Alan Yentob Dies, Telegraph Sold and C4 Studio Ambitions
Paul Robinson and Derek Drennan join Matt Deegan
What do TV indies need from an executive and what makes a good one? It was a good discussion to have in the wake of Alan Yentob’s death. Is it all about business or do they need some creative bones?
On the sofa to talk about it are media consultant Paul Robinson, who worked with Alan in the 90s and the Managing Director of Nest Productions, Derek Drennan.
With Derek we get into the business of television, as he talks about Nest’s model. That of being the back office for emergent indies. He tells us what it’s like to run an indie today, and what are the skills you need.
Also on the show, has The Telegraph sale finally been resolved and would you have spent £500m buying it. We also talk about whether indies have anything to fear from Channel 4 moving into production.
Plus in the Audio Network Media Quiz, in the wake of a new Jimmy Carr podcast from Netflix looking at movie pitches, we, er, borrow the idea to test our guests.
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