Max Goldbart
Max Goldbart covers the international TV industry, focusing on how global streamers, broadcasters and producers shape the business of television. He is International TV Editor at Deadline, leading coverage of the UK and European TV sectors for an entertainment industry readership. His reporting combines day-to-day news with deeper investigations into workplace culture, diversity and the strategies of major players. His beat spans public service broadcasters, commercial networks, production companies and global streaming platforms.
International TV Industry With A UK And European Focus
Goldbart joined Deadline in 2021 as International TV Editor, with a remit to strengthen the masthead’s foothold in the UK while expanding its TV footprint across Europe and beyond.
Professional profiles describe him as an industry journalist heading up international TV coverage and “covering all things global TV industry,” with particular attention to the UK and Europe. His work tracks how major broadcasters and studios operate within public service and commercial frameworks, reflecting long-standing expertise in public service broadcasting and the BBC ecosystem. The coverage is aimed at an informed trade audience, interpreting corporate decisions, commissioning moves and policy debates for professionals working in television.
Broadcasters, Production Companies And Streamers
Speaker and festival bios stress that Goldbart reports in depth on big broadcasters, production companies and streamers, making the interplay between these sectors a core theme of his work at Deadline. Prior to his current role he broke industry stories on Netflix’s UK documentary series team and Disney’s hire of its content chief for Europe and Africa, alongside reporting on bullying at indie producer Gobstopper TV and the BBC’s decision to axe channel controllers.
That background feeds into a Deadline beat that treats individual shows and talent deals as entry points into larger business trends around commissioning, audience strategy and platform competition.
Recent Deadline pieces credited to him include coverage of Channel 4 documentary project Boys To Men from The Inbetweeners stars and an audience-focused report on BBC/BritBox comedy-drama Ludwig becoming the most-watched scripted launch of the year in the UK. His remit also extends to high-profile international series and genre titles commissioned by streamers, such as animated superhero drama Invincible on Prime Video.
Investigations Into Bullying, Harassment And Diversity
Goldbart’s earlier work at a UK TV trade publication focused on public service broadcasting, the BBC and BBC Studios, while also tracking the British TV sector’s diversity push and efforts to end bullying and harassment.
Festival and conference biographies credit him with agenda-setting investigations on these issues, highlighting reporting that brought workplace culture and inclusion concerns to the fore in industry debate. That investigative strand continues at Deadline, where he is described as having worked on a number of significant probes while covering the international TV industry. The result is a body of work that treats HR crises, discrimination cases and structural reform as central parts of the entertainment business story rather than peripheral concerns.
Newsletter And Festival Coverage Of Global Deals
Alongside daily reporting, Goldbart writes Deadline’s International Insider newsletter, which distills the week in global TV into a curated briefing on major deals, market shifts and standout projects. Recent editions have opened on subjects such as regulatory approval for a landmark merger between Paramount and Warner, AI discussions at RTS London, and first-look images from African drama series Shaka iLembe ahead of its MIPCOM debut.
Other instalments have linked stories from Israel’s Naza saga, France’s Oscar submission decisions and K-pop-led drama Happily Ever After to broader questions about international financing, awards positioning and emerging audiences. Speaker profiles note that he regularly attends TV festivals and markets, using on-the-ground access to inform both his newsletter and news coverage.
They also record regular appearances in national media as a commentator on TV industry topics, along with freelance contributions to other trade magazines and a global free speech publication.
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