EmailLast night, Pat Younge, former head of The Travel Channel, former Chief Creative Officer at The BBC dropped by for dinner.
Since we had him as a kind of captive, we got him to answer a few basic questions on what he looked for when he was buying or commissioning programming.
These days, he is also running his own production company, the London based Sugar Films -- so he has been on ‘both sides’ of the table.
I think you will find his remarks most useful:
Featured Courses
Recent Posts
TV News and The Viewer Experience
July 24, 2024
When we run our video storytelling bootcamps for TV news organizations, our primary focus is on what we call ‘the viewer experience’. It is a given that the journalism is well researched and accurate, but if no one is watching; if there is no ‘audience engagement’ with the story, then you are in fact showing it to no one, which is tragic, and avoidable.
How Jimmy Cured Cancer
June 24, 2024
The Power of Character-Driven Storytelling
Bad News, Good News
June 17, 2024
The old news mantra — if it bleeds, it leads has been replaced by if it’s gross, adios. The prospect of a news-free electorate is terrifying.