Free Spirit: Matt Campion describes Spirit Studios’ entrepreneurial approach to content creation
Matt Campion is creative director and co-founder of Spirit Studios, a cross-platform production company supported by Channel 4’s indie growth fund. Under Campion’s stewardship, Spirit has created TV series such as ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and digital first...
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...
