter We round off the year with media commentator and cartologist Evan Shapiro as we look back at the major developments in the media industry in 2023 and look ahead to 2024 with some predictions for the year ahead. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Until next year - I hope you have a very peaceful Xmas and here’s to a prosperous new year to you all. We’ll see you in '24! Media War & Peace Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Our guest this week is Michael Boccacino, Senior Director of Content Partnerships at award winning TheSoul Publishing, one of the world’s most prolific and popular online media companies with huge audiences across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, Pinterest, and TikTok. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Michael's Story of the Week Polar video Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we rewind to MIA in Rome where I met Raw Executive Producer Chiara Messineo and also back to MIPCOM where I had a quick chat with Danny Fenton from Zig Zag Productions. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/tellycast-the-tv-industry-news-review  Connect with Justin on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/boompr  Support the showTellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week our guests are Fraser Ayres, actor/writer/director as well as CEO and founder of the TriForce Creative Network and Yasmin Hai – author, broadcaster Guardian columnist and Head of Factual at Red Bicycle Productions. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Fraser's Story of the Week Yasmine's Story of the Week Work from Anywhere: A Haworth Connect PodcastExplore the world of work, space, design, and all the ways we get things done.Listen on:...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Hot on the heels of last week’s TellyCast Digital Content Forum sponsored by BBC Studios, I catch up with Jasmine Dawson SVP, Digital and Nat Poulter VP, Digital - Commercial at BBC Studios, two of the UK’s leading digital first content executives who are responsible for working with some of the most recognisable brands in entertainment including Dr Who, Top Gear and kids phenomenon - Bluey. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Nat's Story of the...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this week’s show our guests is TikTok's UK Head of Entertainment Ed Lindeman as he talks us through the rise of the social media platform and previews this week’s TellyCast Digital Content Forum. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Ed's Story of the Week https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gymshark-wed-like-report-robbery-campaign-a-hit-miss-caleb-essang-qoqie/ Support the showTellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast YouTube

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this week’s show our guests are Mel Chapman, CEO of social first publisher and channel operator Jungle Creations and Adam Jacobs, Creative Director of German international content distributor and channel owner Quintus Studios as we hear more about their businesses and preview next week’s TellyCast Digital Content Forum. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Mel's Story of the Week...

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter We’re looking back a couple of weeks to this year's MIA market in Rome where we hosted a TellyCast panel on digital-first content creation and distribution. Our guests on the panel were Bea Hegedus Executive Managing Director, Global Distribution at Vice Media Group, Holly Graham Chief Business Officer at Little Dot Studios, Dennis Kortuemm, founder of Germany’s Calivison Network and Olivier Levard, director of Newen Digital.  It was a great...