Film and TV Briefing: Friday 14 March 2025
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
Disney scales back ‘Snow White’ European premiere amid controversy (BBC)
Pierce Brosnan says ‘Bond’ producers showed ‘great courage’ to sell (IndieWire)
UK should be taxing US streaming giants, says BBC chair (Broadcast)
‘Severance’ dominates Nielsen streaming charts (Deadline)
Winners announced for SXSW 2025 Film & TV Festival Awards (IndieWire)
Amazon Prime Video cancels ‘Cruel Intentions’ after one series (Variety)
Netflix gives green light to remake of Stephen King’s ‘Cujo’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
Amazon MGM Studios secures rights to Tiger Woods biopic (The Guardian)
Candid documentary to explore Stan Lee’s final years (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Babygirl’ to move to streamer after robust 121-day theatrical window (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Michael Fassbender on how he was brought out of his self-imposed hiatus (IndieWire)
Predictions for Cannes 2025 (The Hollywood Reporter)
How the pandemic changed TV production for good (Variety)
The story of Technicolor’s rise and fall (The Hollywood Reporter)
Industry announcements
Channel 5 secures Paramount+ content for relaunch as ‘5’ (Broadcast)
Ofcom fines The Word Network over breach of broadcasting rules (Ofcom)
Channel 4 outlines freelancer wellbeing reforms following John Balson investigation (Broadcast)
RTS announces nominations for 2025 Programme Awards (Royal Television Society)
Resources
Studios and members’ groups agree engagement guidelines for producers and directors (Pact)
New accelerator bursary launched for minority ethnic women in screen industries (ScreenSkills)
Legal updates
Disney did not steal idea for ‘Moana’ from animator, jury rules in copyright trial (The Independent)
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