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waddell media md Janine Waddell CD David Cumming Head of prod Mike McGeogh head of finance Martin McGinn 2019 ranking - shows Work on the Wild Side (C4), Dana: The Original Derry Girl (BBC NI,
RTE.BBC4), The Chronicles of Erne (BBC NI, BBC4)
warp Films ceos Mark Herbert, Peter Carlton cfo/coo Niall Shamma EP Ruth McCance 2019 ranking - shows The Virtues (C4), Little Birds (Sky Atlantic)
Work on the Wild Side
Warp reckons a “different aesthetic of film and television production” will arise from COVID restrictions - “probably more studio based.” However, the “fundamentals of drama – strong characters, clear and interesting dilemmas, intelligent writing with heart and purpose – those will remain important.”
west road Pictures (All3Media) md Jonathan Fisher head of development Eleanor Birnie 2019 ranking - shows Blood s2 (Virgin Ireland, C5), Penance (C5)
whisper (Sony Pictures TV) ceo, co founder
Sunil Patel co founders Jake Humphrey, David Coulthard md Mark Cole chief CD Helen Warner 2019 ranking 35 shows Inside Monaco (BBC2), Formula One Highlights (C4), The NFL Show (BBC1) Women’s FA Cup Final (BBC1)
Blood
Whisper has hoovered up sports contracts over the last few years but “almost all” were postponed or cancelled due to Covid-19. “£30m of revenue was put on hold but is now coming back.”
whitworth ceo/CD Hugh Whitworth bus affairs Moira Noble prod exec Becca Chiplen 2019 ranking - shows Inside Cadbury (C4), Britain’s Giant Pet Food Factory (C4), Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys (C5)
Whitworth says getting its first C4 orders has been “exciting and welcome” and there are inroads being made at the BBC but COVID has taken its toll. “Despite promises from broadcaster to support small indies, none has been forthcoming.”
wildflame ceo/owner Paul Islwyn Thomas EP Llinos Griffin-Williams development exec Connie Fisher head of prod Gareth Fisher 20-19 ranking - shows The 1900 Island (BBC), Desperate to Drive (BBC), Beasts (S4C)
windfall (Argonon) exec chairman David Dugan ceo Carlo Massarella md Allison Todd CDs Ian Duncan, Dan Kendall, Jamie Lochhead 2019 ranking 39 shows Rebuilding Notre-Dame (BBC, PBS Nova), Europe From Above (PBS Nova), Polar Extremes (PBS Nova)
The 1900 Island
Windfall says the climate is challenging due to lower budgets and filming in a Covid19 environment, but “we believe there could be a positive year ahead for factual television production.”
woodcut chair Hilary Strong ceo Kate Beal creative director Derren Lawford tech dir Matt Blyth 2019 ranking 83 shows Paranormal Captured, The Killer In My Family S2, Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, Combat Ships S2, British Police: Our Toughest Cases
Tony Robinson’s VE Day
workerbee (Banijay) md Rick Murray CD Michelle Chappell head of prod Nicola Griffiths 2019 ranking 72 shows Elba Vs Block (Quibi), Hindus: Do We Have A Caste Problem? (BBC1), Goblin Works Garage (Quest)
Rebranded from Endemol Shine North in 2019, Workerbee says it’s the “fastest growing non-scripted indie outside of London.” 2020 has seen turnover double and it’s won its “first pop fact series for BBC2, our first entertainment reality show for C4 and a fact ent format for Netflix.” It’s also begun production on two feature docs with “high-profile talent.”
zeppotron (Banijay) mds Peter Holmes, Ruth Phillips dir of ops Debra Blenkinsop 2019 ranking 48 key shows Would I Lie To You? (BBC1), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4), The Ranganation (BBC2), The Mash Report (BBC2)
During the height of lockdown Zeppotron managed to make two shows for BBC2, The Rangana- tion and The Mash Report “while keeping all our team and talent safe. These were relatively com- plicated shows that were made almost entirely remotely and involved a huge collective effort from the whole Zeppotron team.”
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ceo Danny Fenton md Matt Graf Palfrey head of entertainment Andy Scott Head of prod Wendi Rose COO Mia Freedman 2019 ranking - shows Stacey Dooley – Face to Face with Arms Dealers (BBC), Japandemonium (ITV), Killing Michael Jackson (Discovery/Quest Red)
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Zig Zag says it sees most opprtunities for growth for the year ahead in “production for International Broadcasters” with the fallout from COVID leading to “shows being put on hold” but at the same time there has been more “interest in finished programmes.”
Killing Michael Jackson
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