realscreen’s Radar Screen

You tend to see and hear a lot about the filmmakers who create the programs we love, but what about the people who take a chance and offer them up to viewers through our TV screens? Broadcasters tend to be faceless entities and it's rare that we get a glimpse of the personalities behind the companies. So, in order to rectify that, we've cherry picked a handful of acquisitions executives to reveal their inner workings and detail how they make the decisions they do, and what they're looking for from producers approaching them for the first time. The general consensus might be a no-brainer - know something about the network before you pitch - but it seems to bear repeating. Heeding their advice could help producers deke out the competition.