The latest evidence session of the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s BBC Charter Review inquiry on June 23rd will explore the broadcaster’s relationship with the independent production sector and how the corporation might reinvent itself for the world of digital media. MPs will first hear from witnesses from the independent production […]
Exports of British-owned TV programmes such as Doctor Who, Ludwig, Nightsleeper and All Creatures Great and Small, returned to growth after several unsettling years in global markets, breaking the £2 billion (€2.2bn) barrier for first time (£2.02 billion in 2024/25 compared with £1.82 billion in 2023/24). Pact’s annual UK TV Exports report, compiled by 3Vision, found that while conditions […]
Pact has published the 2025 edition of the Pact Census, a report by Oliver and Ohlbaum Associates. It shows that total TV production revenues saw sluggish growth in 2024, increasing slightly by 1.4 per cent to £3.66 billion (€4.23bn), as the sector navigates a challenging commissioning market at home and abroad. This slight growth in […]
Action for Freelancers (AfF), the newly-created, pan industry collaboration supporting freelancers within the UK television industry, has appointed freelance executive producer, Sarah Swingler, to the role of Project Lead. Action for Freelancers will bring together expertise from across broadcasters, streamers, producers, freelancers, trade bodies, and other industry organisations, to take a coordinated approach in delivering […]
British TV exports around the world fell slightly in 2023-24, down two per cent on the previous year, to £1.81 billion (€2.18bn) according to Pact’s annual TV Exports Report. Although this is still 27 per cent higher than sales in 2020-21. The report found that despite the challenges in the US market over the past […]
Total UK television production sector revenues fell by £392 million (€463.9m), down 8.4 per cent, to £3.61 billion in 2023, the 2024 edition of the annual Pact Census reveals. This decline is especially compounded when high inflation is taken into account, however total revenues remained well above pre-pandemic levels. A number of factors including smaller […]
Figures from the UK children’s content industry, regulators, academics, policy makers and advocates for young people’s wellbeing came together today at the Children’s Media Summit 2024 on February 28th to try to find answers to the major issues faced by the children’s audience and the industry in these rapidly changing times. Organised by the Children’s […]
The 2023 Pact Census reveals that UK TV sector revenues reached their highest ever levels in 2022, driven largely by the growth of international revenues and a significant increase in streaming commissions. Total sector revenues returned to growth levels seen before the pandemic, increasing by 21.3 per cent on 2021 to reach a record £3.94 […]
UK screen trade body Pact has appointed Ross Lewis as its head of international and projects. Lewis will be responsible for working with members to develop their export potential, addressing any trade barriers such as regulatory or access, and seeking new business opportunities across key territories. He will also be responsible for building stakeholder relationships […]
Global productions nominated for BAFTAs and Academy Awards survived and thrived through the pandemic thanks to the UK government’s film and TV support package, which also boosted the country’s economy by £2.25 billion (€2.54bn). Oscar-nominated film Living, Bafta nominees Brian & Charles, Blue Jean and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, as well as major […]