 
Fire watch I watched a powerful documentary on Netflix about a tragedy that took place quite close to me, within sight of the head of office of BBC Studios in White City in west London. Grenfell: Uncovered is a searing account of the fire in a residential tower block that claimed 72 lives eight years ago. The BBC has covered this story extensively across its output from the day it happened, but I suspect this single documentary will have more effect. The question it implicitly poses, apart from its key thesis of how this avoidable atrocity happened, is why is this not on the BBC but on Netflix? As with the drama Adolescence, which was the most watched programme in the country the week it launched earlier this year, Netflix shows that it can influence the national conversation in a way that was once the preserve of national broadcasters. This comes in a week we report that online video viewing has overtaken traditional television channels in the United States for the first time, and Netflix has done its first deal to carry the channels of a national broadcaster. William Cooper Editor informitv Supported by an international network of industry specialists, informitv provides strategic consultancy and practical advisory services for clients ranging from startup companies to multinational corporations. Contact us today to see how we can help you.
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