Building A Brighter Future: Exploring Future Studios’ game plan with chief creative officer John Farrar
Future Studios, a division of Future PLC, has emerged as one of the leading content creation businesses in the digital-first arena. Formed following the £23.5m acquisition of Barcroft Media in 2019, it produces high volumes of content for social platforms, TV and the...
Understanding the UK creator economy: Eight talking points from the new TellyCast/K7 Media report
This month, The Drop’s sister platform TellyCast joined forces with K7 Media to launch a new report about the digital content ecosystem. Entitled Like & Subscribe: Understanding the UK Creator Economy, the report set out to provide a broad insight into this...
Absolute Zero: Channel 4’s Sacha Khari outlines the strategy behind 4.0
Last week, UK producer’s association PACT held a seminar for its members called Beyond The Box. Designed to help film and television creators make the most of opportunities in the multiplatform world, it featured speakers from leading digital first companies including...
Meta and Alphabet post Q1, 2023 results: Key Takeaways
Big tech financial results are like buses. You hear nothing for months then suddenly there is an outpouring of information and insights in the space of a few days. For this week’s download, The Drop takes a look at Meta and Alphabet’s latest headlines. Meta (owner of...