Tag: Sumi Connock

Kate Phillips, director of unscripted at the BBC, and Sumi Connock, creative director of formats at BBC Studios, showcased trends in the vibrant game and quiz formats sector at a MIPCOM session this morning, where they were joined onstage by the producers of some of the company’s latest launches.

The creative director of formats talks about the trends that have emerged in the format industry over the last couple of years, the prize of having compelling game shows on its slate and finding the next breakout hit.

Sumi Connock, creative director of formats at BBC Studios, on what gives the scripted formats on the company's slate their international appeal.

Executives from BBC Studios, ViacomCBS International Studios, ITV Studios and Banijay Rights took part in a virtual panel session about navigating the challenges and opportunities facing the formats business, moderated via video conference by Kristin Brzoznowski, World Screen’s executive editor.

Executives from BBC Studios, ViacomCBS International Studios, ITV Studios and Banijay Rights took part in a virtual panel session about navigating the challenges and opportunities facing the formats business, moderated via video conference by Kristin Brzoznowski, World Screen’s executive editor.

Sumi Connock, creative director of formats for BBC Studios, talks about the game-show format The Weakest Link, which has been on air in some iteration or another for two decades and for which BBC Studios continues to notch up new deals in a variety of markets.

BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock, Banijay Rights’ Andrew Sime, Viacom International Studios’ Laura Burrell and A+E Networks’ Crispin Clover discuss the state of the format business at NATPE Budapest.

Global Agency’s Izzet Pinto, BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock, The Story Lab’s Fotini Paraskakis and Ascendo TV’s Nathalie Wogue discussed their experiences working with paper formats at a MIPFormats session this morning moderated by ZigZag Productions’ Danny Fenton.

The creative director for formats at BBC Studios on new trends in the market and her approach to rebooting classic brands.

The creative director of formats at BBC Studios talks about some of the drivers of the company’s format strategy and shares her view of which genres are proving hottest these days.