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BBC Studios’ Zai Bennett and Shelley Macintyre on Blue Planet III, Brad Caleb Kane dives into Crystal Lake, Rainbow Group’s Iginio Straffi on going D2C

2026-10-2944:50

BBC Studios' Zai Bennett and Shelley Macintyre on why landmark natural history series Blue Planet III is sticking to its blue chip roots [01:24]; Crystal Lake showrunner Brad Caleb Kane on why horror is murdering it as a genre [10:28]; and Rainbow Group's Iginio Straffi on taking toons direct-to-consumer as public service broadcasters become increasingly squeezed [28:40].

GammaTime’s Alex Montalvo, COL Group’s Timothy Oh, Every Media’s Tim Vloothuis and Dutch Core’s Lorraine Joore put microdrama under the microscope

2026-10-2245:28

GammaTime's Alex Montalvo [01:36], COL Group's Timothy Oh [15:45], Every Media's Tim Vloothuis and Dutch Core's Lorraine Joore [32:10] on the latest trends shaping the microdrama market as dealmaking and consumer demand intensifies, monetisation models and audience tastes evolve, and AI plays a greater role.

Mipcom 2026 wrap: C21’s Nico Franks and Neil Batey, the BBC’s Kate Phillips, Uncensored’s Rashida Jones, After Party’s Ben Doyle, ITV Studios’ Ruth Berry, ProSiebenSat.1’s Henrik Pabst and MFE’s Giacomo Poletti

2026-10-1501:27:40

In a bumper episode from Cannes, C21's Nico Franks and Neil Batey give their take on this year's Mipcom, from a bullish Banijay to uncertainty over Skydance, and malfunctioning AI robots [02:02]; the BBC's Kate Phillips blasts algorithmic commissioning [17:21]; Uncensored's Rashida Jones [22:25] and After Party's Ben Doyle [43:27] on going digital-first; ITV Studios' Ruth Berry [57:18]; ProSiebenSat.1's Henrik Pabst and MFE's Giacomo Poletti [67:35] on the changing TV distribution landscape.

Mipcom 2026 preview: Skydance, Banijay, YouTube and AI reshape the landscape; BBC Studios’ Sharifa Mansour and Kate Woods on getting programmes made

2026-10-0848:48

C21's Clive Whittingham, Nico Franks, Karolina Kaminska and Michael Pickard look ahead to Mipcom, with the all new Skydance and All3Media-bolstered Banijay reshaping the international TV landscape again [01:01]; and BBC Studios' Sharifa Mansour and Kate Woods on their expectations of the event and approach to getting programmes made in today's challenging marketplace [29:48].

ITV Studios Mipcom spotlight with Julie Meldal-Johnsen

2026-10-0715:00

ITV Studios exec VP of global content Julie Meldal-Johnsen discusses new shows First Woman, Number 10, The Party, Winter and more, being presented to buyers at Mipcom in Cannes next week. This episode is brought to you by ITV Studios.

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