Producers have been urged to exit the “doom loop” linked to their belief global streamers will continue “conservative” commissioning trends.

Steve Matthews, Head of Scripted, Creative at Banijay , told an audience at the MIA Market today that there are actually reasons to be cheerful about the mood music in drama commissioning and that producers should be supporting their writers’ more ambitious visions.

“There is optimism at the moment in terms of a little creative risk,” he said during a panel session on packaging projects. “Things are not as grim as it was.” Matthews added feedback from recent conversations with global streamers was that “they are saying they’re not so conservative.”

The Banijay exec said it is time to close a “doom loop” in international production circles. This

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