Attending #screenforever this week, Australia's Annual TV Market was great. We had some exciting attendees from film director Ron Howard and our very own Magda Subanski ..... I was excited that there were proper conversations about AVOD, including on YouTube, the power of data, and the strength of independent creators.
My highlights from the conference were:
1. I heard so much chatter about In Conversation with Screen Australia's CEO Deirdre Brennan. Not only is she the new CEO, so everyone wanted to hear what she had to say, but she also surprised some of the audience by suggesting everyone look at YouTube's Big 4 Bets for 2024: https://lnkd.in/gxpnADxz There are some great insights in there, including the fact that 47% of people now watch YouTube on TVs.
2. Data, Data, Data. Everyone was talking about the need for real Data, whether in the Factual session, where the top producers discussed data helping them make the case for Factual Content over Drama, or Deirdre pointing out that there hasn't been a Screen Currency Report since 2016. As a Producer of Digital Content on YouTube, I love the fact that we can dive into our CMS and look at the data in real-time as our productions and licensed content are published.
3. The highlight for me was The Online Creation session put together by Jesse McCart from Screen Queensland where we heard from QLD-based YouTubers Joe and Rita from ArtSpear and Toby Hendy, the Creator of the Science of Mathematics and the Tibees channel. These guys were truly inspiring and shared many insights about their hugely successful YouTube channels in the Science and Movie Space.
It didn't go unnoticed that the Online Creation session was billed at the same time as some headline sessions and was tucked away in a small corridor. Given the new CEO of Screen Australia's call to action and YouTube's major growth phase, maybe we should give "Online" a bigger headline next year. Mark Ashbridge Isabella Ronzel
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