Film and TV Briefing: Friday 22 November 2024
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
In the news
Disney and Reliance close $8.5 billion deal, creating Indian entertainment behemoth (Variety)
Max debuts in 7 Asian Markets, Warner Bros. Discovery eyes rapid growth (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix poaches The Sidemen’s Reality Series from YouTube (Deadline)
‘Rust’ premieres three years after shooting at low Polish film festival (BBC)
Richard Curtis takes on first animation project in Christmas film (BBC)
‘Gladiator II’ dominates UK box office, taking £9.1m in opening weekend (Variety)
Disney+ unveils new Anime titles and expands into Japanese unscripted content (Deadline)
UK Media Groups partner with ‘ethical’ AI company (Hollywood Reporter)
‘Don’t Look Up’ copyright lawsuit is dismissed temporarily by US Court (Hollywood Reporter)
Features and commentary
Trump presidency may signal massive acquisition activity in the TV industry (Hollywood Reporter)
2025 could pose further challenges for independent distributors (Variety)
Could this be a historic year for trans representation at the Oscars? (The Guardian)
Industry announcements
ITV attempts to alter terms of trade (PACT)
SAG-AFTRA files lawsuit against productions for violating bargaining agreement (Hollywood Reporter)
Writers threaten strike against PBS (Variety)
Resources
PACT releases briefing on sustainability (PACT)
WGGB issues advice for UK scriptwriters whose work has been used to train AI systems (WGGB)
Legal updates
‘Yellowjackets’ sued in alleged idea-theft lawsuit (Deadline)
Netflix faces class action after streaming issues on Tyson v Jake Paul fight (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix sued over alleged deal with Meta to shutter streaming endeavours (Hollywood Reporter)
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