Who “Survived ‘Til ’25”? Taking The Temperature Of The International Television Industry As Sector Wrestles With Strike Hangover & Financial Strife
deadline.comLast year, the phrase “Survive ’til ’25” could be heard echoing around confab halls, screening rooms and production offices the world over.
Now we have reached the year in question, who made it through? Deadline has spent recent weeks exploring developments in key territories to take the temperature of what is being positioned by so many as a crucial year for the future of the industry, as the American market continues to contract.
As is pretty much always the case, we have discovered a nuanced picture, with a more upbeat feel in some territories than the downbeat mantra may suggest, but weak TV advertising markets plus financing and co-production challenges are weighing heavily on others.
Read on to discover what we learned from the UK, Canada, South Africa, France, Australia and India. The UK The year in the world of UK TV has started with mini-crisis, with the BBC acknowledging publicly that it has multiple scripted shows stuck in funding limbo.
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