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Melanie Leach

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Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletterThis week we get the lowdown on Roku, the Roku Channel, Roku Originals and THAT Quibi deal with Mirjam Laux, VP International Platform. Melanie Leach from leading UK indie South Shore Productions is also on the show discussing building a new indie during COVID, the current thirst for PSB privatisation and defunding in the UK. And we welcome wellbeing expert Tracy Forsyth back on the show after the summer break with some great confidence-boosting techniques. Hosted by Boom! PR founder Justin Crosby. Mirjam's Story of the WeekMelanie's Story of the WeekRokuTracy Forsyth's Fasttrack 2 Fearless  TellyCast websiteTellyCast instaTellyCast Twitter TellyCast YouTubeTellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in London.  Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.Buy tickets for the TellyCast Digital Content Forum sponsored by BBC StudiosSupport the showTellyCast websiteTellyCast instaTellyCast TwitterTellyCast YouTube

<a href="http://eepurl.com/hkehBj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter</a>This week we get the lowdown on Roku, the Roku Channel, Roku Originals and THAT Quibi deal with Mirjam Laux, VP International Platform. Melanie Leach from leading UK indie South Shore Productions is also on the show discussing building a new indie during COVID, the current thirst for PSB privatisation and defunding in the UK. And we welcome wellbeing expert Tracy Forsyth back on the show after the summer break with some great confidence-boosting techniques. Hosted by Boom! PR founder Justin Crosby. <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/09/nordic-streaming-service-viaplay-launch-uk-canada-germany-austria-switzerland-2023-1234841995/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mirjam's Story of the Week</a> <a href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/tim-davie-sounds-talent-alarm/5163489.article" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melanie's Story of the Week</a> <a href="https://www.roku.com/en-gb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roku</a> <a href="https://fasttracktofearless.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy Forsyth's Fasttrack 2 Fearless</a> <a href="http://bit.ly/3a0dCqv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tellycast_tv/?hl=en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast insta</a><a href="https://twitter.com/tellycasttv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmvkr2NAP5I7bi9IQztBsA%20%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast YouTube</a>TellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in London.  Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark.<a href="https://bit.ly/TellyCastDCF23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy tickets for the TellyCast Digital Content Forum sponsored by BBC Studios</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/965779/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a><a href="https://www.tellycast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tellycast_tv/?hl=en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast insta</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tellycasttv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmvkr2NAP5I7bi9IQztBsA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TellyCast YouTube</a>

Episode 73 - Roku's Mirjam Laux, South Shore's Melanie Leach & Tracy Forsyth

In this episode of your city or mine? (and the first to be recorded in person!), Julio meets Melanie Leach, CEO and co-founder of South Shore Productions. Melanie is an award-winning British TV executive who has spent decades creating popular TV shows for the BBC, ITV, Netflix and others – including ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’, ‘Educating’ and ‘Hotel Inspector’. Here, Melanie talks about working in TV since she was a teenager; how streaming is changing viewing habits; why she hopes the government won’t privatise Channel 4; and how factual television can make a big difference to people’s lives.

Melanie Leach, CEO, South Shore Productions, on her passion for London (and why she’d ban cars); how popular TV can change lives; and why Channel 4 should never be privatised

Melanie Leach is CEO of South Shore Productions, and has spent decades creating iconic programmes for the BBC, ITV, Netflix, and beyond. Her production credits include the Emmy award-winning ‘Educating’ series for Channel 4, ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’ for the BBC - and ‘Hotel Inspector,’ now Channel 5’s longest-running show. Launched in 2019, and backed financially by ITV Studios, South Shore creates documentary, popular factual and entertainment programmes for stations and streaming platforms globally. In this in-depth interview, Melanie takes us behind-the-scenes of the whole process in creating a TV show - from the initial idea, through production, and ultimately to broadcast; shares both frustration and optimism at the opportunities created by new streaming platforms, tempered with the almost insurmountable production difficulties created by Covid-19; and discusses her ongoing quest to create and deliver “the next TV show game-changer” equalling the impact of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire.’ 

Melanie Leach is CEO of South Shore Productions, and has spent decades creating iconic programmes for the BBC, ITV, Netflix, and beyond. Her production credits include the Emmy award-winning ‘Educating’ series for Channel 4, ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’ for the BBC - and ‘Hotel Inspector,’ now Channel 5’s longest-running show. Launched in 2019, and backed financially by ITV Studios, South Shore creates documentary, popular factual and entertainment programmes for stations and streaming platforms globally. In this in-depth interview, Melanie takes us behind-the-scenes of the whole process in creating a TV show - from the initial idea, through production, and ultimately to broadcast; shares both frustration and optimism at the opportunities created by new streaming platforms, tempered with the almost insurmountable production difficulties created by Covid-19; and discusses her ongoing quest to create and deliver “the next TV show game-changer” equalling the impact of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire.’

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