In one of the talking points of the Edinburgh TV Festival last month, Channel 4’s news and current affairs boss Louisa Compton said: “We’ve developed and nurtured the talent that has allowed Netflix to come in as TV tourists and effectively commission [Adolescence].”
Anna Mallett, vice president of production in Emea/UK for Netflix, was asked directly about Compton’s comments at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention. “We are not a tourist,” she said. “Adolescence is a great example of our strategy, which is to make local UK content for local UK audiences. And it’s fantastic that it’s resonated globally.”
She continued: “Netflix has been operating in the UK for 15 years. Over the last four years, we’ve invested £6Bn, we’ve worked with 200 production companies,…
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