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Sep 2024
1h 10m

Jeff Wachtel, Lucas Green and Thomas Vin...

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Jeff Wachtel, the former boss of USA Network and NBCUniversal International Studios, on new venture Future Shack Entertainment and today's rapidly changing TV landscape [00:43]; Banijay's Lucas Green on why branded entertainment is crucial to the future of formats and how Big Brother is just like the Olympics [31:10]; and Oscar-winning Danish director Thomas ... Show More
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