Film and TV Briefing: Friday 11 November 2022
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
ITV's new streaming service, ITVX set to launch in early December (Variety)
Disney boss says Disney’s streaming service has reached a “turning point” as the total number of subscribers exceeds 235 million (The Hollywood Reporter)
ITV revenues up by 6% to £2.52 billion (Deadline)
Jimmy Kimmel to return to host the Oscars (IndieWire)
‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ launch episode took over 9 million viewers (Deadline)
BBC Studios buys out Channel 4's minority stake in Voltage TV to take full ownership (Variety)
'Triangle of Sadness' leads nominations at European film awards (Guardian)
$2.4bn loss for Warner Bros Discovery and $1.8bn loss for Lionsgate in Q3 2022 (IndieWire)
Fremantle acquires majority stake in 72 Films (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Will the new series of ‘The Crown’ shift the public’s views on the monarchy? (BBC)
‘Avatar’ and the art of storytelling (The Guardian)
Industry announcements
British Independent Film Awards 2022: Nominations announced (BFI)
Film London launches The Fuel Project to reduce film and TV industry emissions (Pact)
November 2022 BAFTA programme update (BAFTA)
Resources
How independent production companies can harness the strengths of neurodivergent people (Pact)
Legal updates
Investigation by Ofcom into the BBC'scoverage of an antisemitic attack concludes (Ofcom)
