DW: some more thoughts on the move of Gardner/RTD/Trantor to LA
So ... we just had another interview with Julie Gardner hit the press, this time in a blog from a reporter of the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
And we've all sort of talked previously about the move of her and Jane Trantor to BBC Worldwide, based out of LA, and of RTD moving to the States (presumably LA) to "write a bit" as well, and what that may all mean in the end.
I've posted before that I think Trantor and Gardner want to move towards BBC Worldwide (and therefore BBC America, as beneficiary) towards being an independent production arm, and I think we have yet another hint of that here in her interview:
I just moved to Los Angeles, I'm working for BBC Worldwide Productions, which is a commercial arm of the BBC, and we are hoping to set up some scripted titles. So I'm looking at original titles for the U.S. market, looking for more from the U.K. that might do well in a new package, and looking at co-productions between the two territories. So it's early days, but I'm enjoying my time here very much.
I repeat: "... hoping to set up some scripted titles ... original titles for the U.S. market ..."
I think I may have been right, eh? Thoughts, anyone?
And we've all sort of talked previously about the move of her and Jane Trantor to BBC Worldwide, based out of LA, and of RTD moving to the States (presumably LA) to "write a bit" as well, and what that may all mean in the end.
I've posted before that I think Trantor and Gardner want to move towards BBC Worldwide (and therefore BBC America, as beneficiary) towards being an independent production arm, and I think we have yet another hint of that here in her interview:
I just moved to Los Angeles, I'm working for BBC Worldwide Productions, which is a commercial arm of the BBC, and we are hoping to set up some scripted titles. So I'm looking at original titles for the U.S. market, looking for more from the U.K. that might do well in a new package, and looking at co-productions between the two territories. So it's early days, but I'm enjoying my time here very much.
I repeat: "... hoping to set up some scripted titles ... original titles for the U.S. market ..."
I think I may have been right, eh? Thoughts, anyone?