Spotlight on…Sky
Edinburgh TV Festival 2021
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26m
Zai Bennett oversees programming across Sky’s entertainment, cinema, and kids’ channels and services. As the Comcast-owned pay- and free-TV giant rejigs its channel line-up – Sky One is being replaced with Sky Max and Sky Showcase – Bennett will look ahead to what that means for subscribers, and those supplying content to Sky. With programming spend on the up at Sky, Bennett will also break down where the extra cash is going and what the priority areas are as the volume of original content increases. As a US-owned mainstay of the UK TV scene, the discussion will also take in Sky’s place in the British TV ecosystem.
Up Next in Edinburgh TV Festival 2021
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Spotlight on... Netflix with Anne M...
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Spotlight on…ITV
The TV world has changed and so has the way ITV organises its team. Kevin Lygo comes to the 2021 Festival in his new role atop of the media and entertainment division at the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster. Lygo, a seasoned TV exec and stalwart of the British TV scene, will discuss how the IT...
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Disney+: The Commissioners
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