Home Research Projects Packaging House of Cards and The Knick: How talent intermediaries manage the indie-auteur brand to sell premium television. Packaging House of Cards and The Knick: How talent intermediaries manage the indie-auteur brand to sell premium television. About this project The C3 Centre: Creative Industries and Creative Communities This project explores the hidden and often overlooked roles of talent managers in selling premium television and the cultural connotations their practices reinforce. It has analysed the roles of production companies Media Rights Capital and Anonymous Content in packaging premium television using David Fincher and Steven Soderbergh’s brands. Lead researcher Dr Andrew Stubbs Senior Lecturer Dr Andrew Stubbs is Lecturer of Film, Media and Communication in the Department of Film, Media and Journalism. He teaches a range of subjects across Film, Television and Media. Andrew's profile Publications STUBBS, Andrew (2020) Packaging House of Cards and The Knick: How Talent Intermediaries Manage the Indie-Auteur Brand to Sell Premium Television. Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies, 15 (2). ISSN 1749-6020 )