James Burstall
Founder and executive chair, Argonon
James Burstall is listed as Founder and executive chair, Argonon. James is scheduled to speak at Content London 2026 on 2 December 2026.
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About
Burstall is founder and executive chair of Argonon, an independent global production group with offices in London, LA, New York, Oklahoma and Glasgow. Argonon has won more than 190 awards, including Emmys, Baftas and Royal Television Society Awards. Comprising several production companies and a catalogue of more than 5,000 hours of owned and third-party content, the group works across non-scripted, scripted, film, entertainment, animation, digital, podcasts and live events. Recent shows from across the group include documentary feature AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About (Channel 4), The Masked Singer (ITV), Dispatches (Channel 4), The Future With Hannah Fry (Bloomberg Originals/BBC Two) and House Hunters International (HGTV/HBO Max).
Upcoming
Content London 2026 1 December 2026 – 4 December 2026
- UNSCRIPTED: The future of factual: what audiences want Speaker · 2 December 2026
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with James at events on B2DB.
- Fiona Campbell Director of factual · BBC Content 1 shared session
- Grant Mansfield Founder and CEO · Plimsoll Studios 1 shared session
- Mark Rowland Executive Director · C21Media 1 shared session
- MODERATOR: Mark Rowland Executive director · C21Media 1 shared session
- Vanessa Tovell MD · Lightbox 1 shared session