TellyCast: The TV industry podcast

Next week sees the first TellyCast Brand Funded Entertainment Summit taking place at 180 Studios in London as part of Advertising Week Europe. On the 16th May, together with 53 Degrees North Media, we’re curating 7 panel sessions dedicated to exploring brand funded entertainment with the leaders in the sector. We discuss discuss this and the wider, mammoth Advertising Week Europe event with Global President of Advertising Week Ruth Mortimer. Get discounted tickets here Buy discounted tickets Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos How do you get noticed and build an audience on YouTube? How do you master optimisation and get the powerful algorithms working for you to get your content discovered on the platform? On this week's show we have Graham Swallow Head of Data and Product Strategy at Little Dot Studios, one of the world's biggest teams of digital video experts. Graham talks us through a list of ten quick tips and tricks - from thumbnail design to metadata and search engine optimisation to help surface your content on YouTube be it library or new original content. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Everyone’s talking about generative AI in the content industry, and we’ve recently dedicated a few shows to the latest tools available, but also the ethics involved in this technology that is transforming the TV and content production at lighting speed. And we’ve spoken to early adopter producers who are leading the way. This week I’m delighted to have a veteran of new content technology on the show to share a perspective from a different angle - Digital Media and AI consultant Dan Taylor-Watt. Dan's Hero of the Week Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Over the next few weeks we’re going to be exploring the world of YouTube for TV producers with our friends at Little Dot Studios. The current commissioning slowdown has highlighted how exposed producers can become to global economic headwinds. When the networks and streamers stop buying, it can leave many indies high and dry. So perhaps now is the time to properly consider building a different kind of indie. One where building your own IP through podcasts, YouTube and other social networks are the keys to a more sustainable future. This week we discuss the practicalities and opportunities on YouTube with James Loveridge, Managing Director of Entertainment at Little Dot Studios. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos We’re in Cannes this week for once last time at MIPTV. Our guests are X-Files and Man in the High Castle screenwriter and CEO of Big Light Productions Frank Spotnitz, Virginia Mouseler from The Wit, Garrett Goodman from AI dubbing business Papercup, Gaggl’s Greg Miall, and RX Global’s Lucy Smith gives us the low down on MIPLondon. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Our guest this week is hugely experienced British film director, television producer and media executive and founder of September Films David Green. We discuss David's career, living in Hollywood, his new scripted production company plus we find out his Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and who or what he's telling to Get in the Bin. David's Story of the Week Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos This week we’re heading back to SXSW in Austin where I sat down with some of the most innovative businesses at the cutting edge of content creation. First up we have Caroline Strzalka from Overplay, a company aiming to revolutionise the $574 billion digital media landscape with the first frictionless platform for user-generated games where everyone can turn their videos into games— in minutes, with no code.They were just featured on Shark Tank in the US to listen in to see how they did. Then we have Alex Wills, Chief Experience Officer at Disguise the industry platform leading the way in new immersive visual experiences We welcome back Ed Lindeman Head of entertainment for the UK from TikTok to the show to find out what they were up to at SXSW And finally KJ Kim, CEO of MetaK, a company focused on creating the next step in AI powered virtual influencers - 3D Virtual Artists who can act, dance, sing and interact with fans. Overplay Disguise Meta K's Virtual Artist Iaaa Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Our guest this week is Benjamin Field, Executive Producer at Deep Fusion Films as we discuss the issues and the ethics around artificial intelligence in TV and content production. Benjamin's Story of the Week Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos We're in Austin, Texas this week for the SXSW Conference and Festivals. We're digging into what’s next in TV and content with my guests director of new documentary film Lions of Mesopotamia Lucian Reed, Marianne Carpentier from Newen Studios, Electrify Video Partners' Ian Shepherd and Taewon Suh from AI powered metaverse platform Glinda. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos My guest this week is Persian Comedy Powerhouse, writer and actor and now independent TV production boss Omid Djalili. Omid’s illustrious career includes The Omid Djalili Show on BBC One, countless TV appearances on shows including How I got News for You, We are AMost Amused and We are Most Amused and Amazed - two shows on ITV1 celebrating the then-Prince of Wales’s 60th and 70th birthdays and film appearances in some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters including Gladiator, The Mummy, The World Is Not Enough, Notting Hill and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. We get the inside track on his previous experiences in TV production, why he’s setting up an indie now and what makes Tiny Speck Productions different. Plus we’ll hear Omid’s Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and who or what he’s telling to Get in the Bin. Don't miss it! Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos What are the world’s top TV markets and how much are they worth? On this week’s show we answer that question and I’m delighted to be joined by Richard Middleton, editor of Television Business International as we count down through the global TV industry top 10. Stats courtesy of Omdia. Total revenue figures derived from TV advertising, pay TV, online subscription and public revenue. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Social media superstars The Sidemen have launched an amazing array of new products in the past few years from chicken restaurants to trading cards and from hotels to vodka brands. And now they have their own Netflix documentary. Our guest this week is Luke Hyams, former YouTube Originals EMEA boss and now co-founder of indie Pangaea who have just produced the Netflix documentary The Sidemen Story - which is out now in the UK Luke tells us about how he got into TV, his experience making 'The Sidemen Story' and his new production company Pangaea. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videos Welcome to TellyCast Talks - the first in a new strand of interviews on TellyCast - featuring the media business leaders shaping tomorrow's content industry On TellyCast Talks, we’ll delve into the minds of only the most senior C- suite executives. These conversations are less focused on the corporate strategy of their organisations and more about the person behind the big decisions. We’ll ask why they took the decisions they have over the course of their career, the experiences that have shaped them and aim to reveal the qualities of a successful leader. Kicking off the series is Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of the global production juggernaut. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we’re taking another look at the top 10 best AI tools on the market for TV and content producers and we’re delighted to welcome back Jason Mitchell, boss of UK indie the Connected Set to run us through an updated list of tools and their benefits. You can check them out on screen on our YouTube edition of this episode 10. Topaz Labs for help with noise reduction and sharpening 9. OpusPro for social clip generation 8. Supernormal for taking minutes and allocating actions 7. Spellbook AI legal assistant 6. FilmUStage for drama script analysis 5. Looka AI for basic logo creation 4. Papercup for dubbing 3. Descript for eyeline correction 2. Custom GPTs for creating your own chatbot 1. Adobe Firefly – the superapp of creativity Sign up for the AI Academy 1 day training course: https://theaiacademy.tv/courses/ai-for-the-content-business-1-day/ Follow Jason on LinkedIn Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ producer Patrick Spence, MD of AC Chapter One gives us an in depth, behind the scenes overview of the making of one of the biggest UK drama hits of recent years. We discuss the detailed pre production, how it nearly never got made, the reaction and outcomes since its release just 4 weeks ago. Patrick also gives us his Story of the Week, Hero of the Week and Get in the Bin. Patrick's Story of the Week In conversation with Justin Crosby. Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Former BBC Two controller, President of the Discovery Channel and now Nutopia boss Jane Root is our guest on this week’s show. We’re talking about her time at the networks and how that informed the shows Nutopia creates, her latest Netflix production, the ‘posh true crime’ series ‘Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife’ and who she’s telling to ‘Get in the Bin’. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Bad Surgeon - Love Under the Knife trailer American Fiction trailer Jane's Story of the Week Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter We kick off 2024 with a fascinating discussion with Leo Pearlman, managing partner of The Kardashians, The Late Late Show and Sunderland ’til I Die indie Fulwell 73. We covered the growth story of one of the UK's leading content production companies, the latest on Leo's ambition to make Sunderland the Hollywood of the North of England, the depressing rise of anti-semitism and his approach to an already turbulent 2024 in the content industry. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Subscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel to check out our video content Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIn Support the show Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter We round off the year with media commentator and cartologist Evan Shapiro as we look back at the major developments in the media industry in 2023 and look ahead to 2024 with some predictions for the year ahead. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Until next year - I hope you have a very peaceful Xmas and here’s to a prosperous new year to you all. We’ll see you in '24! Media War & Peace Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/tellycast-the-tv-industry-news-review Connect with Justin on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/boompr Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter Our guest this week is Michael Boccacino, Senior Director of Content Partnerships at award winning TheSoul Publishing, one of the world’s most prolific and popular online media companies with huge audiences across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, Pinterest, and TikTok. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Michael's Story of the Week Polar video Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/tellycast-the-tv-industry-news-review Connect with Justin on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/boompr Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter This week we rewind to MIA in Rome where I met Raw Executive Producer Chiara Messineo and also back to MIPCOM where I had a quick chat with Danny Fenton from Zig Zag Productions. In conversation with Justin Crosby. Follow TellyCast on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/tellycast-the-tv-industry-news-review Connect with Justin on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/boompr Support the Show. Follow us on LinkedIn Connect with Justin on LinkedIN TellyCast videos on YouTube TellyCast website TellyCast insta TellyCast Twitter TellyCast TikTok