TellyCast: The TV industry news review

Episode 15 - ITV Studios' Ruth Berry & Abacus Media Rights' Jonathan Ford

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Episode notes

ITV Studios' Managing Director of Global Distribution Ruth Berry and Abacus Media Rights' Managing Director Jonathan Ford join host and founder of Boom! PR Justin Crosby to discuss the current content distribution business - who's buying what - when and why?

Plus Ruth tells us about ITV Studios' recently announced Fall Festival and Jonathan discusses how he's overcoming the challenges of setting up a new distribution business during the pandemic. 

And we’ll find out who their Heroes of the Week are – and who or what they'll be telling to Get in the Bin!

Deadline Hollywood's Peter White takes a look at the key news from this week's Emmy nominations.

And K7 Media’s Girts Licis explores the present and future for content distribution.

Ruth's stories;
Pint-sized punk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-53480366
Plastique Fantastique https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/06/plastique-fantastique-isphere-face-shield-design-coronavirus/

TellyCast Advertising and sponsorship enquiries: justin (at) boomdialogue (dot) com

Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark. 

TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers.