BBC Appoints Former ITN Chief John Hardie to Conduct Social Media Guidance Review After Gary Lineker
L-R: Gary Lineker, John Hardie (Courtesy of Getty Images) The BBC has appointed former CEO and editor-in-chief of ITN and executive VP at...
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BBC Projects Deficit of $433 Million, 1,000 Hours of Commissioning Cuts in 2023/24 Annual Plan
The BBC has published its 2023/24 annual plan that projects a financial deficit, the need to find increased savings and cuts of 1,000...
Brit List 2022: Producers Left Bank, Carnival, Eleven Sign Up to Buzzy U.K. Scripts
Courtesy of Alexandra Arlango British production companies such as Left Bank, Carnival Pictures and Eleven Film have already signed up to...
Film Industry Veterans Launch Ashland Hill Media Finance
L-R: Simon Williams, Jonathan Bross, Joe Simpson, and Joe Jenckes A trio of veteran film financiers and producers are launching a new...
Oscar-Winning VFX Studio Framestore Reveals New CEO Mel Sullivan
L-R: Sir William Sargent and Mel Sullivan (Courtesy of Framestore) Sir William Sargent, CEO and founding member of Oscar-winning VFX...
Sky Triples Down on U.K. Content with 200 Originals, $610 Million Investment
Pay TV operator Sky is continuing to invest big in the U.K. The Comcast owned outfit has trebled its output of U.K.-originated content...
ITV Quarterly Revenues Soar 18% to $1 Billion
ITV U.K. broadcaster ITV’s quarterly external revenues have soared 18% to £834 million ($1.03 billion), up from £709 million ($872...
U.K. Relaxes COVID Production Protocols: Social Distancing Optional, Buffets Are Back
Cheyne Gateley/Variety Intelligence Platform The British Film Commission (BFC) has issued new guidance on COVID production protocols and...
Channel 4 Hits Back at U.K. Government With New $1.25 Billion Plan to Stay Independent
Alex Mahon/Channel 4 U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, which is facing the threat of being privatized by Boris Johnson’s government, has...
Netflix Hikes Prices in U.K., Ireland Across All Plans
Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in “The Crown” Season 4 (Courtesy of Netflix) Netflix will raise rates for all streaming plans in the U.K....
Amazon Prime Video Launches $13 Million Film, TV Training Initiative in U.K.
Courtesy of Amazon Studios Amazon Prime Video has launched a £10 million ($13 million) industry training initiative in the U.K. Titled...
‘Lord of the Rings’ Amazon Series Moves Production From New Zealand to U.K. for Season 2
Courtesy of Amazon Amazon’s upcoming “Lord of the Rings” series is moving production from New Zealand to the U.K for Season 2. The...
U.K.’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme Results in $2.6 Billion Worth of Productions
Peaky Blinders (Courtesy of Netflix) The U.K. government’s Film and TV Production Restart scheme has resulted in 640 film and TV projects...
‘Nomadland’ to Bow on Disney Plus Star in the U.K., Followed by Theatrical Release
Courtesy of SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES Chloé Zhao’s awards season favorite “Nomadland” will premiere on Disney Plus Star in the U.K. on April...
BBC Three, Home to ‘Fleabag’ and ‘Normal People,’ to Return as Broadcast Channel in January 2022
Normal People (Courtesy of Hulu) BBC Three, the U.K. public broadcaster’s youth-skewing brand and the home of shows like “Fleabag” and...
England to Begin Easing Lockdown From March 8, Cinemas to Reopen in May
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Courtesy of Sky News) UPDATED: As case rates plummet and vaccinations continue rapidly, England will begin...
How Will Fresh U.K.-China Political Tensions Impact Entertainment?
BBC Access for U.K. producers and distributors to the lucrative Chinese TV and film market could be under further threat amid worsening...
Vice Media Group Grows Female Workforce to 56% of Company, Unveils DEI Report Results (EXCLUSIVE)
Daisy Auger-Dominguez (Courtesy of Vice) The boys club that was once synonymous with Vice is quietly disbanding. A seismic shift in the...
U.K. Film, High-End TV Production Spend Exceeds $3.9 Billion in Pandemic Year, Down 21% from 2019
John Wilson/Universal Pictures In what is the first official glimpse of the pandemic’s impact on U.K. film and television production,...
U.K. Broadcaster ITV Suspends Production of ‘Coronation Street’ But ‘Emmerdale’ to Resume
Coronation Street (Courtesy of ITV) The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted production on U.K. broadcaster ITV’s long-running popular...
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