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Leading UK TV Execs Say There Are Too Many Production Companies: “There Isn’t Enough Money & Hours To Keep Everyone Alive” – Edinburgh
The BBC, Nicola Shindler and Banijay said there are too many production companies during a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival today.
Banijay UK boss Patrick Holland, It’s a Sin exec Nicola Shindler and BBC iplayer/channels chief Dan McGolpin all roundly agreed that the amount of work currently in the ether is unsustainable for the number of indies when questioned during this morning’s big panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Some of the biggest names in the TV world used the Back from the Brink panel to debate risk aversion, streamers and the changing face of the workforce in the multi-billion pound industry. Atkins, who is known for his snappy digital videos analyzing big topics, kicked off the session with a walkthrough of the current state of play in the industry, during which he posited that we are in a “new era.”
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