Film and TV Briefing: Friday 29 November 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
Amazon makes $4 billion investment in AI firm Anthropic (Deadline)
Vue Cinemas sets up UK-Ireland distribution company (Screendaily)
Barry Keoghan rumoured to play Ringo Starr in Sam Mendes’ Beatles Films (The Guardian)
Gregg Wallace leaves ‘MasterChef’ role amid investigations into misconduct (Deadline)
Fox and Hulu agree to four-year renewal of streaming deal (Variety)
‘Moana 2’ aims for $135 million box office debut (Variety)
Lionsgate continues process of separation of studio operations from Starz (Hollywood Reporter)
Warner Bros. Discovery faces lawsuit over loss of NBA rights (Hollywood Reporter)
‘Wicked’ breaks records in $165 million box office debut (Variety)
Government unveils funding boost for BBC World Service (Broadcast)
Universal announces that ‘Wicked’ co-stars received equal pay (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Legacy British network shows drum up business for Netflix UK (Deadline)
How Goalhanger evolved into a media powerhouse (Broadcast)
PACT provides highlights from the British Screen Forum’s Annual Conference (PACT)
Industry announcements
Animation Guild reaches tentative deal with studios and streamers (Hollywood Reporter)
Resources
PACT releases updated director contract templates (PACT)
Legal updates
Legal fight breaks out between rival publicity firms over poaching employees, clients and confidential information (Hollywood Reporter)
Disney agrees $43 million deal for pay discrimination lawsuit (Hollywood Reporter)
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