Film and TV Briefing: Friday 31 January 2025
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 and YouTube race for first position for overall TV viewing market share (Hollywood Reporter)
BBC drama boss comments on high-end British drama funding crisis (Deadline)
London’s Prince Charles cinema faces closure in lease dispute (The Guardian)
Animated film ‘Dog Man’ could be first box office hit of 2025, opening in excess of $20 million (Deadline)
ABC News agrees to contractual protection for writers in respect of generative AI (Hollywood Reporter)
‘The Traitors’ final reaches 7.4 million viewers (Broadcast)
Pinewood announces revised plans for studio expansion (Deadline)
Prime Video and Lionsgate sign multi-year theatrical movie agreement (Hollywood Reporter)
$125 million deal sees ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast move from Spotify to YouTube (Hollywood Reporter)
Features and commentary
The Guardian ranks David Lynch’s films and TV shows (The Guardian)
Industry report finds the total number of TV episodes fell by 5,000 in 2024 (Hollywood Reporter)
Intimacy coordinators say Lively and Baldoni dispute shows the necessity of their role (The Guardian)
Industry announcements
PACT responds to Ofcom’s proposals to revise PSB Commissioning Codes Guidance (PACT)
UK creative industries minister touts for more Bollywood and Nigerian film production in the UK (Screendaily)
PACT responds to Government’s AI Opportunities Plan (PACT)
Resources
BBC Comedy Collective bursary scheme submissions closes on 31 January at midnight (BBC)
Legal updates
Baldoni opposes gag order in Lively litigation (Hollywood Reporter)
Range wins request for pause in lawsuit filed by CAA (Deadline)
Harvey Weinstein’s plea to move trial date sooner turned down (The Guardian)
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