All articles by Heather Fallon, Broadcast
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NewsUK SVoD ad tier usage grows
Barb survey showed that the number of UK homes on the Netflix ad tier had risen by 37% in Q3.
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NewsUK doc charity Grierson Trust revokes Asif Kapadia patronage
Filmmaker’s appointment sparked backlash due to social media posts on Middle East conflict.
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News‘Baby Reindeer’ lawsuit can go ahead, rules judge
Source: Netflix ‘Baby Reindeer’ A US-based judge has ruled that Fiona Harvey’s £132m case against Netflix drama Baby Reindeer can be pursued on the grounds of defamation after the show was wrongly billed as a “true story.” Judge Gary Klausner noted that the show’s opening episode begins ...
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NewsWorking class creatives in film and TV lowest in over a decade, according to report
Report reveals just one in 12 creatives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are from working class backgrounds
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NewsNetflix’s ‘The Crown’ leads Bafta TV nominations
‘Black Mirror’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Happy Valley’ also scored several nods.
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NewsParamount Global begins layoffs
Bob Bakish has told staff that layoffs have begun, with an estimated 3% of the company’s employees believed to be impacted.
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NewsGrierson Trust bans individual for 10 years after anti-Jewish incident during awards
The investigation was launched after “several reports” relating to an incident of anti-Jewish racism incident occurred at The Grierson Awards.
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NewsGrierson Trust investigating anti-Jewish racism incident at British Documentary Awards
Documentary organisation received several reports of anti-Jewish racism by an individual at its awards
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NewsSara Putt confirmed as next Bafta chair
Putt has served as deputy chair since June 2021, and had been lined up to succeed Majumdar since October last year.
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NewsRodrigo Reyes, Sean McAllister docs among 48 projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket
Projects come from 34 different countries.
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NewsSister head Jane Featherstone predicts ‘reignition’ of TV distribution model
Sister co-chief executive predicts new opportunities as streamers tighten their belts
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News‘The Responder’, ‘This Is Going To Hurt’ lead 2023 Bafta TV nominations
Following closely behind, Bad Sisters, The Crown, The English and Slow Horses also received five nominations apiece.
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NewsParticipants wanted for UK study of sexual harassment in TV and film
The study will feature interviews with anyone who has worked in the film and television industry in the UK who has experienced sexual harassment, violence or misconduct at work since January 2018.
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FeaturesBafta production outfit Spun Gold on reinventing the film awards ceremony
Spun Gold’s Nick Bullen talks broadening the prestigious awards ceremony for new audiences.
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NewsFilm4, BBC and Amazon execs join board of the UK’s National Film and Television School
The Film4, BBC and Amazon Studios executives will help to shape skills strategy.
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NewsSheffield DocFest’s long-term council funding yet to be decided
Council approves one-year grant extension as interim measure.
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NewsAmazon Studios’ European Originals director Georgia Brown to step down
Brown joined the company five years ago in 2017.
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NewsParamount appoints international head
Pamela Kaufman promoted to top job following abrupt departure of Raffaele Annecchino.
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NewsBen Stephenson leaves Bad Robot to launch transatlantic drama label with ITV Studios
Former BBC drama boss leaves JJ Abram’s Bad Robot after seven years.