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FRAPA 5x5 Podcast

FRAPA 5x5 podcast - Richard Ager

Season 1, Ep. 11

Richard is Executive Vice President Legal and Business Affairs, Global Entertainment at Fremantle and is London based. 


Richard answers 5 questions she selected from a list we gave him:


  • Personal: What was your favourite childhood format?
  • Career: What is your current role?
  • Industry: What is your biggest gripe with the industry?
  • Formats:If you had a great format would you rather sell it outright to a streamer for a buy out or hang on and distribute it for a chance at a bigger payday?
  • Formats: What is the most disappointing format you were involved in -something you were convinced would work but didn’t?


Hear Richard's answers to these questions by listening to FRAPA 5x5. We hope you enjoy our podcast.

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