by Stephen Chapman
Channel 4 has announced a series of measures to help improve engagement with indies and speed up the commissioning process.
As part of this, the broadcaster has appointed Rebecca Thompson to the newly created role of Head of Indie Relations.
The moves come following the results of its annual Indie Survey of almost 200 independent productions companies, which examined the problems faced by the sector.
While this found that things had improved, it identified 3 key areas where more work was needed by Channel 4:
More streamlined communications;
Speed of response.
“I’m really pleased that the results of our Indie Survey show we are moving in the right direction, even during an incredibly tough year with the additional challenges presented by the Covid pandemic,” said Emma Hardy, Director of Commissioning Operations.