Raising the stakes: investing in creators

Raising the stakes: investing in creators

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs reckons the creator economy could be worth $480 billion by 2027. No wonder traditional and non-traditional investors are lining up to back the next generation of talent For much of the past decade, creators have built businesses...
No one has the answer, and that’s ok

No one has the answer, and that’s ok

How well do you think you could guess why someone wanted to watch your programme? Or what they might want to watch next? It’s safe to assume most people have moved away from just quoting the BARB figures or talking in ABC 1s, but actually putting the audience at the...
From reach to rights: the creator IP opportunity

From reach to rights: the creator IP opportunity

The creator economy’s first chapter was about owning the audience. Its next is about owning the intellectual property, and that changes everything about how these businesses get built, advised, valued and bought. For most of its history, the creator economy has...
Rise of the Brandcaster

Rise of the Brandcaster

As audiences abandon traditional marketing channels, brands are becoming broadcasters, launching their own digital-first channels to build culture, loyalty, and long-term engagement through entertainment. For decades, brands rented attention. They bought print pages,...
Why TV’s next great indies could be built on YouTube

Why TV’s next great indies could be built on YouTube

For years, conversations about the future of television have been dominated by what the industry is losing. Commissioning has slowed. Budgets have tightened. Broadcasters have become increasingly risk averse. Entire genres that once sustained thriving independent...
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