A new Board member at Directors UK, a new location for Hospital, and a look at whether films can ever affect political change — it’s been far from a quiet Summer, and you can read all the news in Directors Digest.
Television
Morgan Hopkins has been elected to the Directors UK Board as Nations and Regions Representative for Wales. (Directors UK)
Label 1’s Hospital is heading to Liverpool, having previously been based in Nottingham. (Televisual)
UKTV channels are returning to Virgin Media afetr resolving a dispute over on demand rights. (Guardian)
Film
UK distributors have expressed their concerns over the changes being proposed to the Oscars. (Screen International)
Can a film ever lead to political change? (Guardian)
And finally, Stephen Follows crunches the numbers on just how many movies are available to stream, rent or buy online. (Stephen Follows)
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