Film and TV Briefing: Friday 2 August 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
Lisa Nandy sets out promises to film and TV industry leaders in debut speech (ScreenDaily)
Ofcom’s most watched shows of 2023 (Broadcast Now)
Less than 50% of Gen Z watch broadcast television (BBC)
Disney Television announces 140 layoffs (Variety)
Robert Downey Jr to return to Marvel franchise (BBC)
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ has highest UK and Ireland box office opening of 2024 (Variety)
Netflix pens letter to UK Culture Secretary regarding ‘Baby Reindeer’ (Hollywood Reporter)
Increase in demand for foreign-language content in English-speaking markets says study (Deadline)
Netflix making long-term debt more manageable by filing to sell $1.8bn in debt (Deadline)
Bectu survey shows over 50% UK film and TV workers out of work (Screen Daily)
Teamsters avoid strike by reaching deal with studios (Deadline)
HBO makes statement following leak of ‘House of the Dragon’ finale (Hollywood Reporter)
Cineworld closing six venues in order to restructure (Deadline)
Everyman reports growth and plans to open more sites (Screen Daily)
Features and commentary
Should Hollywood stars receive such high pay cheques? (The Guardian)
Top 11 Olympic films (IndieWire)
Why closed captioning won’t fall victim to AI yet (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
Mubi partners with Locarno Film Festival on new award (Variety)
AI survey deadline extended (Broadcast Now)
Applications open for WFTV mentoring scheme (WFTV)
Resources
Ofcom’s Media Nations Report (Ofcom)
Webinar on Employment Law Reforms from Labour government (Pact)
Legal updates
UK joins E-Commerce Joint Initiative alongside 90 countries (Pact)
Studios support NO FAKES Act (Deadline)
Producers of Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut amend defamation lawsuit (IndieWire)
