All3Media's Jane Turton, Fox Television Network's Michael Thorn, EbonyLife Group's Mo Abudu, Banijay UK's Patrick Holland and Hearst Networks' Heather Jones discuss the key trends, challenges and opportunities defining the global content business heading into 2026 [

]; and BBC Studios Productions CEO and chief creative officer Zai Bennett spells out his international strategy [41:39].

Warner Bros Discovery takeover latest; Disney’s pact with OpenAI; Drama Quarterly’s 2026 hot picks; David Jenkinson & Adam Cunningham’s New Year predictions

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Jane Turton, Michael Thorn, Mo Abudu, Patrick Holland, Heather Jones and Zai Bennett on 2026 priorities and finding opportunity in The New Content Economy