Mipcom Panel: Showrunners Have to Compromise, Pay-TV Stable During COVID-19
Naman Ramachandran Showrunners will have to make some creative compromises due to the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, it emerged during one of the warm up sessions leading up to Mipcom.Presenting research during a session titled “Post-disruption production and scheduling recovery” on Monday, Tim Mulligan, research director, video analyst, at specialist media and technology analysis company MIDiA Research revealed that there were 532 scripted shows in the U.S. in 2019, a figure which is estimated to shrink to 279 in 2020.“This will have significant ramifications over the next 12-15 months,” Mulligan said.