Here Comes Pod

Mip TV is back, and as a special treat Here Comes Pod is celebrating the market with a special guest - Armando Nunez. Armando talks about his early days in the business, the constant evolution of ViacomCBS during his 20 years running the international distribution there, the golden age of US TV series, and why a business built on relationships needs a market like Mip TV. Enjoy.

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Here Comes Pod now has a sibling - Here Comes Sports Pod, with interviews from the world of sports in general and football in particular. And there is no better place to start than with a look back at the tumultuous events of April 2021, and the short lived European Super League, with football consultant Alex Fynn. Alex picks out the three games that changed European football, his role in the establishment of the Champions League which set the ESL in motion and the reasons why the ESL failed. Enjoy

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My guest this week is Kelly Williams, Managing Director of Commercial at ITV. Kelly talks about his early days at Thames Television and UKTV, his move to Channel 5, and his current role at the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster. Along the way he shares thoughts on the difference between selling and negotiating, how Nick Milligan helped to re-shape the way advertising was traded in the UK, the key success factors in the bounce-back of advertising revenue in the UK during the pandemic, and how he and Jeff Ford were the last men standing when Channel 5 was bought by Northern and Shell. Enjoy!

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Marion Edwards joined me on Here Comes Pod this week, and what an entertaining and fascinating chat it turned out to be. There was so much good stuff in there that this episode is a two-parter! So in part 1 Marion talks about her start in the international film and TV business at Universal Studios, her move to MGM, and then her long and prestigious career at Twentieth Century Fox, as well as a deeper dive into the opportunities and challenges that came with licensing The Simpsons around the world. A big thanks to David Smyth for connecting us. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to the second part of Here Comes Pod with Marion Edwards. In this episode, Marion talks about the challenges she faced as a female executive in the male dominated studio system, the Disney takeover of Fox, and some of her favourite Fox TV shows. Enjoy!

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Here Comes Pod is back, and this week's guest is former Sony Pictures Television President of International Television Michael Grindon. Michael talks about his early career at HBO and the excitement of establishing the TV distribution team at Legendary Entertainment, but it is his time at Sony Pictures that we discussed in most detail - building an international team, launching the international productions operation and recruiting Sir Howard Stringer to the cause of buying Indian cricket rights. Enjoy!

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If you love movies and movie-making, this week's guest on Here Comes Pod is the man for you. Harald Kloser is both a composer and movie producer, and his long term collaboration with director Roland Emmerich has produced success after success, from The Day After Tomorrow to Midway. Harald talks about the role music plays in our appreciation of movies, the process of putting a score together, why the theatrical experience will not disappear, and how Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton convinced Roland and him to bring the movie 2012 to Sony Pictures. Enjoy the podcast, and festive greetings to all.

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Here Comes Pod welcomes James Baker this week to talk about TV past, present and future. From his early days at TV-am to rolling out Nickelodeon, then heading up programming at Sky One, his 10 year stint at Red Arrow Studios and now exploring future TV business models with Silberhorn Media Capital, James has an unrivalled perspective on the evolution of TV. He also gives us the inside scoop on the infamous Chatty Rat. Enjoy!

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Josephus, Amos Oz and Milk and Honey...Israeli cultural exports had been quite limited since the global breakout success of The Bible. But in recent years Israel has been a hotbed of creative influence in the international TV business. Broadcaster and producer Keshet has led the way, and in this week's episode of Here Comes Pod, Keshet International CEO Alon Shtruzman gives his thoughts on how this has been achieved, along with insights into his career to date. A-Ba-Ni-Bi!

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This week's guest on Here Comes Pod is Stephen Mowbray, currently Head of Programme Acquisitions at Swedish public broadcaster SVT, and soon to join NENT as head of series and kids for Viaplay. Stephen tells us about his early days at C4 in the UK, the move to Sweden, the changing landscape in Nordic media, and the importance of relationships in the acquisitions market. (Here's a hint - it's just not all about money, money, money). Njut!

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