Film and TV Briefing: Friday 9 February 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
Crew member dies following an accident on the set of ‘Wonder Man’, a new Marvel TV series (BBC)
Disney to make a $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games (The Hollywood Reporter)
Channel 4’s new five-year strategy (Pact)
Disney’s board fight: the lead-up to the shareholders’ meeting on 3 April (Variety)
London Critics’ Circle Awards 2024: full list of winners (IndieWire)
The Oscars to introduce new award category for best achievement in casting (The Guardian)
CBeebies signs deal described as the “biggest content agreement of its kind” (Broadcast)
Amazon’s ad-supported Prime Video forecast to generate £1.6bn of ad revenue in 2024 (Broadcast)
Bob Iger discusses choosing his successor at Disney (Deadline)
Malin Åkerman announced as host of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (Variety)
Animated film ‘Migration’ tops the UK & Ireland box office (Variety)
Features and commentary
Martin Scorsese concerned that immersive and 3D screenings could weaken films (BBC)
Tim Cook and Adam Silver discuss how the new Vision Pro might change sports and entertainment viewing (The Hollywood Reporter)
The success of event cinema (ScreenDaily)
Industry announcements
Fremantle acquires a majority stake in Beach House Pictures (Deadline)
Channel 5 announces Sarah Rose as President (Variety)
Resources
Pact update on BBC Nations/Network co-commissions (Pact)
The BFI releases its programme for March 2024 (BFI)
Legal updates
Talent Agency Agreements – key provisions for talent and agencies (Simkins)
Disney and Lucasfilm sued by actress Gina Carano after being sacked over a social media post (BBC)
