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Join host Justin Crosby as he sits down with Joshua Barnett from After Party Studios, a pioneering force in digital content production and distribution. 

From the roots of multi-channel networks to After Party’s rise as a next-generation production powerhouse, Josh shares insights into the studio’s journey, standout projects like Channel 4’s “Hear Me Out” and Sky’s “Scenes,” and collaborations with top platforms and influencers. 

Explore how After Party Studios navigates the evolving digital landscape, pushing YouTube content beyond the screen. Perfect for fans of digital media and emerging content trends.

Plus - a preview of TellyCast Digital Content Forum 2024.

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In this episode of TellyCast, recorded live from MIPCOM, Justin Crosby hosts an all-star panel to demystify the world of brand-funded programming. The conversation features insights from industry leaders including Sam Glynn from UTA, Roberta Zamboni from Fremantle, and Javier Martinez from You First. They explore the evolving landscape of branded content, examining the shift from traditional product placements to more integrated, authentic storytelling.

The discussion highlights the importance of collaboration between brands, producers, and broadcasters, and how to create compelling content that resonates with audiences while meeting brand objectives. The guests share their thoughts on balancing creative and commercial goals, maintaining brand safety, and finding new growth opportunities in a rapidly changing media environment. Key takeaways include the need for a translator role to bridge the gap between brands and producers, focusing on authenticity, and understanding audience expectations to ensure successful brand integration.

This episode is sponsored by ITV Studios and Shooting in Spain, a brand of ICEX Invest in Spain.

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Our guest this week is YouTuber turned mainstream TV celebrity, actor, author, voiceover artist and producer Joe Sugg.

We’re gonna be talking about Joe’s career to date, his new dating format ‘Date Me at My Worst’ and what he’s got planned for the future.

Plus we’ll get to hear his Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and Who or What he’s telling to Get in the Bin!

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Where better to end our third season than Cannes. But this time we’re here for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, where the world’s biggest media brands and advertising agencies have decamped on the Croisette in impressive numbers and with even more impressive stands, installations and mega yachts - to woo clients, talk strategy and drink rose in the sun.

My guests this week helping me make sense of Cannes Lions from a content industry perspective are Julian Newby and Andy Fry from the Cannes Lions Daily magazine and Alex Morris, director of LADstudios at LADbible.

Apple's 'Escape the Office'
 
Sheba's 'Hope Reef'

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TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in Cannes.
   
Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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We’re back in France this week for Sunnyside of the Doc, where factual TV producers, distributors and networks are coming together to pitch new projects and find co production partners for tomorrow’s documentaries.

Guests are Mikael Osterby from Swedish public broadcaster SVT and Krishan Arora, consultant for SBS Australia.

Sunnyside of the Doc

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TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in La Rochelle.

Thanks to Philippe Le Gall & Mathieu Béjot.
   
Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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We’re doing something slightly different for TellyCast this week - and that’s focusing on the animation sector of the content industry, from MIFA - one the industry’s showcase events, set on the shores of Lake Annecy in France.

Even if you aren’t in the animation game, I’d still recommend having a listen to this week’s show, where I get to chat to some of the industry’s key players on sector trends and the importance of MIFA for the animation industry. There’s lots of parallels and perhaps some insights to take for the rest of the content industry.

Guests are Michael Rose and Martin Pope from Magic Light Pictures, David Park and Debbie Crosscup from Passion Pictures and industry veteran Marge Dean, Emmy-award winning Head of Skybound Entertainments' Animation Studio and President of Women in Animation.

Women in Animation World Summit stream

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TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in Annecy.
   
Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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This week’s show comes from Dubrovnik at NEM 2022 with telcos, producers, distributors and TV tech businesses coming together by the Adriatic to discuss and debate the future of the Central and Eastern European TV industry.

Guest are Chiara McKee, VP EMEA at  Love Nature, EBU Head of Strategy Jonathan Broughton, co founder of Drugi Plan Nebojša Taraba and Director of Video operations & media brands JoomBoos, Miss7 at 24sata Matej Lončarić.

JoomBoos
Drugi Plan

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TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in Dubrovnik.
   
Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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As the TV industry events calendar hots up with markets all over the world in June, we’re previewing the return of Sunnyside of the Doc, as the international documentary community prepares to gather in La Rochelle, France from 20-23rd June.

Director of strategy and development Mathieu Bejot joins Boom! PR's Justin Crosby to highlight what delegates can expect at this year's market.

Mathieu's Story of the Week

Kolkata Docedge http://www.docresi.org/Docedge.aspx

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Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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As the TV industry events circuit gets back into full swing, we preview NEM Dubrovnik, taking place from June 6th - 9th.

Our guests are NEM, Mediatranslations and Pickbox boss Sanja Božić-Ljubičić, Telekom Srbija's Head of Production Jasmina Lakobrija and Mirela Nastase, Director of Drama at ZDF Studios. 

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Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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On this week’s show we feature the final panel session from April’s TellyCast Content Funding Festival. 

The Co-production Evolved panel looks at what makes a co-pro in scripted and unscripted and how AVOD is ushering in a new type of deal model.

Thanks to our expert panelists Richard Tulk-Hart from Buccaneer, Lilla Hurst from Drive and Gerrit Kemming from Quintus Studios.

The panel was sponsored by Quintus Studios.

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Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

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