All Film and TV industry articles – Page 5
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BBC Warns of More Cuts After First Licence Fee Rise in Two Years
The BBC has warned of further cuts after receiving a lower-than-expected licence fee increase for 2024.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Colour Purple
There’s magical realism at the heart of this latest version of the famous story of suffering and triumph, editor Jon Poll tells Adrian Pennington for IBC365.
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Edinburgh TV Festival Appoints Creative and Programme Directors
Rowan Woods and Gemma Bradshaw have been appointed to two key senior management positions at the Edinburgh TV Festival and its umbrella charity, the TV Foundation.
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See-Saw Films Launches Drama Label with Heartstopper Exec Producer
See-Saw Films has launched new high-end scripted production label fanboy run by Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters.
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BBC, Sky Lead Winners at RTS Craft & Design Awards
The BBC had a strong night at the Royal Television Society (RTS)’s Craft & Design Awards 2023, sponsored by Apple TV+ held on Monday 4 December.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Strikes Development Deal with The Guardian
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and news media organisation Guardian Media Group have announced a strategic creative collaboration which will see SPE gain exclusive first rights to the Guardian’s journalism for audio-visual adaptation.
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Banijay Launches Sports Division
Superindie group Banijay has confirmed plans to push into the world of sport under new division Banijay Sports.
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Lifeline for UK VFX Facilities in Promised Tax Break
Can facilities survive the current lull until new proposed enhanced tax relief kicks in? Adrian Pennington reports.
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AI and Ethics: The Defining Point of Content Creation
In the past few weeks, the news has been filled with one dramatic story after the other about AI, writes John Maxwell Hobbs. However, in a significant shift, rather than being about the technology itself, these stories have been about the people creating AI and those affected by it.
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UK’s Shinfield Studios Nears Completion
Shinfield Studios, the largest new film and television studio development in the UK, is nearing completion of its final phase of construction.
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Interview: Carrie Wootten Talks Skills, Talent and the Impact of AI
The award-winning Carrie Wootten has used the incredible impetus of her RISE campaigns to move onto a new set of projects including her popular Media Careers Podcast along with plans for a Global Broadcast Talent Manifesto, reports George Jarrett.
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International Sales of British TV Programmes Reach New High
Sales of British TV shows such as Frozen Planet II and Ru Paul’s Drag Race helped UK TV exports reach their highest level of £1.853 billion in 2022-23, a 22 per cent increase on the previous year, according to Pact’s annual UK TV Exports Report.
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BBC Leads Nominations for RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023
The BBC leads the way in the nominations for the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023, sponsored by Apple TV+, which take place on December 4th.
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SAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of Hollywood Studio Deal to End Actors’ Strike
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has revealed the details of the deal it struck last week with Hollywood studios to bring an end to its 118-day strike.
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Kate Oates Named Head of Drama Productions at BBC Studios
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Kate Oates as Head of Drama Productions.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: The Buccaneers
Girls with money, men with power. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the stiff upper lipped London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash in Apple TV series The Buccaneers, reports Adrian Pennington.
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ITV Creative hires Mother’s Tatiana Jezierski as Head of Creative Strategy
Tatiana Jezierski, formerly Strategy Director of ad agency Mother, is to join ITV Creative later this month as Head of Creative Strategy.
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Andrew Morrissey, Michael Parke Launch BBC Studios Label River Pictures
BBC Studios has announced the creation of a new scripted production label called River Pictures.
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US Actors’ Union Reaches ‘Tentative Deal’ with Hollywood Studios
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has struck a “tentative deal” with Hollywood studios to end their long-running strike.
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Film and TV Charity Launches Financial Survey at Time of ‘Unprecedented Need’
The UK’s Film and TV Charity has called on industry workers to participate in its latest financial survey at time of “unprecedented need” in the sector.