Film and TV Briefing: Friday 10 November 2023
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
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reach tentative deal, bringing the US actors’ strike to an end (Deadline)
Hollywood stars celebrate tentative deal to end the US actors’ strike (The Guardian)
The government outlines plans to reform Channel 4 (Pact)
List of TV series set to restart production following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike (Deadline)
Family adventure film script tops this year’s ‘Brit List’, the UK’s survey of the most-liked unproduced scripts (The Hollywood Reporter)
Disney's Bob Iger says the company is entering a “new era" following recent job cuts (BBC)
SAG-AFTRA says its tentative agreement with the studios is worth over $1billion (Deadline)
Plans for a new film studio on the Isle of Wight are progressing (BBC)
Warner Bros Discovery’s Q3 results mixed with ‘Barbie’ boost and the impact of the strikes (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Lessons from Hollywood's “season of strikes” (Variety)
How filmmaking is helping to empower young people suffering with mental health issues (BBC)
Netflix's new strategy for film content (Variety)
The impact of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
Channel 4 launches new round of its Contestable Fund, an opportunity to pitch new format ideas (Channel 4)
BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards 2023: winners announced (BFI)
Resources
WFTV events schedule (WFTV)
Legal updates
The Media Bill, which includes regulation of streamers, has been confirmed in the King's Speech (Deadline)
