Richard Middleton has spent more than a decade covering the global TV business and leads all international coverage at Broadcast, writing about the shifting strategies of US studios, emerging content trends and the financial models that underpin the sector.

He was previously editor of TBI (Television Business International) and C21Media’s flagship magazine, C21 International, and before that, worked for the BBC for seven years.

He is a frequent moderator of panels at TV events around the world, and has written for titles and groups in more than a dozen countries, ranging from The Independent to Fairfax Media.