The pandemic: one year on
Broadcast unveiled its annual Indie Survey this week, which lifted the lid on the impact of Covid-19 on the production sector in this strangest of years. The Newswrap takes a deep dive into the survey’s top lines, with Netflix coming out on top, the scripted market recovering after a 20% revenue drop and the survival of nimble true indies. Later, we have exclusive audio from international editor John Elmes’ catch-up with US comedy supremo Paul Feig, who weighed in on Hollywood’s diversity problem and revealed a certain Ben Elton comedy as his ‘What We’ve Been Watchin’All that, plus much more, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap.