Trade body Pact, which represents U.K. indie production companies, has released two reports outlining how independent production has been hit by the pandemic, particularly small and medium companie…
Trade body Pact, which represents U.K. indie production companies, has released two reports outlining how independent production has been hit by the pandemic, particularly small and medium companies.
The Pact reports also showed that the BBC and Channel 4 commissioned and/or acquired the most content from outside of London. Domestically, a drop in commissioning spend by U.K. broadcasters saw the lowest spend since 2011 and resulted in a £257 million decline in revenues. In terms of trends, entertainment commissions overtook drama in 2020, representing one third of commissioning spend, while spend on factual entertainment – a format that was more suited to navigating pandemic restrictions – went up by 5%,
One of the most significant findings in the report was that 74% of indies want to expand beyond the free-to-air channels and actively target SVOD commissioners, despite free-to-air broadcasters commissioning 48% of U.K. productions.
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