TV producers have some useful advice on how to navigate a global entertainment industry threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs war that appears drawn from a world leaders’ manual on how to survive an Oval Office ambush.
Don’t lose the plot and stay focused. “We have a plan. We’re sticking with the plan and just sort of ignoring the distractions,” Justin Stockman, vp of content development and programming at Canada’s Bell Media, a major co-production player, told the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday.
Stockman added if anything actually materializes from the U.S. president’s erratic trade policy and threats, deal with it then. “We’re just trying to stay focused,” he said during a panel on international co-financing and co-productions for global content.
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