17 NOVEMBER 2026 - BARBICAN, LONDON
One day. The whole industry.
British TV is changing fast and the decisions being made now will shape the years ahead.
Opening keynote interview: Kevin Lygo, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, ITV.
Closing keynote interview: Kate Phillips, Chief Content Officer, BBC, in conversation with Clive Myrie, BBC journalist, newsreader and chief presenter.
They will be joined by leaders from Sky, Disney+, Amazon, YouTube, Banijay, Fremantle and Goalhanger for the conversations shaping TV, podcast and digital for 2027.
Ten sessions. Five strands: Scripted, Non-Scripted, Digital, Podcast and Studio.
OPENING
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Why British PSB matters more than ever
Kevin Lygo is one of the most influential figures in UK television of the last three decades. He will be joining GrowthLab London to give a keynote interview and explain why he believes that in an age of streaming and YouTube public service broadcasters like ITV are more important than ever.
DIGITAL STRAND
PANEL SESSION
Digital Dividend: myth or reality?
Everyone talks about the digital pay-off. Our panel put it to the test.
SCRITED STRAND
LAB TALK
Line of Duty at 15
Fifteen years on, how Line of Duty still stops the country
SCRIPTED STRAND
PANEL SESSION
Protecting the UK's global edge
British drama is the envy of the world. How do we keep it that way?
Panel sponsored by
NON-SCRITED STRAND
LAB TALK
Norma Percy in conversation
From Last Days of Empire to Brexit: A Very British Civil War
With Steve Clarke, Media writer, author, editor and lecturer
NON-SCRIPTED STRAND
PANEL SESSION
Can the UK still deliver big and bold?
From reality to documentaries that reveal something new, where is innovation coming from?
PODCAST STRAND
PANEL SESSION
Will podcast's golden age last?
Podcast is thriving. Can it keep the momentum?
Panel sponsored by
STUDIO STRAND
PANEL SESSION
View from the top: where next for UK production?
Three of the biggest studios look ahead
PODCAST STRAND
LAB TALK
The Rest is Football
Gary Lineker and Tony Pastor on building a podcast giant
CLOSING
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
Kate Phillips in conversation
The BBC's Chief Content Officer closes the day
Kate Phillips is one of the UK’s most important commissioners. As the BBC’s Chief Content Officer, she oversees all the BBC’s network TV and Radio output.
She also oversees commissioning for all the national TV Channels and BBC iPlayer, as well as commissioning and production for all 10 national radio networks and for BBC Sounds. She also oversees commissioning and production for all Children’s and Education content.
At GrowthLab London she will be interviewed by Clive Myrie, journalist, newsreader and presenter as the countdown to the renewal of the BBC's Royal Charter begins.
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