Hiring the right finance talent can unlock growth and improve your commercial decision-making. It also brings structure to creative chaos... But too often, agencies fall into traps that lead to mismatched hires, wasted money, and endless frustration. And they could all have been avoided if they’d just turned to a specialist. If you’ve ever rehired for the same role twice in a year, or onboarded someone great on paper who didn’t quite click in reality, this is for you…

In the spirit of this year’s movie theme I’m back with a sequel. Which ‘Joe Pesci in Home Alone’-style crowbars a combo of Financial and Royalties information into some X-mas eve content. Ho Ho Ho.

Film & TV is a ‘sexy’ industry to work in, right? Blockbuster movies, unmissable series, drama, comedy, action… It has it all. From the outside looking in, the industry is all about hiring the best actors and unearthing great storylines. While that is partially true, there is another (very important) force at play… finance.

Every so often a company comes along that defines their market. It’s the reason why we call vacuum cleaners ‘Hoovers’ and why stick-based adhesives are called Pritt-sticks (a slice of primary school nostalgia for you all there). Netflix are this generation’s industry defining company... Shianne explores their effect on film and TV.