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Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros Discovery deal analysis; RTS chief Sophie Jones talks tumultuous times; Ed Simpson on launching creator-focused Wonderloom Media (opens the original)
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As David Ellison's Paramount Skydance clears the final hurdles in its US$110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, C21's Jordan Pinto assesses the impact [01:30]; Royal Television Society CEO Sophie Jones on next week's London convention and tumultuous times for the industry [21:30]; former Wheelhouse exec Ed Simpson on his new creator-focused venture Wonderloom Media [36:28].
AI ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood on the end of humanity, STD comparisons and her upcoming movie; Phil Gurin on the future of the TV formats business (opens the original)
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AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood talks about warnings that the tech might wipe out humanity, how it's set to transform film and television, her creator's comparisons with sexually transmitted diseases, upcoming movie and more [01:17]; plus The Gurin Company's Phil Gurin on the other threats and opportunities facing TV formats [20:38].
Unifrance’s Gilles Pélisson and Federation’s Guillaume Pommier on French broadcaster-US streamer deals; Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries mull Babylon Berlin finale (opens the original)
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Former TF1 boss Gilles Pélisson [01:30], these days president of Unifrance, and Federation Studios' Guillaume Pommier [24:30] weigh French broadcaster-US streamer relations and tumbling TV exports revealed at Rendez-Vous in Le Havre; Babylon Berlin creators Tom Tykwer and Achim von Borries [36:20] reflect on the show's fifth and final season.
Edinburgh TV Festival review, from YouTube dominance to BBC charter renewal; Jacquis Neal on US streamer Dropout and the evolution of online comedy (opens the original)
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C21 news editor Clive Whittingham looks back on last week's Edinburgh TV Festival where YouTube and the future of the BBC dominated discussions [01:24], while comedian Jacquis Neal – host of US streamer Dropout's format Crowd Control – was among those taking part in the Fringe and riffs on how internet comedy is evolving [27:21].
RTL’s Ralph de Beurs talks TV format futures; Finite Films’ Amy Gardner and Paddy Hughes set sail with branded entertainment; Michael Scott places faith in EKKL (opens the original)
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RTL Netherlands creative lead Ralph de Beurs reflects on the present and future state of unscripted TV, as part of our C21Formats100 series [01:50]; Finite Films AND TV's Amy Gardner and Paddy Hughes on working with Channel 4 and North Sails and the branded entertainment renaissance [21:32]; and Pure Flix co-founder Michael Scott on his new faith-based media venture EKKL [42:39].
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