Film and TV Briefing: Friday 6 September 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
American domestic box office revenue falls by 10.4% from 2023 (Hollywood Reporter)
Netflix targets expansion of Chinese-language content (ScreenDaily)
Fremantle lays off all staff at Euston Films & Undeniable (Deadline)
Police shut down the world’s largest streaming piracy ring in Vietnam (The Guardian)
Ian McKellen open to returning as Gandalf in new Lord of the Rings movies (Variety)
YouTube takes first position amongst TV Distributors in July (Hollywood Reporter)
'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' aiming for $100 million on opening weekend (Variety)
More than half of UK’s film and TV workforce remain out of work (Bectu)
Production Assistants launch bid for unionisation (Hollywood Reporter)
Indie Films mount a box office comeback (Variety)
Features and commentary
The writer’s room is changing as Hollywood evolves (The Guardian)
Venice Festival’s Artistic Director predicts trends shaping Hollywood’s future (Hollywood Reporter)
PACT expresses disappointment at Channel 4’s ‘Made outside England’ quota (PACT)
Industry announcements
BBC increases target for off-screen representation on all shows and reveals diversity spend targets (Deadline)
Industry’s biggest organisations form group to improve the working lives of freelancers (Broadcast Now)
Resources
WGGB offering free ‘Finance for Freelancers’ session for members (WGGB)
Legal updates
California Bill regulating the use of AI is approved by SAG-AFTRA (Hollywood Reporter)
American Federation of Musicians states demands ahead of live-TV contract talks (Deadline)
Alec Baldwin prosecutor asks judge to revive ‘Rust’ case (Variety)
