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Pact is the trade association representing the commercial interests of UK independent television, film, digital, children’s and animation media companies.
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Pact UK, production censusGLOBAL SALES LIFT UK INDEPENDENTTV REVENUES TO £3.3BN
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A 30 per cent rise in international sales lifted revenues in the UK independent TV production sector to a record £3.3bn in 2019. International revenues for indendent producers totalled £1.25bn, the first time they have annually exceeded £1bn.
Commissions from international linear TV services rose by £226 million in 2019, accounting for the majority of growth, whilst revenue generated by commissions from SVOD services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime grew again, reaching £337m.
Domestic revenues also reached a new high of £1.94bn, a 3 per cent increase on 2018.
The data was published in the annual independent TV production census commissioned by Pact, the trade association, from the consultancy, Oliver & Ohlbaum.
Commenting on the Pact Census, Pact CEO John McVay, said: “It was only a matter of time for international revenues to break £1 billion. The creativity and talent that the UK indie sector has to offer is world class and British programming has true global appeal.
“Despite the obvious challenges that the sector has faced this year, I am confident that UK indies will weather the storm and continue this international success story”.
Sara Geater, Chair of Pact and All3Media Chief Operating Officer, added: “These record revenues show very clearly that the indie sector has had huge success in 2019, reflecting the importance of our independent TV production sector to the international market. We can look forward to the production levels from UK indies returning to meet the global demand for the high quality, original content that audiences around the world love.”
Commissions from international linear TV services rose by £226 million in 2019, accounting for the majority of growth, whilst revenue generated by commissions from SVOD services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime grew again, reaching £337m.
Domestic revenues also reached a new high of £1.94bn, a 3 per cent increase on 2018.
The data was published in the annual independent TV production census commissioned by Pact, the trade association, from the consultancy, Oliver & Ohlbaum.
Commenting on the Pact Census, Pact CEO John McVay, said: “It was only a matter of time for international revenues to break £1 billion. The creativity and talent that the UK indie sector has to offer is world class and British programming has true global appeal.
“Despite the obvious challenges that the sector has faced this year, I am confident that UK indies will weather the storm and continue this international success story”.
Sara Geater, Chair of Pact and All3Media Chief Operating Officer, added: “These record revenues show very clearly that the indie sector has had huge success in 2019, reflecting the importance of our independent TV production sector to the international market. We can look forward to the production levels from UK indies returning to meet the global demand for the high quality, original content that audiences around the world love.”
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Why does Channel 4 Exist?Channel 4 was set up by the government with a unique model and remit that aims to stimulate the independent production sector, drive innovation in broadcasting and to commission programmes that showcase Britain in all of its diversity and to stimulate debate.
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Channel 4 drive innovation and growth by exploiting a publicly-owned asset (the terrestrial broadcasting spectrum) to reach audiences and generate revenues. Those revenues go back into funding independent production companies, which retain the rights to the programmes that they create.
By retaining the rights to their content, independent production companies can then go on to sell their content internationally.
On top of all of this, Channel 4 provide invaluable knowledge and promotional support to help grow the UK’s broadcasting sector and foster its entrepreneurialism.
By retaining the rights to their content, independent production companies can then go on to sell their content internationally.
On top of all of this, Channel 4 provide invaluable knowledge and promotional support to help grow the UK’s broadcasting sector and foster its entrepreneurialism.
British broadcasting's creative greenhouse
"Our overall role is to champion innovation in TV, film and digital – nurturing and growing new ideas, formats, views and voices, faces, talent, audiences and production companies."
"We’re a greenhouse for new creative and digital ideas of significant economic importance.
"Our overall contribution to the UK’s creative economy is notable given our relative size in the marketplace.
"We grow small businesses across the whole of the UK and our formats are successful around the world.
"We have a track record of commissioning more programme ideas than any other public service broadcaster (‘PSB’) and spend more with independent producers than any other channel."
"Our overall contribution to the UK’s creative economy is notable given our relative size in the marketplace.
"We grow small businesses across the whole of the UK and our formats are successful around the world.
"We have a track record of commissioning more programme ideas than any other public service broadcaster (‘PSB’) and spend more with independent producers than any other channel."
The Channel 4 model
"Our social enterprise model makes us the only commercial public service broadcaster whose sole incentive is to invest in valued public service programming."
"For over 30 years, Channel 4 has successfully balanced the twin challenges of delivering a public service while being commercially self-sufficient.
"In a world in which consumers increasingly demand that businesses deliver social good, and organisations in the charitable and public sectors are raising more and more money from commercial activities, this has become a powerful business model. Today, that model is known as ‘social enterprise’.
"Channel 4 is a self-sustaining social enterprise, raising commercial revenues from the market and reinvesting surpluses back into British public service content from UK independent producers.
"We do this through a cross-funding model that funds genres such as News, Current Affairs, British Film and Education (which are typically loss-making), with revenues from commercially-valuable programming, like Factual Entertainment."
"In a world in which consumers increasingly demand that businesses deliver social good, and organisations in the charitable and public sectors are raising more and more money from commercial activities, this has become a powerful business model. Today, that model is known as ‘social enterprise’.
"Channel 4 is a self-sustaining social enterprise, raising commercial revenues from the market and reinvesting surpluses back into British public service content from UK independent producers.
"We do this through a cross-funding model that funds genres such as News, Current Affairs, British Film and Education (which are typically loss-making), with revenues from commercially-valuable programming, like Factual Entertainment."
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