Coaching programme launches to search out thrilling new leisure codecs

The BBC, Screen Scotland and main broadcast and digital coaching supplier TRC, have come collectively in partnership with the ambition of discovering the subsequent thrilling leisure format to seize imaginations and get audiences speaking.

Supersizing Entertainment Formats can be open to unbiased manufacturing firms primarily based in Scotland and can run from November 2025 to April 2026. The totally funded coaching programme has been launched to assist BBC Entertainment and BBC Scotland’s aspiration to search out bold and distinctive leisure codecs to develop as potential co-commissions. Central to this imaginative and prescient is a dedication to rising large concepts from Scotland, seeing expertise in Scotland on community screens and constructing the leisure trade within the nation.

Through a mixture of in-person coaching, masterclasses, circumstances research and enterprise recommendation, profitable candidates will be taught what it takes to develop impactful codecs of scale and profit from direct entry to skilled leisure executives who’ve constructed international hits and returning sequence.

Louise Thornton, Senior Head of Commissioning BBC Scotland: “Scotland is full of creative talent and we know the next big smash hit entertainment format could be sitting here, we just need to find it. We have a great heritage in scripted and unscripted factual brands and now we want to support growth in the entertainment genre. This training programme is a catalyst which will nurture and support the development of ideas that could be tomorrow’s next television obsession. Working alongside our partners Screen Scotland and TRC I am excited to see what ideas and formats this new training programme can spark.”

Kalpna Patel Knight, Head of Entertainment on the BBC says: “We are passionate about discovering bold, original entertainment formats that resonate with audiences across the UK and beyond. Supersizing Entertainment Formats is a brilliant opportunity to tap into Scotland’s creative energy and support the next generation of standout ideas. We can’t wait to see which ambitious ideas emerge from this initiative”

Dani Carlaw, Head of Unscripted at Screen Scotland stated: “We’re thrilled to join forces with BBC Scotland, BBC Entertainment and TRC on this ambitious new initiative. It’s all about unlocking potential — giving Scotland-based production companies the insight and tools they need to lead the way in entertainment, at home and across the globe.”

Claire Scally, Managing Director of TRC feedback: “Following the success of FormatLab, our training programme aimed at creating the next wave of entertainment development talent in Scotland, we are delighted to launch SuperSizing Entertainment Formats, a new programme developed in partnership with BBC Entertainment, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland. This programme will empower creative teams to shape bold scalable TV formats and position them for success on the global stage. We look forward to continuing to support the developing entertainment sector in Scotland.”

This programme is funded by the BBC and Screen Scotland. Screen Scotland drives growth of all elements of Scotland’s movie and TV trade, via funding and strategic assist from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

Details and T&C’s of SuperSizing Entertainment Formats could be discovered on the external TRC Media website. The deadline for purposes is Wednesday 5 November 2025, 5pm.

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