Film and TV Briefing: Friday 12 January 2024
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
The role of ITV’s ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ in bringing about justice (BBC)
Golden Globes 2024: full list of winners (BBC)
Channel 4 plans round of job cuts (The Guardian)
Tom Cruise enters into deal with Warner Bros. to develop and produce feature films (Variety)
Prime Video, Amazon Studios to lay off hundreds of workers (Deadline)
SAG-AFTRA signs deal with Replica Studios regarding use of digital voice replicas in video games (Deadline)
‘Oppenheimer’ leads nominations at the SAG awards (BBC)
Keke Palmer is the first woman in 15 years to win an Emmy for game show host (Deadline)
‘Barbie’ secures 8 wins at this year’s Astra Film Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
Lionsgate to expand its unscripted TV programming by launching a new TV division (The Hollywood Reporter)
Equity warns Birmingham City Council over job losses caused by the cancellation of ‘Doctors’ (Equity)
The Italian box office increased in 2023 but has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels (ScreenDaily)
Features and commentary
Could Equity and Pact's 2024 negotiations lead to strike action? (Deadline)
How should generative AI be used in film and television? (Variety)
How might AI impact the animation industry? (BBC)
Industry announcements
Ofcom announces new board appointments for Channel 4 (Ofcom)
Film and TV productions shooting in the UK in 2024 (ScreenDaily)
Harrison Ford to receive the Career Achievement Award at this year’s Critics Choice Awards (Deadline)
Creative Arts Emmys: full list of winners (The Hollywood Reporter)
Resources
Pact / Equity TV Agreement: new 2024 – 2026 rate card (Pact)
Pact’s legal and business affairs plans for 2024 (Pact)
Register for Pact's webinar on their most recent UK TV exports report (Pact)
Legal updates
OpenAI defends use of copyrighted material following The New York Times' infringement claim (Deadline)
