production companies are ineligible for this star treatment, but the creation and continuance of this programme implies that smaller production companies are being given more attention and it’s possible that other countries may follow the TRG’s lead and start a similar programme.
Small TV production companies everywhere, like Burberry in Australia and thousands of others, must be keeping close attention to these schemes hoping to learn from their counterparts and maybe one day get the same opportunity.
The interest in British formats has grown in recent years which TRG hopes will give their independent companies more of a boost when connections are made with the US market. Hopefully the trend in giving