International entertainment TV format expert Nathalie Wogue and Broadcast magazine’s Jesse Whittock discuss Netflix’s unscripted format push and Tim Davie’s to do list as he starts work as Director General of the BBC – the UK TV industry’s biggest job.
And we’ll find out who their Heroes of the Week are – and who or what they’re telling to Get in the Bin!
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Deadline’s Peter White brings us yet more surprising TV industry news from LA.
And K7 Media’s Girts Licis looks at the unscripted formats getting back to business and those that sadly aren’t.
Nathalie’s story of the week: https://deadline.com/2020/08/netflix-non-scripted-strategy-talent-formats-gameshows-1203017624/
Jesse’s stories: https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/analysis-the-intense-political-backdrop-to-davies-dg-debut/5152724.article
Peter’s story: https://deadline.com/2020/08/marisol-nichols-undercover-sex-trafficking-agent-sony-1203027844/
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a32320089/marisol-nichols-undercover-child-predator-sting/
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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.