INTRODUCTION PRODUCTION 100
cause households to cut back on streamer subscriptions, in turn causing platforms to cut spend? For now, though, it’s important to stress the sense of relative optimism that emerges in the 2022 Production 100 survey. “We will all face challenges with the cost-of-living crisis and SVODs being hit by subscriber loss,” says Collective Media Group. “However, it is still a seller’s market for now for the right sort of high-end projects.” ITN Productions reports that it has had an unprecedented number of hours TX’d and / or commissioned – more than 100 for the first time. Indies as diverse as True to Nature, Expectation and Sister say they have healthy order books for the next 12 months. Many production companies
say they are feeling bullish and positive about the immediate future. “We have just secured new commissions which will take us well into 2028,” says Wildstar Films. Adds The Whisper Group: “Despite the significant headwinds in the UK market (wage and cost inflation, likely recession and FX volatility) we feel positive about the year ahead due to growth areas we see emerging in the international space.” Hartswood Films sums it up
neatly: “The plurality of buyer and financing models for UK production remains the best it has ever been. There are some doom mongers out there and conditions are definitely
hardening – from a macro economic perspective; labour difficulties; production costs; squeezed margins; tightened licence fees; limited facilities – you could go on and on. But it is undeniable that if you have a great script and a great team around it, the potential to set that show up in the UK at the highest levels continues to be better than it has ever been.”
The top 100 The turnover of the top 100 indies stands at £2.5 billion this year, a 31.6% increase on last year’s figure of £1.9 billion. These figures are a good indicator
of how the sector has grown in strength since last year, when it was still profoundly disrupted by the pandemic. For the second year in a row,
Avalon is the top ranked production company in the UK. The producer of Taskmaster, Breeders, Starstruck and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver saw its turnover climb from £223m to £260m for the year. Established back in 1989, the production / talent management and distribution giant had more than 30 shows in production, including 11 new commissions. The Tinder Swindler and Stanley
Tucci: Searching for Italy producer Raw TV took second place, its best ever Production 100 ranking – and up from seventh place last year – thanks to an £80.9m turnover.
Lime TV also climbed to third place last, up from ninth last year. The Hollyoaks, The Only Way is Essex and Geordie Shore producer reported a turnover of £72m. Vienna Blood maker Endor Productions broke into the top ten for the first time ever, securing fourth place thanks to a £69.7m turnover. His Dark Materials producer Bad
Wolf climbed further, rising from 10th to fifth place on the back of £66m in revenues. Two other drama producers –
Sherwood and Life after Life indie House Productions and Time Traveller’s Wife maker Hartswood Films – also made it into the top ten for the first time ever. Gangs of London producer Pulse Films once again featured in the top ten. The number of scripted producers
in the top ten neatly reflects the boom in high end drama production. It’s hardly a surprise either, given that the Production 100 is ranked by turnover – drama budgets are now so significant that just a few shows can propel a production company right up the table. Other indies to have done well
this year include sports specialist Whisper Group, The Responder producer Dancing Ledge and The House of Maxwell and The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan indie Expectation. Each has made it into the top 20 of the Production 100 for the first time. There’s also a swathe of new
entrants, including Wildstar Films, Hiddenlight Productions, Wonderhood, Mindhouse, Transistor, Like A Shot, The ATS Team, Ten66
SURVEY
If you have a great script and a great team around it, the potential to set that show up in the UK at the highest levels continues to be better than it has ever been
RAW: The Tinder Swindler
Avalon: Starstruck
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