Justin Crosby, TellyCast Media & Events.

As audience attention continues to shift toward social video, some of Britain’s most established media groups are no longer treating platform content as an extension of their core business, but as a studio operation in its own right. This session explores why organisations built around radio, print and magazines are now investing in dedicated video production capability rather than licensing it out or bolting it on as an afterthought and what this means for the future of their organisations.

Leah Green – Guardian Studios

Nadia Holmes – Bauer Audio

Moderator:  Victoria Jaye – Consultant

This panel examines what duty of care means when productions have none of the safety margin broadcast budgets once provided. It covers contributors and talent working without standard protections, crews absorbing compressed schedules, and creator burnout, where one person is often talent, producer and business owner with no separation from the workload.

Dr Howard Fine – Mindzone Media

Bryony Hopkins – BRYONY Ink

Digital-first success rarely arrives in a straight line. Platforms reward iteration, and the economics of social video punish the slow, expensive, get-it-right-first-time instincts that traditional television has spent decades perfecting. This session examines the mindset that separates companies making real progress in digital from those still waiting for a guaranteed commission. Panellists will discuss how they test formats in public, what they do with a video that underperforms, how they set internal expectations when most uploads will not travel, and where the line sits between useful failure and wasted money.

Grace Miller  – Grace Experiments

Thom Gulseven – Strong Watch Studios

Yusuf Omar – Seen TV

Moderator: Matt Campion – Spirit Studios

Sandwich and Finger food lunch and networking.

60 mins