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This week, Alice and Heather are joined by People Just Do Nothing and Sneakerhead star Hugo Chegwin, and UKTV comedy commissioner Sarah Asante. The group discuss finding new comedy talent, dead-end jobs, and most importantly, Sneakerhead and BAFTA award-winning Big Zuu. This episode does contain some explicit language.

This week Alice Redman and Heather Fallon are joined by comedian, producer and writer Jack Rooke to talk about his Channel 4 series Big Boys. Alice and Heather also talk about the news that ITV is closing in on a Big Brother revival, Alice's time at Realscreen and Banff World Media Festival, and what they've been watching. 

Alice and Heather are back with a brand new podcast. In the first episode of Broadcast Behind the Screens, Alice Redman and Heather Fallon are joined by Dolly Alderton to discuss the TV adaptation of her bestselling memoir Everything I Know About Love. Alice and Heather also discuss their greenlights of the week.

In our final episode of 2021, Alice Redman and Heather Fallon discuss the biggest news stories, reveal TV’s favourite television of the year and test their memories of a record year.

This week Alice and Heather discuss their greenlights of the week, and the upcoming special Christmas episode of Commissioning Conversations. Later on Alice is joined by Jeff Cooke, VP of International Programming at Starzplay to discuss international commissioning and the range of deals available to producers looking to work with him.

In this episode,  YouTube's Luke Hyams gives insight into how producers can create very distinctive content for such a unique platform. Heather Fallon and Alice Redman also talk BBC's new comedy team, as well as their greenlights of the week.

This week Alice and Heather are joined by Matt Ross and Sophia Vahdati from insight company Digital-i, who specialise in TV and media industry analysis. Together they recap this year's MIPCOM, the global market for entertainment content across all platforms.

This week, Discovery's VP of Development Laura Crowson speaks to Alice Redman about taking pitches from UK producers to feed into the US pipeline, and more. Plus, Alice and Heather discuss their Greenlight of the Week. 

Alice and Heather are joined by Digital-i to discuss why Netflix cancel programmes. 

This week, Alice and Heather recap their highlights and key themes of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival. Plus, Heather speaks with comedian Rosie Jones about how she got into TV. 

This week, Alice Redman and Heather Fallon speak to ITV's Head of Factual Entertainment, Sue Murphy, about her 9pm ambitions for the broadcaster, plus they break down Netflix's Q2 results with Matt Ross from Digital-i, a technology and insight company that specializes in TV and media industry analysis, to uncover what's next for the streaming giant. 

This week Alice Redman speaks to Kate Thomas, Deborah Dunnett and Jayne Stanger from the Channel 4 daytime and features team, commissioning editors based in the nations and regions. The team, who are responsible for getting out-of-London commissions through Channel 4's doors and onto TV screens, discuss their remits and much more. 

This week, Alice Redman and Heather Fallon discuss the latest commissioning news, including BBC new hires and Channel 4 privatisation. Later, Alice is joined by Commissioner Index subscriber Nevision's scripted creative director, Neil Zeiger. All that, plus Alice and Heather dish on their greenlight of the week. 

Alice and Heather are joined by independent production company South Shore's joint CEOs Melanie Leach and Andrew Mackenzie to discuss the factual entertainment genre. 

This week Alice and Heather delve into the world of factual television, speaking with Sky's director of documentaries, Poppy Dixon, as well as Commissioner Index subscribers First Look TV about what they're up to, how they use CI, and the true crime genre. All that, plus Alice and Heather discuss their greenlight of the week. 

This week Alice and Heather discuss the US upfronts, factual commissioning at the PSBs and, of course, their greenlight of the week. Tune in to find out what's set to hit US screens and laptops this year, and what's working in factual. 

This week, Alice Redman and Elizabeth McDonald discuss the recent Commissioner Index True Crime event, featuring a panel of true crime commissioners including Channel 5's Dan Louw, Discovery's Winona Meringolo and A+E Networks UK's Diana Carter. They unpack the commissioners' remits and more, and also discuss their Greenlight of the Week. 

In this week's episode, Broadcast reporter Max Goldbart joins to discuss the plethora of changes happening within the BBC's commissioning teams, and Alice speaks to Troy TV about working internationally.

This week Alice and Heather unpack the addition of brand new international commissioner profiles to the Commissioner Index. They discuss their findings during months of research, and why producers should start looking around the world for co-production opportunities. Later, they speak with Blue Ant Media Canada's Alison Barrat, SVP, Production and Development, and Sam Linton, VP, Head of Original Content about their opportunities for producers. 

This week's episode features special guests Zia Bales, Senior Manager of Acquisitions and Co-productions, Kids EMEA for WarnerMedia, and award-winning production company and  Commissioner Index subscriber, Icon Films. Icon's Head of Development Gemma Greene speaks to Heather Fallon about the last year and what's coming up for them in 2021, while Lizzie McDonald spoke to Zia Bales about her shopping list for Cartoon Network & Boomerang, plus her view on reboots. Alice Redman and Lizzie discuss their greenlights of the week, and give an exciting Commissioner Index update.