🎬 Indie Insights: Andy Harries Masterclass

From #TheCrown to #ColdFeet, he’s mastered what it takes to build a hit-making indie.

Ahead of #GrowthLabLondon, he shares his lessons on creating standout dramas.

👉 Read in The Indie Hustle www.theindiehustle.com/p/indie-insi...

📊 M&A is back on the indie radar.

All3Media's Jane Turton says more deals are coming, while
Channel 4 has launched its new Creative Investment Fund with Firecrest Films.

In The Indie Hustle, Helion Partners' Tom Manwaring breaks down what investors want www.theindiehustle.com/p/m-and-a-in...

How to play your Co-Production A-Game

🎬 “There’s still a lot of opportunity out there.”

Leonard and Hungry Paul EP Marc Lorber shares smart, practical advice for indies on funding, partners & deal-making.

Read the full story in this week's The Indie Hustle ⬇️
#TV #film #funding #indieproducers

Live #sports are booming, from the Sidemen Charity Match to Everest.Live and producers are finding new ways to fund, stream, and scale.

Tip: grassroots games and YouTube arenas are fuelling the opportunities.

👉 Read the full story in The Indie Hustle www.theindiehustle.com/p/live-sport...

The secrets of selling scripted 🎬

Heading to #MIPCOM? Banijay’s Simon Cox says there’s now a reason to feel optimistic about scripted again.

Germany, France and the Nordics are buying strong, LATAM’s rebounding, and AVOD’s becoming a surprise growth story.

🔗 www.theindiehustle.com/p/the-secret...

Indie Insights: Firebird Pictures’ global #drama playbook

Funding is shifting, and budgets are tight. Firebird Pictures’ Elizabeth Kilgarriff shares how to scale scripted success: find the right investor, stretch budgets & tap into audience-first stories 🔗 www.theindiehustle.com/p/indie-insi...

Driving growth through branded entertainment

Brands aren’t just sponsors, they’re now funding #TV & #digital content. For indies, that’s a major new revenue stream. In this week's The Indie Hustle, top execs share how to win #brand deals & avoid pitfalls open.substack.com/pub/theindie...

Microdramas are rapidly emerging as a powerful new format - short, vertical stories designed for mobile audiences and endless scrolling. Cost-effective to produce and highly scalable, they are more than a passing trend.

Explore how to capitalise on this shift www.theindiehustle.com/p/going-vert...

Budgets are shrinking, but opportunities are growing. Air TV & Red Sauce share how they turned cost pressures into a competitive advantage - building shows like Bangers & Cash and Bargain-Loving Brits into full-blown brands

Read more in The Indie Hustle 👉 theindiehustle.substack.com/p/the-secret...

Indie Insights: how Woodcut Media balances people & profits

In our latest edition, we sit down with Indie Boss of the Month, CEO, Kate Beal, on the hard-won lessons behind building one of the UK’s most resilient indies, from crisis leadership to YouTube growth open.substack.com/pub/theindie...

🤖 Using AI Efficiently and Ethically: Beyond the Hype

AI is transforming how indies work, from slashing costs & speeding up development to reshaping the commissioning power balance. But with copyright, union rules & ethical concerns in play, it’s also a minefield.

#Substack #TV #AI #MediaIndustry

Old Content, New Cash: Five Ways to Re-Monetise Your IP.

Your back catalogue could be worth more than you think. From FAST channels to international licensing, this week’s The Indie Hustle explores five smart strategies indies are using to turn old content into fresh revenue.

The global #drama market is changing quickly, but opportunities remain. In our second edition of The Indie Hustle, we reveal the top-paying regions, popular genres, and clever funding tactics UK indies are using to secure deals despite market instability.

Hello! 👋

Have you read The Indie Hustle’s first piece yet? We spoke with Goalhanger’s #TonyPastor, part of the very first Indielab Accelerator cohort, about building a hit indie, monetising smartly, and what others can learn from his playbook.