TV industry

A lot of people come to L.A. starry-eyed with big dreams, but the film and TV industry can be pretty brutal.

Jon: I like to give a super long answer to this question that cites the long history of industrial revolutions, but for the sake of brevity, I’ll just say that technology has always been crucial to the film and TV industry, and innovations over the years have ended some livelihoods while creating others.

Executives will clearly be hoping for a fresh start - a palate cleanser if you like - for the show as well as for the wider TV industry.

Baroness Kennedy also criticised managers across the TV industry for not dealing early on with concerns relating to the MasterChef presenter.

Offering a civic-minded channel devoted to displaying democracy in action helped smooth the path for the pay TV industry’s expansion.