Film and TV Briefing: Friday 3 November 2023
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
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP's latest round of talks focused on artificial intelligence (Deadline)
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ production workers vote to unionise (Deadline)
HBO CEO and chairman, Casey Bloys, apologises for using fake Twitter accounts to respond to TV critics (The Guardian)
‘Rye Lane’, ‘Scrapper’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ lead nominations for the British Independent Film Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
Streamers reduce spending on Australian dramas ahead of forthcoming local content rules (The Guardian)
Netflix hits 15 million monthly active users on its ad-supported subscription tier (Deadline)
A24 acquires rights to Jessa Hastings’ TikTok famous ‘Magnolia Parks’ books (Deadline)
Disney plans to acquire the remaining 33% of Hulu for at least $8.6 billion (Variety)
The Writers Guild Awards pushed back to 14 April 2024 (The Hollywood Reporter)
SAG-AFTRA members took to the picket lines this week (Deadline)
Fox Corporation's Q1 profit declined due to a dip in advertising revenue (Variety)
Features and commentary
The number of factual TV shows in the UK directed by women has declined (Deadline)
How studios incorporate sustainability into the workplace (Variety)
SAG-AFTRA interim agreements are making dealmaking more complex (Deadline)
Industry announcements
Pact Equity TV Agreement: rates increasing following new three-year deal on minimum rates (Pact)
The Erich Pommer Institute announces 15 producers selected for its female leadership programme (Deadline)
The Loreen Arbus Foundation and Inevitable Foundation launch new professional development grants targeted at writers and filmmakers with disabilities (The Hollywood Reporter)
The RTS announces 2023 bursary scheme recipients (Royal Television Society)
Resources
New mental health resources added to the Pact Inclusion Tool (Pact)
New edition of Pact’s Sustainability Monthly (Pact)
