Mega-mergers, market power and the indie squeeze: Pat Younge’s reality check

What the mega-mergers mean and the practical moves indies can make to stay on top

Feb 9 • Tara Conlan 📺

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Indie insights: Extending the ‘Financial Freeway’ and betting big on ‘HUMAN’ with Ben Zand

If you build it (and pay for it yourself), will they come? The self-commissioning model is daring brave indie bosses to find out.

Feb 2 • Manori Ravindran

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January 2026

Indie Hustle's essential guide to TV events in 2026

Your calendar to the TV events, markets and festivals that matter in 2026

Jan 26 • Tara Conlan 📺

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Stop, Start & Continue: How to Ride the Great TV Reset

Inside Indielab's Content Futures 2026 and the strategic rethink facing UK indies

Jan 19 • Manori Ravindran

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How creators will 'bridge the gap' with TV in 2026, with Benjy Leslie from Connect Management

Insights and tips on what 2026 will hold for social-first creators and what it means for TV.

Jan 12 • Paul Revoir

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AI in TV: 5 predictions for 2026 from Dan Taylor-Watt

Top tips on what’s coming down the track for the hottest tech topic in TV

Jan 5 • Tara Conlan 📺

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December 2025

Indie Heroes: DocHearts’ Andy Mundy-Castle on building resilient businesses

Staking a claim in the creator economy

Dec 22, 2025 • Tara Conlan 📺

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Indie Insights: Premium documentaries with Dov Freedman from Curious Films

What’s driving demand for prestige popular factual in the streaming era and how you can stay ahead of shifting tastes.

Dec 15, 2025 • Paul Revoir

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Accelerated consolidation, prominence, creator core, AI and direct-to-consumer: Emile Nawagamuwa’s 2026 Predictions

Six months on from co-producing Ros Atkins’ agenda-setting Edinburgh TV Festival, the UKTV commissioning editor for factual gives his forecasts for next…

Dec 8, 2025 • The Indie Hustle

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Vertical drama, digital channels, brand funding, how small indies can have the edge in 2026.

More highlights from GrowthLab London

Dec 1, 2025 • Tara Conlan 📺

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November 2025

From Adolescence to Specs Gonzalez: Lab Talks

Insights from leading creatives who spoke at GrowthLab London

Nov 24, 2025 • Tara Conlan 📺

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GrowthLab London Special: Predictions and Opportunities in 2026

Top advice and strategies from leading industry figures who spoke at last week’s conference

Nov 17, 2025 • Tara Conlan 📺

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