Justin Crosby, Author at The Drop

Ben Zand Bets on Digital-First Docs with Bold New Series ‘Human’

Sep 29, 2025

For years, Ben Zand has been one of the UK’s most distinctive factual storytellers, cutting his teeth inside the BBC and then building his own production company, Zandland. But with the launch of Human – a self-funded YouTube documentary strand – Zand is making his...

YouTube’s TV Takeover

Sep 18, 2025

YouTube has quietly completed its transformation from a platform for cat videos into television’s fiercest competitor. According to a new report from MIDiA Research, confirming Nielsen’s Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge, YouTube has overtaken Netflix in...

Spud Gun Studios stakes its claim in the new production economy

Sep 10, 2025

By any measure, Tom Jenkins has earned his moment. After more than a decade steering Mashed, the anarchic, fan-fuelled animation channel that has become a fixture of gaming culture, he and his partners at Spud Gun Studios have finally taken full ownership. Channel 4’s...

If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish…?

Aug 28, 2025

“Let’s be positive and say anything!” For those who are not aware, this quote is said by two of the lead characters in the film Back to the Future. So in true time travelling style, let’s go back 4.5 years to 2021 when I first joined Quintus Studios to...

Job opportunity | Head of Content Studio, Digital – up to £70,760 + London weighting

Aug 5, 2025

BBC Studios Digital Brands team is looking for an inspirationally creative and practically grounded candidate to lead a new, unified digital content creation team. You will be comfortable leading a large production team to deliver quality copy, design, and video,...