Naman Ramachandran “Is bigger generally better?” was one of the hot button topics being debated at a Series Mania panel on Wednesday and the answer in general was there is always room for growth in a rapidly expanding market, albeit with some caveats.
Weighing in on the topic were the heads of Europe-based companies, each of which operate several labels across territories. They included Christian Vesper, president of global drama at Fremantle, Julie Meldal-Johnsen, executive VP of global content at ITV Studios, Federation Entertainment MD Lionel Uzan, Asacha Media Group co-founder and co-CEO Marina Williams and Lars Blomgren, head of scripted at Banijay.
The panel was moderated by Variety international editor Manori Ravindran. “It’s not necessarily about just getting bigger, it’s about strategically, what do we need within the group to support our current producers as well as our distribution,” said Vesper.
Meldal-Johnsen likened the 60 plus labels within the ITV Studios group as self-captained ships with their own creative and entrepreneurial cultures that could take advantage of being part of a larger flotilla in times of global crises like COVID-19.
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