Digital Growth

Purpose isn’t a tagline, it’s a system. The leaders reshaping industries are embedding purpose into ownership, products, and infrastructure to build growth that lasts.

The Edinburgh TV Festival 2025 wasn’t about revolution - it was about reckoning. Digital is no longer the add-on; it is the main stage. From Channel 4’s call to protect creative ecosystems to Shonda Rhimes’ reminder that storytelling reflects organisational power, the Festival made clear what’s at stake. For Engine Pop, having worked inside and alongside these shifts for years, the message was simple: survival now depends on strategy, bravery, and foresight.

The tactics behind today’s biggest digital hits aren’t new. They were perfected in entertainment TV. From Britain’s Got Talent’s golden buzzer to Love Island’s audience voting, these formats mastered engagement long before TikTok. At Engine Pop, we’ve worked on both sides, TV and digital giving us the insight to help brands adapt proven entertainment principles into IP that wins across every platform.

Disruption today isn’t loud, it’s intentional. Modern icons craft systems, not stories. In the illusion age, resonance rules.

Growth isn’t a pivot. It’s a build. At BBC Studios, I helped to led the long-term digital strategy.