Trust issues at the BBC “tend to pass,” according to former interim DG Rhodri Talfan Davies. Faced with a question at today’s Enders TMT Leaders Live Conference over a string of scandals at the BBC that have taken place in recent months, damaging trust, Talfan Davies said the audience moves on. “Those things tend to […]

Disney+ EMEA boss Karl Holmes has made the case for the streamer being the platform of choice for young adults in the UK. The executive unveiled data from UK ratings agency Barb that found almost 40% of viewing hours on the Disney+ platform are from 16-34 year olds, which was ahead of Netflix (32%), Prime […]

ITV’s CEO has used her appearance at a leaders conference to talk up the part of her business that could soon be sold to Sky. Carolyn McCall gave an impassioned talk about why the Media & Entertainment biz, aka ITV channels and streamer ITVX, is “extremely resilient and cash generative.” The network is “recognized by […]

Paramount’s new head of international has dived deep into how David Ellison sold him the dream. Kevin MacLellan told the Enders TMT Leaders Live Conference that his hire at the new Paramount-Skydance, which will soon incorporate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), came at a time when the “frightened paralysis” of the film and TV industry was […]

Gerhard Zeiler, the President of international at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), has called on big players to “get rid of an exclusivity mindset” when it comes to content. Zeiler appeared to suggest WBD will better leverage YouTube in the future, meeting audiences, especially younger, “where they are.” Zeiler noted that WBD has six-month exclusivity on […]

Netflix EMEA chief Larry Tanz has warned against a “one size fits all approach” to rights retention around Europe that risks benefitting huge indies backed by “private equity or sovereign wealth.” Speaking at the Enders TMT Leaders Conference, Tanz committed to breaking Netflix’s European spend record “next year and the year after that,” but warned […]