The impact of the war in Iran on production

Mitigating rising costs in an uncertain world

Apr 7 • Tara Conlan 📺

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March 2026

Making the money go further on A Woman of Substance

The Forge's Beth Willis shares her "secret weapons" for stretching a drama budget

Mar 30 • Manori Ravindran

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The playbook behind Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards

Wonderhood Studios’ Tom Garton on factual drama and the future of TV

Mar 23 • Tara Conlan 📺

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How Brands Can Fill Your Funding Gap - If You Do the Right Homework

Banijay's commercial expert reveals the secrets to brand buy-in

Mar 16 • Manori Ravindran

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Laughing all the way to the bank? Why TV comedy is serious business again

Shane Allen’s playbook for comedy indies

Mar 9 • Tara Conlan 📺

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Cracking Canadian co-pros with 'Baby Elephant School'. Indie insights free edition

Can the U.K.-Canada co-pro treaty help to fund your next factual project?

Mar 2 • Manori Ravindran

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February 2026

Funded by fans: the Time Team playbook

How going direct to consumer can pay off

Feb 23 • Tara Conlan 📺

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Vertical drama, two ways: A producer and app developer on playing the long game with short form

Short, sticky and with no signs of slowing down, the vertical drama mania that has gripped the entertainment industry is finally touching down in the…

Feb 16 • Manori Ravindran

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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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