The Distributor Survey is one of the most anticipated reports for the TV industry and provides the official Distributors Ranking based on annual turnover, peer poll and more.

This exclusive virtual event, brought to you by Broadcast International, will reveal the key findings of the Distributor Survey, followed by the below virtual sessions which will focus on distributor strategy, consolidation, the future of markets and the hottest shows.

The Consolidation Game

The Distributors Survey 2020 shows that the distribution market has fundamentally changed shape in the past year – what does this mean for the future of the business, who are the winners and losers, where are the opportunities and challenges and what will emerge after this period?

Panel:

• Cathy Payne, CEO of Banijay Rights
• Kate Llewellyn-Jones, CEO of Beyond Rights
• Jens Richter, CEO of Fremantle International
• Jane Millichip, CCO of Sky Studios

Buyers in a Pandemic Era

How have buyers reacted to the pandemic lockdown and how has it impacted their acquisitions plans? Have new opportunities arisen and what genres are most threatened by production lockdowns? Will catalogue content return to the fore or are other types of investment the key to the future?

Panel:

• Lina Brouneus, Director of Co-Production & Acquisition, Netflix
• Lucy Criddle, Head of Acquisitions, Sky
• Stephen Mowbray, Head of SVT International (Acquisitions and Sales)
• Melanie Rumani, Global Head of Acquisitions, UKTV/BBC Studios

Market Futures (State of the Distribution Nation)

With the immediate financial impact of Covid-19 less gravely felt in the distribution community, leading sales companies discuss their priorities for 2021 and beyond, their strategies for securing pipeline and mitigating further risk and the return of physical markets

Panel:

• Stuart Baxter, President of International Distribution, eOne
• Ruth Berry, Managing Director of Global Distribution, ITV Studios
• Chris Bonney, CEO, Cineflix Rights
• Louise Pedersen, CEO, All3Media International

The event will take place on Hopin, an online platform which enables you to view live panels, interact with speakers, offer insight via the event chat and participate in event polls. It is also ideally set up to virtually network with other viewers via the speed networking function.