Film and TV Briefing: Friday 19 July 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
Warners Bros. considers splitting streaming and studio business from linear networks (Deadline)
Lisa Nandy, Culture Secretary, backs licence fee (Broadcast Now)
Full list of 2024 Emmy Nominations (The Hollywood Reporter)
Study finds gender imbalance in reality TV production roles (Variety)
Streaming accounted for 40% of all TV use in the US in June (The Hollywood Reporter)
PwC anticipates advertising will drive global media and entertainment growth (Deadline)
BBC to introduce chaperones to 'Strictly Come Dancing' (BBC)
Plans for new Camden Film Quarter development in North London released (Deadline)
Survey finds that underrepresented workers in UK film and TV do not feel optimistic (Screen Daily)
Imax to form partnership with Saudi exhibitor (Screen Daily)
Animation and VFX house Axis Studios goes into administration (Televisual)
Warner Bros. enters new round of layoffs (Variety)
Season 3 of 'Euphoria' to start filming in 2025 (The Hollywood Reporter)
LA TV production falls in the face of potential strikes (Indie Wire)
Features and commentary
The greatest surprises from this year’s Emmy nominations (The Guardian)
Did Disney’s bet on 'Doctor Who' pay off? (Deadline)
How did 'Longlegs' become a such a break out summer hit? (Variety)
Netflix’s earning report garners surprise (Indie Wire)
Disney developing features to incentivise subscribers to finish shows (Indie Wire)
Industry announcements
2024 recipients of the New Voice Filmmaker grant in partnership with Netflix (Deadline)
London TV Screenings now five days long (Deadline)
Broadcast launches survey asking indies how they use AI (Broadcast)
Winners of Yugo BAFTA Student Awards announced (BAFTA)
Resources
Pact launches Manifesto for Growth (PACT)
WGGB response to King’s Speech (WGGB)
Head of Bectu’s response to King’s Speech (Bectu)
Legal updates
Following Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial, armorer seeks dismissal of case (The Hollywood Reporter)
8 Equity members file class action against Spotlight (Equity)
