Film and TV Briefing: Friday 23 August 2024

In the news

James Graham gives MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh TV Festival (Deadline)

Trailer for ‘Megalopolis’ taken down due to false quotes (The Guardian)

Revised $6 billion offer for Paramount from Edgar Bronfman Jnr. (ScreenDaily)

ITV’s MD reassures producers amid market contraction (Deadline) 

Channel 4 commissioning spend returns to pre-Covid levels (Broadcast Now)

Television executives in UK express concern over volume of production companies (Deadline)

Netflix reports 150% increase in advertising sales commitments (Deadline)

Warner Bros. to expand production facilities into Vegas in exchange for tax credit expansion  (IndieWire)

US fast food chain Chick-fil-A announces streaming service (Variety)

Alain Delon dies aged 88 (The Guardian)

New ‘Verified Hot’ badge announced by Rotten Tomatoes (Variety)

Full recovery for global scripted industry not anticipated until late 2026 (Broadcast Now)

Directors UK seeks royalties for members from major streamers (Deadline)

EIFF relaunches (ScreenDaily)

Animation Guild fails to reach deal with AMPTP (Deadline)

Late summer releases hope to sustain box office improvements (Variety)

Features and commentary

Why are cinema lovers not returning to theatres? (Variety)

What is the definition of “drama” when it comes to Emmy’s award categories? (Variety)

Industry announcements

Initiative launched by production company Bad Wolf for Welsh screenwriters (Broadcast Now)

Screen Scotland announces 2024 Rising Stars (Screen Daily)

Resources

TV Access Project to provide accessibility toolkit for producers (Pact)

Legal updates

The Media Act update (Ofcom)

Julia Ormond permitted to bring suit against Disney, CAA and Miramax in relation to Harvey Weinstein (Deadline)

Disney to drop argument regarding Disney+ subscriber agreement in wrongful death claim (IndieWire)