Richard Tulk-Hart launches scripted TV consultancy Volteo Media

Richard Tulk-Hart, the former joint CEO of Buccaneer Media, has launched the new consultancy business, Volteo Media. The company has been created to offer flexible, tailored support to production companies navigating the challenges of the current media landscape.

With a focus on scripted content, Volteo Media will provide consultancy on individual projects, entire slates, and executive producer services, with a particular specialism in presales and international co-productions. Tulk-Hart’s extensive global network will be central to the business, helping clients finance and set up shows in an increasingly fragmented market.

Tulk-Hart’s decision to launch Volteo Media comes at a time of significant disruption in the industry. “The old commissioning and financing models are no longer fit for purpose,” he said. “There’s an opportunity right now to work across companies and borders to help get ambitious projects made without adding permanent overheads to businesses. That’s exactly where Volteo Media comes in.”

After nearly six years at Buccaneer Media, Tulk-Hart played a key role in setting up seven series - "Whitstable Pearl" (three seasons for Acorn), "Irving Welsh’s Crime" (two seasons for ITV), "The Doll Factory", "The Burning Girls" and "The Crow Girl" for Paramount+, "In Flight" (Channel 4) as well as large-scale co-productions such as "So Long Marianne" (NRK/ ITVX). His first client is Buccaneer Media itself, where he will continue to advise on its slate.

Tulk-Hart is particularly focused on the growing importance of international co-productions and the rise of English-language drama produced by non-English speaking countries for global audiences, often at production costs that make sense for a changing environment. There will also be projects Volteo will attach to with high level talent, both on and off screen that allow for bigger budgets.

“There’s a real shift happening,” he explained. “The necessity for multiple partners on a show is now the norm, not a nice-to-have. I’ve been working in that space for years and I know how to bring the right people together.”

Volteo Media also plans to explore opportunities in emerging content spaces, including the growing divergence between traditional long-form scripted drama and the booming market for vertical video content.