Film and TV Briefing: Friday 20 December 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
Disney becomes first studio to pass $2 billion at the North American Box Office (Screendaily)
Irish-language film ‘Kneecap’ makes shortlist for two Academy Award nominations (BBC)
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO makes first significant sale of stock worth $30 million (Hollywood Reporter)
'Mufasa: Lion King’ could take $180 million in global opening (Deadline)
Canal+ shares fall by 20% on first day of London trading (Deadline)
‘Moana 2’ crosses £20 million at UK-Ireland Box Office (Screendaily)
CAA and YouTube announce tool to help talent control likenesses (Deadline)
Roku acquires X Games streaming rights (Hollywood Reporter)
Features and commentary
AI presents both opportunities and disadvantages for Hollywood (Hollywood Reporter)
Variety critics pick the worst movies of 2024 (Variety)
Media companies are failing to form a short form video strategy (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix’s move for the Sidemen YouTube format marks a sea-change in industry strategy (Broadcast)
Industry announcements
UK consults on proposals to give creative industries and AI developers clarity over copyright laws (Gov.uk)
New coalition forms to keep the motion picture industry in Hollywood (Hollywood Reporter)
New terms for playwrights enshrined in WGGB and SSP UK Theatre Agreement (WGGB)
Resources
PACT shares Nations and Regions Update (PACT)
WGGB consults with members on UK Government’s Copyright and AI Consultation (WGGB)
Legal updates
Disney agrees to pay $233 million to settle minimum wage class action lawsuit (Hollywood Reporter)
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