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NewsHollywood Writers’ Strike: Directors Agree New Deal
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) membership has voted by a large margin to agree a three-year deal with major studios and streamers, averting the possibility of another stoppage in Hollywood to add to the difficulties caused by the writers’ strike.
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NewsAmazon Reveals £4.2bn Investment in UK Creative Industries
Amazon has published figures from consultancy Capital Economics that shows it has invested more than £4.2bn in the UK creative industries since 2010.
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NewsCharlie Brooker Speaks Out on Generative AI
The doyen of dystopia explains how he played with AI to create the latest series of Black Mirror.
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NewsITV Confirms Interest in Buying All3Media
UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed its interest in acquiring leading TV production group All3Media.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: Dead Ringers
Twinning might have become an enduring movie trick, but can it survive the ‘deep fake’ threat? Julian Mitchell investigates behind the scenes of Amazon Prime Video’s Dead Ringers…
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NewsPeter Chernin’s North Road Company Acquires Turkish Producer Karga Seven
The North Road Company, the multi-genre studio formed by former Fox chief Peter Chernin in 2022, has completed its first major international acquisition, Karga Seven Pictures, one of Turkey’s key film and TV producers.
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NewsDirectors Guild of America Reaches Tentative Deal with Hollywood Studios
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has reached a tentative agreement on a three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
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NewsScreenSkills Calls for Film and TV Industry Apprenticeship Reform
ScreenSkills has called for fundamental reform of the apprenticeship levy in the UK and how apprenticeships are applied for the TV and film sector in England, following an assessment of two pilot schemes.
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NewsNear Half of Unscripted TV Freelancers Out of Work
Nearly half of UK freelancers working in unscripted TV are not currently employed and many are struggling financially as a result, according to a poll by broadcasting union Bectu.
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NewsUS Actors Union calls for Strike Mandate Ahead of Studio Talks
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is asking its members to give it authorisation to strike so it can go into negotiations with studios and streamers “in the strongest possible position.”
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NewsUK Culture Secretary Targets £50bn Creative Industries Growth
UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has set out her ambition to grow the creative industries by £50 billion in GVA and to create a million extra jobs by 2030.
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NewsUS Scripted Commissions Drop ‘Significantly’
The rate of TV commissioning in the US dropped significantly in the second half of last year, and continues to remain low in 2023, according to a new report from Ampere Analysis.
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NewsViaplay Promotes Content Chief Filippa Wallestam
Nordic streamer Viaplay has promoted Chief Content Officer Filippa Wallestam to run its operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
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NewsSony Pictures Television Hires Big Talk’s Matthew Justice
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Big Talk managing director Matthew Justice to the newly created role EVP, Head of UK & Europe.
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NewsBlueBolt Expands Senior Management Team
London-based visual effects studio BlueBolt has expanded its senior management team, appointing Tracy McCreary, Henry Badgett and Nic Birmingham to its board of directors.
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NewsNetflix Reveals £4.8bn Investment in UK Creative Economy
Netflix says it will have spent £4.8 billion in the UK creative economy between 2020 and the end of 2023.
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NewsHouse of the Dragon, This Is Going to Hurt Lead BAFTA TV Craft Award Winners
Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon and BBC medical drama This Is Going To Hurt won three awards each at the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2023.
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NewsNBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Leaves After “Inappropriate Relationship”
NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell has left the US entertainment giant after acknowledging an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman in the company.
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NewsBFI Awards £9.6m to Support Screen Skills in the UK
The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £9.6m of National Lottery funding over three years to support skills development and training in the screen industries across the UK.
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NewsAmelia Brown Named CEO of Fremantle UK
Fremantle has appointed Amelia Brown as CEO of its business in the UK, replacing Simon Andreae who left the company this month.
