Film and TV Briefing: Friday 8 November 2024
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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
ITV Studios reports 20 percent fall in quarterly revenue (Hollywood Reporter)
M&A specialist hired by See-Saw to explore sale or investment (Screendaily)
Film Finances to be acquired by new investor group with insurance company backing (Deadline)
UK Box office down year-on-year in October (Screendaily)
Asian governments take steps towards regional co-productions (Variety)
AMC Theatres sees third-quarter revenues swing to a net loss (Hollywood Reporter)
Amazon introduces AI-generated recaps to Prime Video (Deadline)
‘Heretic’ directors include AI warning in end credits of film (Variety)
Foreign markets boost ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ to $175 million global opening (Screendaily)
Features and commentary
Why Los Angeles is becoming a production graveyard (Hollywood Reporter)
Behind the scenes on the class-action lawsuit against AI companies (The Guardian)
Variety analyses the impact of the Apple Vision Pro on the immersive video industry (Variety)
Industry announcements
BBC chair suggests ending 10-year royal charter renewal (BBC)
Resources
PACT releases guidance on Independent Film Tax Credit (PACT)
Grierson Trust and Netflix announce collaboration on Grierson DocLab training programme (Televisual)
Legal updates
UK Government proposes changes to media merger laws in line with modern digital age (Hollywood Reporter)
‘Rust’ witness gives inside scoop on Alec Baldwin trial (Variety)
Netflix Europe offices raided in tax fraud investigation (Hollywood Reporter)
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