Ben Frow: Never Too Big To Fail
Edinburgh TV Festival 2023
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53m
Channel 5 has commissioned more programming in the past 12 months than the average of the last five years, bucking industry trends. But how do you ensure you get a green-light? In this unflinching session, controller Ben Frow will take you inside Channel 5’s HQ to find out. There will be the wants list and must-haves for Channel 5 and Paramount+ in 2024. There will also be introspection and dissection as Ben and team are held to account and reveal why some of their greatest successes have been borne from failures.
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