Episode 22 - Producer Dries Verhaeghe & K7 Media's Girts Licis

Leading independent TV producer Dries Verhaeghe (Strictly Come Dancing, Love Island) takes us on a walk through the Belgian TV landscape and explains the cultural divisions in the country and how that impacts the TV business. Plus he talks us through the strangely subdued media response to a TV sexting scandal and the launch of new local SVOD Streamz.And we’ll find out who his Hero of the Week is – and who or what he's telling to Get in the Bin!Plus K7 Media’s Girts Licis looks at the biggest local TV hits of the moment and what Belgian content is travelling around the world.Deadline Hollywood's Peter White is back on the show and he takes us through the news of the latest US studio to reveal their streaming offering.TellyCast advertising and sponsorship enquiries including our MIPCOM special shows: justin (at) boomdialogue (dot) comTellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers.Music by David Turner, lunatrax. Recorded in lockdown March 2020 by David Turner, Will Clark and Justin Crosby. Voiceover by Megan Clark. Sign up for The Drop newsletterEnrol on the TellyCast Digital BootcampBuy tickets for the Digital Content ForumSubscribe to the TellyCast YouTube channel for exclusive TV industry videosFollow us on LinkedInConnect with Justin on LinkedINTellyCast videos on YouTubeTellyCast websiteTellyCast instaTellyCast TwitterTellyCast TikTok