Ben Keen, the renowned OTT industry analyst, recently published a report about the state of UK film financing for the British Screen Forum. In it he outlined some of the trends he’d spotted over the past 10 years including: total spending across all film and High-End Television (HETV) production, the average budget of inward investment vs. domestic (British) films, the number of films funded by public service broadcasters and the key role they play in talent incubation. 

Germane to OTT, Ben also talked about films backed by legacy Hollywood majors vs. those part, or fully, financed by the global streamers. For example, over the four years to 2022, Netflix was involved in the financing of more UK films than Warner Bros, Disney and Universal combined.

Together with Ben Keen, Anwen Griffiths, Head of Legal & Business Affairs at BBC Film, and Amanda Groom, founder of The Bridge, we’re going to discuss some of some of these findings on OTT Question Time Online this Thursday (24 October, 4pm UK / 5pm CET).

In the session we’ll also explore:

• Some of the acronyms, terminology and financial incentives involved in content production (especially useful, perhaps, for those of us from a pure OTT background!)
• Applying a wider lens, the film & HETV markets in South Korea, the US, Asia and LATAM
• Content production business models
• The impact on investment of the streamers now increasingly focusing on profits rather than growth
• And the outlook for content producers worldwide over the next five years

Season 5, Episode 6 of OTT Question Time Online will be streamed live at 16:00 UK / 17:00 CET on Thurs 24 October. Register to watch live and engage in the conversation!