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…networks concentrate their luxury weekend getaways – and commissions – on ‘preferred producers’? Reliable Execution Successful producers enjoy a reputation for delivering successful programs on time, on budget, and with the minimum drama Access Established producers enjoy day-to-day interaction with their commissioners Success creates access and opportunities to pitch They know the channels’ audiences – their composition and flow They can see wher…
…chases. Banks are stingier in offering credit than in recent memory. Only ‘preferred producers’ with scale enjoy the stability to qualify for the $1,000,000+/- line of credit needed to cashflow a series. Producer: Networks do whatever they can to maintain control. They make sure that production companies’ payment milestones are actually behind so that they have greater leverage and can preserve their own cash flow. Producers almost always start a…
…f these practices Why do networks tend to concentrate their commissions on producers who are ‘preferred vendors’? Reliability Successful producers enjoy a reputation for delivering programs on time, on budget and with the minimum drama. Efficiency By working with proven production companies, the channels limit the circle of outside professionals with whom they must interact. Each new producer brings along a supporting cast that includes outside co…
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…f new ideas considered by A&E/Bio are generated externally, principally by producers. Producers initially pitch their concepts to their A&E/Bio contact at conferences like Real Screen, via email and phone calls, and during regular meetings about ongoing productions. AETN/Bio Development executives pride themselves on the wide net that they cast for new ideas. However, the pitches that are most likely to get their full attention are those from prod…
…n, Dalio Foundation, Associated Universities, Inc, and Sundance Institute. Producers I work with independent producers and production companies to plan, develop, pitch and complete deals. The work often involves partnering with colleagues who are experts in particular genres and formats, or who have senior-level skills such as writing compelling pitches or negotiating distribution deals. Audience Research We provide comprehensive audience analysis…
…rchases Banks are stingier in offering credit than in working memory Only ‘preferred producers’ enjoy the scale and stability to qualify for the $1+/- million line of credit needed to cashflow series for the systematically late-paying networks Producer’s Feedback DocTV.com So why don’t producers just wait it out and start work when the cash flow begins? Producer Networks do whatever they can to maintain control. They make sure that their productio…