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Indies pin hopes on recovery as cash-strapped broadcasters slash commissioning, sending revenues plunging by £400mThe UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market pressures has led to a £400m financial hole, leaving hundreds of small companies in a fight to stay afloat this year.This week the industry body Pact, which has 850 TV production companies as members, revealed that cash-strapped British broadcasters slashed spend on commissioning programmes last year to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic. Continue reading…
Indies pin hopes on recovery as cash-strapped broadcasters slash commissioning, sending revenues plunging by £400m
The UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market pressures has led to a £400m financial hole, leaving hundreds of small companies in a fight to stay afloat this year.
This week the industry body Pact, which has 850 TV production companies as members, revealed that cash-strapped British broadcasters slashed spend on commissioning programmes last year to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic.