Winning Business with C4: Jo Street in conversation with Jannine Waddell

TIME & LOCATION

Wednesday 11 November, 2:30 pm

End Time: 3:30 pm

Downstairs Theatre

About

From landing the first commission to building a returning series, what makes a great idea work for Channel 4? Join Jo Street and Jannine Waddell as they share perspectives from both sides of the commissioning relationship and discuss what makes a great C4 Lifestyle show.

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Jo Street

Director of Nations and Regions commissioning and Head of Lifestyle
Jo Street is the Director of Commissioning, Nations and Regions & Head of Lifestyle at Channel 4 where she oversees a huge slate of some of the most popular returning series on the channel, like Great Pottery Throwdown, Location, Location, Location, Extraordinary Extensions, Kirstie & Phil’s Love it or List it, Come Dine With Me, Help We Bought a Village, Countdown and more…. Based out of the Glasgow Hub of Channel 4, she manages a commissioning team that is spread across the UK and is a passionate advocate for commissioning Out of London & a champion of Nations & Regions production companies. Prior to joining C4 she had 25 years at the BBC where, amongst other things she directed Countryfile, Exec’d the Weakest Link and commissioned the long running returning series The Hit List, Antiques Road Trip & Money For Nothing

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Jannine Waddell

Managing Director, Waddell Media
Managing Director, Waddell Media