The WGA strike has had an impact on U.K./U.S. co-productions, Channel 4’s head of content Ian Katz said today. The strike, which has been running since May 2, has spooked U.K. writers who are too l…
The strike, which has been running since May 2, has spooked U.K. writers who are too loyal or nervous to engage in conversations with U.S. co-production partners, Katz said at a press briefing on Wednesday morning, where Channel 4 unveiled its 2022 revenue results.
U.K/U.S. co-productions have become increasingly popular in recent years to offset rising production costs. Last year Channel 4 revealed it was co-producing the series “Get Millie Black” with HBO, starring Tamara Lawrance. Russell T Davies’ hit “It’s a Sin” was also a Channel/HBO co-pro. When pressed on what kind of workarounds Channel 4 had found, Katz replied: “I think for instance some producers will choose — rather than trying to line up a U.S. partner at the start of production, they may choose to finance a show differently and then take it out to market in the States later on. I’m seeing a bit of that.
“The reality is that the genres that are increasingly important to us because they drive our streaming growth are actually among the more expensive because they are scripted and reality,” he said. “And our plans are to do more of those.”also asked Katz about the commissioning freeze at Channel 4, especially in light of the relatively robust 2022 annual report, which showed revenues had only dropped by 2%, to £1.14 billion.
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