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31/08/2026

Enjoy the Bank Holiday, recharge… then get back to making those dreams happen 💪🏾

A timeless reminder from a true icon. 🤍

Flowers to Edinburgh 🌸As the TV Festival says goodbye to Edinburgh and prepares for its next chapter in Manchester, it f...
29/08/2026

Flowers to Edinburgh 🌸

As the TV Festival says goodbye to Edinburgh and prepares for its next chapter in Manchester, it feels only right to give it its flowers.

For decades, Edinburgh has brought our industry together to debate, challenge, connect, celebrate and move things forward.

I especially want to recognise the Black, Asian and Global Majority talent who have shaped the Festival, on its stages, behind the scenes, through its talent programmes and in its leadership.

That includes Fatima Salaria, Chair of the TV Festival and TV Foundation Boards, alongside David Olusoga, Michaela Coel, Afua Hirsch, Kiran Nataraja, Harjeet Chhokar, Clive Myrie and many more.

Closer to home, Breakthrough Leader Sabrina Scollan produced my session this year, while fellow Breakthrough Leader Soufian Shamsi was the Festival’s Editorial Manager, working across its programming and sessions.

Many from our wider community have also produced sessions, spoken on panels, joined programmes and shaped conversations, from the South Asian breakfasts to the Black Meet Ups.

Because Edinburgh has never just been about the sessions, it’s the chance meet-ups, corridor conversations, coffees that become opportunities, old friends, new collaborators and finding your people.

This year’s MacTaggart, delivered by Pedro Pina, VP and Head of YouTube EMEA, asked an important question: as the industry shrinks, who can afford to stay?

This new landscape can offer real opportunity, if you know how to harness it.

That’s what we’re exploring through Global Breakthrough 360: building the networks, confidence, international perspective and power to sustain a career, adapt and shape what comes next.

So, flowers to those who came before, those who pushed doors open, those creating space now and everyone who made Edinburgh richer and more representative. 🌸

Thank you, Edinburgh, for the conversations, friendships, opportunities, breakthroughs, Ghanaian food, karaoke and memories.

Manchester… It’s over to you. ❤️

Ali G is back — and already dividing opinion. Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Amazon MGM film Ali G: Who Iz I? has sparked backl...
29/08/2026

Ali G is back — and already dividing opinion. Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Amazon MGM film Ali G: Who Iz I? has sparked backlash, with a campaign urging cinemas not to screen it generating more than 36,000 emails.

The Film and TV Charity has welcomed Dr Susannah Robertson-Hart, Michelle Matherson, Aaqil Ahmed and Edith Nwekenta to strengthen its Mentally Healthy Productions programme and support healthier working practices across film and TV.

Amol Rajan has proposed turning the BBC into a co-operative owned by audiences, arguing the model could strengthen its finances and independence.

Is Ali G too outdated for 2026? Let us know your thoughts. 👇🏾

The ladies are taking ALL the this week, here’s who we’re celebrating: Huge flowers to Dr. Saleyha Ahsan, who won Chan...
28/08/2026

The ladies are taking ALL the this week, here’s who we’re celebrating:

Huge flowers to Dr. Saleyha Ahsan, who won Channel 4’s Random Acts live pitch at the Edinburgh TV Festival with her short film idea exploring what it means to be human in the age of AI, focusing on medics being attacked by AI drones during armed conflict.

We’re heading back into the world of Top Boy! Jasmine Jobson will return as Jaq in her very own Netflix spin-off series, while also stepping behind the scenes as an executive producer. The six-part series will explore Jaq’s story beyond Summerhouse, with filming set to begin in 2027.

Big love to Sabina Emrit Harper for directing Dangerous Debussy, a new Sky Arts documentary exploring the complicated man behind some of the world’s most beautiful music, told through the women who loved, supported and inspired him.

Who are you giving flowers to this week? 🌸 Or even better, who are you nominating for Global Breakthrough 360? Tag them below! 👇🏾

It’s time to give people their flowers. 🌸💐And today, we’re giving them to every single person who has been nominated for...
28/08/2026

It’s time to give people their flowers. 🌸💐

And today, we’re giving them to every single person who has been nominated for Global Breakthrough 360.

More than 100 brilliant people from across the content ecosystem have already been put forward because somebody saw their talent, their leadership and their potential and thought:

You deserve to be seen.

So these flowers are for you. 💐

Been nominated? Come and collect your flowers in the comments 👇🏾

Drop “I’VE BEEN NOMINATED 🙌🏾” — then give someone else their flowers by tagging someone you think should be nominated next.

Because brilliant people don’t always put themselves forward. Sometimes it takes somebody else saying, “I see you.”

50 people will join our first Global Breakthrough 360 cohort — gaining access to new networks, industry leaders, executive coaching, global opportunities and our inaugural trip to South Africa. 🇿🇦🌍

Nominations AND applications are open now.

👇🏾 Been nominated? Claim your flowers.
Who deserves theirs? Tag them.

Who is the person everyone turns to for the idea, the introduction or the solution?The one whose leadership strengthens ...
26/08/2026

Who is the person everyone turns to for the idea, the introduction or the solution?

The one whose leadership strengthens the people and projects around them?

Global Breakthrough 360 is creating space for those leaders to meet their peers, exchange knowledge and develop international collaborations across the content industry.

If someone came to mind while reading this, put their name forward. And if it sounds like you, give yourself the same recognition.

🔗 www.globalbreakthrough360.com

The Guardian is looking for an on-camera Social Video Host, ITV News wants a Producer with an eye for original consumer ...
26/08/2026

The Guardian is looking for an on-camera Social Video Host, ITV News wants a Producer with an eye for original consumer investigations, and ITV is hiring a Content Insights Manager to help shape its unscripted output.

Explore more - https://linkin.bio/thetvcollective

24/08/2026

The power of representation. 🌍

Global Breakthrough 360 is about recognising leaders who show others what’s possible.

Who deserves to be recognised?

Nominations are open now.

https://www.globalbreakthrough360.com

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Global Breakthrough 360 nominations are still open. We’re looking for leaders across TV, film, streaming, digital media,...
23/08/2026

Global Breakthrough 360 nominations are still open. We’re looking for leaders across TV, film, streaming, digital media, podcasts, brands and technology who are making things happen and opening doors for others. Selected leaders will join an international network and take part in a trade exploration to South Africa. Know someone who should be in the room?

The race for Channel 4’s new Director of Programmes is reportedly down to some of the industry’s biggest names. David Brindley, Amelia Brown, Fozia Khan, Stuart Murphy and Tanya Shaw are all understood to be in the running for the role, which will oversee commissioning across scripted, entertainment, reality, documentaries, factual entertainment and lifestyle.

BBC Studios and SBS are taking Creator Lab to Australia, creating a new route for established social creators to develop bigger TV formats and series. Delivered with Changer Studios and BBC Studios TalentWorks, successful creators will get the opportunity to develop ideas, work with established IP and pitch to streamers, commissioners and industry execs.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Global Breakthrough 360, nominate a leader or put yourself forward today.

https://www.globalbreakthrough360.com

Flowers to Annika Allen-Gray on the launch of Then, Now, Next, an eight-part audio documentary and living archive preser...
21/08/2026

Flowers to Annika Allen-Gray on the launch of Then, Now, Next, an eight-part audio documentary and living archive preserving the stories of the Black pioneers, creatives and leaders who have shaped British television. The series premieres on 16 September, with a new episode released every week across all major podcast platforms.

Big up to Ramla Ali & Richard A. Moore, James William Mellors, Macadie Amoroso, Precious Wura Alabi, Edem Wornoo, Cherish “Chez” Oteka, Romaine Reid and Remi R.M. Moses. Their eight films have been selected to compete at the 2026 S.O.U.L. Fest Awards, screening across London, Birmingham and Newcastle from 5–13 September before heading to BFI Player from 14 September.

Congratulations to James and Soleta Rogan on the launch of Rogan South Africa, marking Rogan Productions’ first permanent international office, based in Johannesburg with strong links to Cape Town.

Plenty to celebrate this week! Show them some love in the comments. 🌸

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