INTRODUCTION PRODUCTION 100


SURVEY


Talkback’s Too Hot to Handle


Kudos’ Code 404


Broadcaster budgets


Fall in budgets over the last 12 months


-5.8%


Budgets declined an average of 5.8% in the past year, according to producer feedback in the P100 survey. It’s by far the highest drop ever recorded in the P100, and largely reflects declines by UK broadcasters in genres such as


factual and entertainment. the last 12 months


furloughed staff. “Life would have been much tougher without it,” says Rare TV. Those staff who remained started to work from home.


Home working As the Production 100 goes to press, most indie staff are still working from home. “We have no immediate plans to return to the office until it is clear the infection rate is stable and we will be able to accommodate our staff safely,” says Drama Republic. Many think the shift to flexible


Producer growth


Where TV production companies are seeing most growth in their business *Producers could vote for more than one category


Where indies say they are seeing the most growth in their business*


TV production for international companies 59% TV production for UK companies 22%


International rights income 8%


UK rights income 3% Other 3% Film 2% Digital 1% Corporate 1% Ad funded 1%


Autumn 2020 P04


working will now be permanent. “Working from home is the new reality and has changed our working environment forever – for the better to a large extent,” says Blink. From September, Initial is


starting a gradual return to the office, “but a more flexible way of working will definitely remain now it has been proven to work.” Noah Media says working from home will “no doubt be a larger part of our set up in the future.” Outline says it expects “to mix safe office work and face to face meetings with Zoom chats and remote working.” Nutopia thinks staff will only want to use its central London office 2-3 days a week, saying that space will need


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to be far more flexible with fewer desks and more meeting spaces. Many others say they are


reconsidering the amount of office space they need in the future. “I’ve told all of the team they never need to come back into the office again,” says Strawberry Blond. “Except for shoots, everything can be done remotely.” Not all agree though, saying the


office environment is important for informal exchanges of information as well as production and editorial supervision. “While we have adapted well to remote working, there is no doubt that creatively we are stronger when our teams are collaborating,” says Fulwell 73.


Zoom generation Zoom and Microsoft Teams have emerged as highly effective tools during the pandemic, enabling communication among teams and with suppliers. Pulse ran its writers rooms remotely, and even hosted a virtual cast and crew screening in the early days of lockdown to celebrate the launch of Gangs of London. Indies in the nations and


regions say that the acceptance of Zoom has had a significant benefits. “It feels like more of an even playing field,” says Belfast


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