Episode 90 - MIPTV's Lucy Smith & XUMO's Anthony Layser

Sign up to the free TellyCast newsletter On this weeks show we’re chatting with Anthony Layser, VP of Content Partnerships & Programming at Comcast’s US FAST channel platform Xumo. We’re discussing what makes a great FAST channel, and what he’s looking to acquire for Xumo. Plus we catch up with Lucy Smith, Director of MIPTV and MIPCOM as we look ahead to this year’s April event in Cannes - the first for 3 years. We’ll find out what delegates can expect from this year’s event, who’s already signed up to be on the Croisette, and what industry heavyweights will be in attendance at one of the first major post pandemic international TV market events. They’re both in conversation with Boom! PR’s Justin Crosby.Anthony’s Story of the WeekLucy’s Story of the WeekTellyCast website TellyCast instaTellyCast Twitter TellyCast YouTubeTellyCast is edited by Ian Chambers. Recorded in isolation on a bedroom in London.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