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All3Media’s Jane Turton on Navigating Pandemic Challenges
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In 2019, All3Media brought in a record £745 million ($1.02 billion) in revenues. At the start of 2020, CEO Jane Turton looked enthusiastically toward building on the group’s many successes developing, producing and distributing drama, factual and factual-entertainment programming. Then the pandemic hit, shutting down production and delaying delivery of shows. But the broad footprint of the group’s 40-plus production entities (located in the U.K., the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands and New Zealand), its diverse output and a sizable catalog of finished shows and formats allowed All3Media to have an almost business-as-usual year. Turton does not minimize the challenges faced by the group’s employees but has confidence in their determination and creativity in developing new IP, refreshing existing formats, complying with Covid-19 safety protocols to keep production going, securing financing and finding the best homes for shows. Yes, the market is extremely competitive and complex, but as Turton explains, it’s ripe with opportunities.