Film and TV Briefing: Friday 4 October 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
Pinewood’s television studios set to close in 2025 (BBC)
Nora Fingscheidt’s ‘The Outrun’ opens in UK-Ireland box office top five (ScreenDaily)
ITV1’s ‘Joan’ watched by 2.2 million viewers on Sunday night, surpasses 'Nightsleeper' (Broadcast)
'Inside Out 2’ reaches 31 million global views in first five days on Disney+ (Deadline)
Theater owners announce spend of $2.2 billion to modernize the cinema experience (Variety)
'Joker: Folie a Deux’ aims for $140 million start at the global Box Office (Deadline)
Studio Ghibli to re-release classics across Southeast Asia (Hollywood Reporter)
Daniel Day-Lewis steps out of acting retirement (The Guardian)
Features and commentary
Hollywood Reporter rounds up the best shows of the 21st century (Hollywood Reporter)
Documentary community contends with distribution challenges (Variety)
Banijay Rights tops 2024 Broadcast Distributors Survey (Broadcast)
Industry announcements
UK film industry reacts to stark industry financing report (ScreenDaily)
UK commissioners look to champion positive environmental stories (Broadcast)
Resources
Late-night TV vs YouTube – Variety provides analysis on the best avenue for celeb promotion (Variety)
Legal updates
Comedian’s legal action against Baby Cow to go to trial (Broadcast)
Lawsuit filed by CAA aims to bring clarity to California’s Talent Agencies Act (Hollywood Reporter)
