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Fremantle Strikes Deal With ‘I Am Ruth’ Producer Me+You Productions
Fremantle has struck a first-look and development deal with I Am Ruth and Alice & Jack producer Me+You Productions, which is run by former BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee.
The three-year non-exclusive deal will see Fremantle become the primary home of all Me+You's TV projects, working…
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Cineflix Rights Snaps Up Greg Johnson From ITV Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Cineflix Rights has snapped up ITV Studios’ distribution boss in the U.S.
Greg Johnson has moved to the Last King of the Cross distributor in the newly-created post of EVP Americas and Asia Pacific, as Cineflix looks to expand in the region.
Reporting to CEO Tim Mutimer and starting…
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ITV Spent $68M On Diverse Shows In 2023; STV Studios Majority Stake; Newen Partnership; ‘Spinners’ Sale; WBC Boxing Series – Global Briefs
ITV Spent $68M On Diverse Shows In 2023
ITV invested £54.2M ($68M) of its Diversity Commissioning Fund last year on shows made by or about people from under-represented backgrounds such as Lenny Henry’s Three Little Birds. The fund was launched in 2022 with £80M to be spent across three years to…
‘The Office’ Producer Ash Atalla Says This Week Saw “Black Monday” For TV Industry After Proposed Layoffs At Channel 4 & Paramount
This week saw a “Black Monday” for the TV industry due to the proposed layoffs at Channel 4 and Paramount, according to storied The Office and IT Crowd producer Ash Atalla.
Atalla predicted there will be “less” shows made this year, “not more,” and that freelancers are “hurting” due to the industry…
Lenny Henry To Present Comic Relief For Final Time After Nearly 40 Years
Lenny Henry is to present his final Comic Relief this year.
The comedian co-founded the charity with fabled director Richard Curtis in 1985 and has since hosted multiple BBC telethons and been involved closely with the organization.
He said it was time to see “new faces” at the helm but remains…
Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick To Star Alongside Each Other In A Movie For First Time In 20 Years
EXCLUSIVE: Husband-and-wife duo Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have landed roles together in a movie for the first time in two decades, with The King of Queens creator Michael J. Weithorn penning and directing Connescence.
Principal photography kicked off this week on the movie from Victoria Hill and…
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‘Good Trouble’s Michael Galante Starring In Comedy Pilot ‘Don’t Look Now’ Showcasing Visually Impaired Actors In Leading Roles
EXCLUSIVE: Good Trouble star Michael Galante is leading a first-of-its-kind comedy series featuring a host of visually impaired and low vision actors.
The Don’t Look Now comedy pilot has been forged to showcase visually impaired actors in leading roles and has been financed by author and visually…
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‘Top Boy’ Creator Ronan Bennett In Talks With Netflix Over Spin-Off
Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett is in talks with Netflix over a potential spin-off.
Speaking to the BBC’s Nihal Arthanayake in the past hour, Bennett said the spin-off would focus on the character of Jaq Lawrence, who is played by Jasmine Jobson.
He said he is in conversation with Netflix and…
Nearly Half Of UK Film & TV’s Freelance Workforce Struggling Financially, Research Finds
Nearly half of UK film and TV’s ailing freelance community are struggling financially, according to alarming research from the Film & TV Charity (FTVC).
The charity surveyed more than 2,000 freelancers for its Money Matters report and found that 40% feel they wouldn't be able to make ends meet for…
British Equity Taking Legal Action Against Casting Directory It Accuses Of “Exploiting Its Monopoly Position”
Equity is taking legal action against a casting directory platform that it says is charging actors exorbitant membership fees and “exploiting its monopoly position in the industry.”
The UK actors union posted an article to its website yesterday revealing that it has written to lawyers representing…
Whopping Legal Bills, Probed WhatsApps & Fears Over Who’s Next: Inside The Antitrust Investigation Spooking The UK’s Fabled TV Drama Industry
EXCLUSIVE: In October 2023, the British TV drama community was as confused as it was surprised to be told that some of the most well-known production companies in the country were being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for “suspected anti-competitive behaviour.”
For those…
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‘Dead In The Water’: Watch Exclusive Trailer For Amazon Documentary Series About Gap Year Gone Wrong From ‘The Tinder Swindler’ Producer
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a trailer for Prime Video’s gap-year-gone-wrong horror doc series Dead in the Water, the first Amazon commission for Tinder Swindler maker Raw.
The series follows the long hunt for a brutal killer that spans four decades. Junior doctor Chris Farmer and his girlfriend, law…
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