Film and TV Briefing: Friday 5 April 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
Disney shareholders reject Nelson Peltz’s bid for a board seat (Variety)
Kirsten Dunst on Hollywood’s gender pay gap (BBC)
UKTV secures licencing deal with Disney Entertainment for six new shows (Variety)
CBS News shuts its Tokyo bureau during cost cuts (Deadline)
Amazon and Lionsgate reach a deal for UK content (Broadcast)
Netflix co-chief, Ted Sarandos, receives honorary CBE (Broadcast)
Liberty Media set to acquire MotoGP racing circuit (The Hollywood Reporter)
Apollo Global made an offer of $27 billion to acquire Paramount Global (Variety)
Dan Lin’s tenure as head of film at Netflix begins (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is renewed for a 21st season at ABC (Variety)
Amazon MGM Studios signs a first-look deal with Jake Gyllenhaal (Variety)
The UK’s Film and TV Charity announces Reel Impact Fund (Screen Daily)
New ‘Matrix’ movie from Warner Bros Discovery is in the making (Deadline)
BBC Culture predicts the films that could win at the Oscars 2025 (BBC)
Features and commentary
Ang Lee on 3D filmmaking and why he will abandon it for future projects (IndieWire)
Eduardo Acuna on leading Cineworld (Screen Daily)
A review of Steven Zaillian’s ‘Ripley’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
Industry announcements
The 28th annual Webby Awards nominations (The Hollywood Reporter)
Resources
Top movies being recognised at New Directors/New Films at the New York City festival (IndieWire)
List of film and high-end TV productions to be filmed in the UK in 2024 (Screen Daily)
Legal updates
Baby Cow accused of copying by comedian regarding ‘Live at the Moth Club’ series (Broadcast)
George Carlin’s estate settles copyright infringement lawsuit over AI generated imitation (Variety)
Disney, John Ridley and ABC accused of gender, racial and economic discrimination by former employee (Deadline)
