Manori Ravindran International EditorU.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has invested in Dhanny Joshi (pictured, right) and Thomas Stogdon’s (left) Big Deal Films as part of its Indie Growth Fund portfolio.Initially formed as a talent management company, Big Deal Films has grown its ranks and set up shop in recent years as a fully fledged production outfit specializing in factual, factual entertainment and scripted content.
The company, which struck a first-look deal with BBC Studios in 2019, has worked with all the major U.K. broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV and Sky.“When we started the company, I was a manager first and there weren’t any production companies I could call upon at that time that really understood diverse.
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