There's a weird thing where TV companies just assume that they have some kind of magical right to your sources.
They slide into your DMs and are like: "hey. We're TV. We don't want to talk to you, but can you hook us up with all your research/source contact deets? Cheers. Bye."
They slide into your DMs and are like: "hey. We're TV. We don't want to talk to you, but can you hook us up with all your research/source contact deets? Cheers. Bye."
I assume they think you'll be so in awe of the slightest connection to the tellybox that you'll just fawn and do it.
It's not the nineties. If I wanted to do a video about something I'd do it myself.
Or, ya know, you could pay me. My time isn't free.
It's not the nineties. If I wanted to do a video about something I'd do it myself.
Or, ya know, you could pay me. My time isn't free.
It's very odd. I never really get that with big papers, who'll mostly want to chat to you or at least credit (excluding the Daily Fash who just nick all your stuff without contacting you anyway)
But TV production? They ask for everything and mostly offer nothing.
But TV production? They ask for everything and mostly offer nothing.
(the exception to this is BBC/Sky/ITV News in my experience. Who get that they're after your experience/knowledge and that means giving you at least some airtime in return, with proper on screen credit)
Like, I'm a helpful person. I believe information should be shared and I do history threads because I want people to enjoy history and learn new things. I do book or source recs on stream and via DM a lot for interested individuals.
But openly admitting you want to commercialise my brain/time and expecting me to just go:
"oh okay. Wow. So flattered. Here have it all." Is just fucking weird.
Yet they all do it. So presumably it works on some people? Idk
"oh okay. Wow. So flattered. Here have it all." Is just fucking weird.
Yet they all do it. So presumably it works on some people? Idk
These days I don't even bother acknowledging/replying, unless they've explicitly said in that first message that they'll pay/give me air time.
I used to at least reply to be polite, but 75% of the time they'd act all offended when I asked (nicely) what was in it for me.
I used to at least reply to be polite, but 75% of the time they'd act all offended when I asked (nicely) what was in it for me.
Or they go "oh let's talk on the phone, I'm sure we can sort something out"
Then try and just pick your brain that way instead.
Then try and just pick your brain that way instead.
So yeah: PSA for TV production companies. If your commercial plan is to rinse me for info/ideas/sources then turn it into a documentary fronted by Johnny Vaughn or something then go pester someone else pls.
TLDR: in my experience, TV Production companies are mostly no different from the people who screenshot your content then share that on here/insta/Facebook in order to farm likes.
Baffles me.
Baffles me.
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