{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f584c18e7bdeb4a631c65b/6a186b568fd07475b5820cf5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Do Great TV Shows Often End So Badly? How To Tell an Actor They’re Being Killed Off & Why Polymarket has Changed Reality TV Forever","description":"<p>TV Insiders Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham discuss whether Euphoria is on its final series, how to end a TV hit properly, why killing off characters can backfire, how prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are spoiling reality TV shows like Survivor, and what the BBC can learn from YouTube.</p><p><br></p><p>They also talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>The Bear</em> and <em>Emily in Paris</em> announcing their final series</li><li>The endings of <em>Derry Girls</em> and <em>The Sopranos</em> compared to <em>Game of Thrones</em></li><li>What it was like to cancel shows like the <em>The Bill</em> and <em>Bodies</em></li><li>The art of writing shocking character deaths in shows like <em>Emmerdale</em></li><li>Who tells the talent that they’ve been written out of a show</li><li>The ‘Prediction Markets’ could change reality TV forever</li><li>How outcomes of <em>The Masked Singer</em>, <em>Next Level Chef</em> and <em>The Bachelorette </em>were all correctly predicted months before they even aired</li><li>Matt Brittin’s comments on the BBC, improving the iPlayer and YouTube</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Have a question, opinion or suggestion? Leave a comment on Spotify or <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1adbR91YQIX4Aa3gXMGdug\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>, find us on socials <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/insiderstvpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@InsidersTVPod</a>, or email us at <a href=\"mailto:podcasts@hattrick.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@hattrick.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a review 5-star review, share it with a friend and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!</p><p><br></p><p>#TV #Television #BBC #Euphoria #TheBear #DerryGirls #GameOfThrones #Survivor #Survivor50 #DowntonAbbey #Eastenders #Emmerdale #RealityTV #YouTube #Podcast #Insiders #PeterFincham #JimmyMulville #Kalshi #Polymarket</p><p><br></p><p>Jimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Peter Fincham ran TalkBack, where he executive produced many of their biggest shows including I’m Alan Partridge, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and Da Ali G Show. He went on to be Controller of BBC1, then he was Director of Television at ITV, before returning to the independent sector as the co-CEO of Expectation, the company behind Clarkson's Farm and Alma's Not Normal. New episodes every Friday.</p>","author_name":"Expectation / Hat Trick"}