In a TV landscape where it's harder than ever to get eyeballs on your programmes, how have commissioning and scheduling evolved to meet the challenges of new platforms, greater competition and a changing audience? And what does the future hold for commissioning and scheduling strategy in a world of on demand viewing? In this session we hear from industry leaders, revealing the secrets of the modern commissioning and scheduling relationship, and how it influences what ends up on our screens.

Panellists:

Simon Tomkins - Manager of Programme Strategy: New & Future Audiences, ITV

Satmohan Panesar - Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, ITV

Kim Akass - Professor of Radio, Television and Film at Rowan University, New Jersey

Jo Smith - Portfolio Editor, BBC Two and BBC Four

Chloe Seddon - Development Executive at Twofour