At the BANFF TV Fest: Plan ahead for programming success, says BBC exec

By Susan Tolusso

BANFF – In the world according to Garvie – that’s Wayne Garvie, Director of Content and Production, BBC Worldwide – two truths are front and centre: producers and broadcasters can minimize the risk in content production and the potential for foreign sales, and reality TV is alive and well. Garvie, who shared his content development and international sales wisdom with a packed hall at the Banff Worldwide Television Festival this morning, is a creator behind such format hits as Dancing with the Stars and Dragon’s Den. He’s now in charge of working especially with UK and other independent producers to...