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The Last Edinburgh TV Festival Just Walked Into TV's Digital Reckoning. (opens the original)
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Sitting on an island in Greece this week, but getting into ‘back to school’ mode before I head home, and this phrase keeps running through my mind: The Wolf in the Henhouse.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/ima
Don’t Let the Film & TV Gatekeepers Win (opens the original)
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Inspired by watching the conversation shift toward real-world connection as AI content floods every feed. Reframed for writers: the industry’s gates matter less than they used to, but only if you build somewhere real to stand while you wait for them to open.I spent two days at The Roots Picnic last weekend. Live music, nostalgia, real bodies swaying in Crystal Palace Park, real noise. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f2IH!,f_auto,q_auto:g
Why UK Television Keeps Losing Diverse Voices to YouTube and Free Platforms (opens the original)
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A 40+ South African producer recently shared the state of commissioning in his market. Netflix’s local slate is full. Showmax is being reshaped. SABC is struggling and Amazon hasn’t properly landed. The point was simple: the next big hit from that market might already be written. It just needs someone willing to say yes.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vIfr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amaz
Why Talented Writers Wait Too Long to Ask for Help (opens the original)
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Only 27% of people working in UK broadcasting come from working-class backgrounds, against a national benchmark of 39% (Ofcom, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Broadcasting, November 2025). Researchers at LSE who studied Channel 4’s own workforce found something sharper underneath that number: progression in this industry runs on informal sponsorship,… Read more
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