PACT’s John McVay

6 Aug, 2020
PACT’s John McVay
TellyCast Episode 16

PACT’s John McVay brings us the details of the landmark Emergency Covid Insurance Fund that could potentially unlock over £1 billion in UK TV and film production.

CEO of Zig Zag Productions Danny Fenton also joins host and founder of Boom! PR Justin Crosby to discuss the current and future outlook for UK TV production – a £12 billion industry.

We’ll also find out who Danny’s Hero of the Week is – and who or what he’s telling to Get in the Bin!

K7 Media’s Girts Licis looks at TV production restarting worldwide and more fantastic creative responses to COVID by the global TV business.

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Updates on the Emergency Covid Insurance Fund https://www.pact.co.uk/covid-19.html

More info https://deadline.com/2020/07/uk-industry-responds-to-production-insurance-fund-1202998172/

The Plot Against America https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/the-plot-against-america

TellyCast Advertising and sponsorship enquiries: justin (at) boomdialogue (dot) com

Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.

TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers.

Transcripts for this episode will be available soon.