Discovery on their shift to streaming
JB Perrette, head of Discovery International; plus Netflix's Bridgerton.
The Media Show · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
American streaming services dominate our viewing, even though many of their programmes are British-made. Discovery International's CEO tells Amol Rajan why streaming is now such a vital part of their strategy. Plus executive producer and director Julie Anne Robinson on making Netflix's Bridgerton, an American version of a British period drama devised by Hollywood "super-producer" Shonda Rhimes.
Guests: JB Perrette, Discovery International president and CEO; Julie Anne Robinson, executive producer and director, Bridgerton; Manori Ravindran, International Editor at Variety.
Studio engineer: John Boland
Producer: Hannah Sander