The preliminary work towards this strategic plan was done in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic . We now know that that the effects of the crisis will continue well beyond 2020 and so we recognise that there is a high risk that we may need to review and make changes to our plans as circumstances require.
The three-year strategic plan will deliver a minimum of 90 x 28” programmes by January 31st 2024
- A wide range of genres and sub-genres targeting different sections of our audience
- At least 90 programmes: 26+ dramas, 61+ factual and 3+ experimental programmes
- At least three re-commissionable series on our slate [a series is 4+ programmes]
- At least two series commissioned each year
The Strategy – Commissioning
The commissioning plan revolves around:
- an annual commissioning plan
- continuing to work with key production companies
- renewing relationships with other production companies BSLBT has worked with
- recommissioning single programmes and series
- finding and building relationships with new production companies
This strategy also aims to deliver:
- a minimum of three programmes across the three years from at least six different production companies
- at least two of these production companies will be Deaf led (33%)
- at least eight Deaf producers, directors or producer/directors to have worked on our commissions
- opportunities for developing relationships with programme-makers
How the strategy will work in practice
Our Commissioning Advisory Panel – click here for more information.
Annual Commissioning plan 2021-2023
The annual plan consists of a range of commissioning activities – click here for more information.
Regular commissioning rounds
- One annual factual development/commissioning round – for directors and companies who have previously made programmes for BSLBT
- Up to two annual single factual development/commissioning rounds – including proposals from directors and companies who have not previously made programmes for BSLBT
- One annual drama script development round
- One annual drama commissioning round (as required)
1) Ad-hoc commissioning
Programmes may also be commissioned in a more streamlined way. These include:
- Re-commissions of single programmes and/or and series (A recommission is another/more programmes with the same name [and includes prequels/sequels])
- Commissioning a series after the delivery of a single programme or pilot
- Commissioning the reversioning of existing BSLBT programme/s to make one or more new programmes e.g.: The best of…
- Acquiring licences for programmes from other companies
BSLBT reserves the right to update or amend this plan at any time.
