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Boss Of ‘Black Mirror’ Seller Banijay Rights Predicts Streamers Will Return To Commissioning In Bulk Once They “Break Even” – Series Mania
Banijay Rights boss Cathy Payne has talked streamer originals and risk taking at Series Mania.
Cathy Payne, who runs Big Brother and Black Mirror seller Banijay Rights, said there is “no doubt” the deep-pocketed U.S. giants are currently ordering less originals, preferring to strike alternative deals such as “enhanced pre-sale acquisitions.” Speaking on the day the BBC acquired Suits for its iPlayer service, Payne said local networks building up their VoD has “become useful” for distributors like Banijay Rights. “Domestic linear broadcasters have built catch-up services into fully-fledged VoD offerings where they acquire specific shows for the platform, and that has become a useful way for us to finance some of our programs,” said Payne.
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