Sir Colin Callender, the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning producer behind hits including Wolf Hall and All Creatures Great And Small, has turned both barrels on U.S.
streamers, saying they could inflict lasting damage on the UK television business.The Playground Entertainment founder warned that people need to look past eye-catching stories about big spending — such as Netflix’s outlay of $1B in the UK — and recognize that the business model of the streamers is a potential “time bomb” for British producers and broadcasters.“The good news is what they have become is a hungry new buyer of British content, but I think we need to distinguish the folklore and fantasy from reality,” Callender said during a virtual event organized by Winston Baker.
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