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Movie channels lead viewing on FAST services
Some 43% of all viewing on leading FAST service Pluto TV is attributed to its movie channels, according to new research from Omdia and PlumResearch.
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MPTS: British drama and production jobs under threat
At MPTS, speaker after speaker including the director of Mr Bates vs The Post Office voiced fears for the future of the UK TV industry.
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Film and TV Charity launches Reel Impact programme
The UK-based Film and TV Charity has launched Reel Impact, a programme to support mid-senior level Black and Global Majority people working in film, TV, and cinema, as well as Black and Global Majority-led production companies and organisations.
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Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery partner for streaming bundle
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are to launch a streaming bundle in the US this summer that includes Disney+, Hulu and Max.
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Fremantle UK appoints Joanna Rwama as COO & CFO
Fremantle UK has appointed Joanna Rwama as its new Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer.
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Netflix’s Anna Mallett to chair RTS London Convention
Anna Mallett, Netflix’s Vice President of Production, EMEA/UK, is to chair the Royal Television Society’s (RTS) biennial forum for television and media, the RTS London Convention 2024.
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Trio of execs replace Bob Bakish as head of Paramount Global
Bob Bakish is stepping down from his role as President and CEO of Paramount Global.
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Cécile Gaget appointed CEO of Carrousel Studios
Recently launched European production company Carrousel Studios has named Cécile Gaget as CEO.
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Pact supports Call It! App to create safer and fairer workplaces
UK producers organisation Pact has endorsed the Call It! App, which aims to create a safer and fairer working environment for producers and their employees.
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Pinewood Toronto Studios promotes Sarah Farrell to General Manager
Pinewood Toronto Studios has appointed Sarah Farrell as General Manager of its studios in downtown Toronto.
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Netflix brings in 9.3m more subscribers in first quarter of 2024
Netflix attracted 9.3 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2024, bringing its global total to 269.6 million at the end of March.
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Industry Trends
GenAI will generate more questions than answers
What are the limits for using GenAI in production and how capable is it of creating skilled and engaging content? IBC365 learns more about the recent findings from Pact’s AI working group.
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Comcast Launches Now into US market
Broadcasting and cable giant Comcast is launching Now, its UK streaming and broadband brand, into the US market.
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Scotland set for major film and TV studio in Stirling
A major new film and television studio campus is to be created in Stirling in Scotland.
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Behind the Scenes: 3 Body Problem
The cinematographers behind Netflix sci-fi series explain why the sun was such an important element in the show’s VR game world and how they played the story’s fictional science straight down the line.
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Richard Johnston to step down as Chair of ScreenSkills
Richard Johnston, Chair of ScreenSkills, the skills body for the UK screen industries, is to step down at the end of April.
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Bee Devine to join Garden Studios as COO
Bee Devine is to join London film and TV studio Garden Studios in June as its Chief Operating Officer.
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Miramax names Jonathan Glickman as CEO
Film and TV studio Miramax has appointed Jonathan Glickman as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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Samar Akrouk promoted to Managing Director of MBC Studios
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) media company MBC Group has appointed Samar Akrouk as Managing Director of its in-house production division MBC Studios.