This week, Amazon Prime Video purchased Studio Bray, BBC warns of further cuts, and director Sean Wang reflects on his upcoming feature Dìdi.
Read all about it in this week’s digest below.
News
Ofcom C4 nations quota increase shot down by trade bodies. (Broadcast)
BBC warns of further cuts following ‘difficult’ year. (Broadcast)
Reality TV industry blasted for ‘double standards’ and sexism after hiring ‘financially stable’ men over women. (Independent)
Amazon Prime Video purchases historic Studio Bray in landmark UK deal. (Deadline)
Human rights lawyer Helena Kennedy to chair UK standards authority CIISA. (Screen)
ITVS acquires majority stake in Hartswood Films. (Broadcast)
Netflix ranked fourth among all media companies in share of June TV use in the United States. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Eighty-five percent of film festivals need further public funding to survive, says ICO survey. (Screen)
Peacock loses 500,000 subs amid mixed Q2 for Comcast. (Broadcast)
Features
Hollywood‘s mental health crisis: how job losses are impacting industry executives. (Deadline)
How can S4C win back the Welsh indie sector’s trust? (Broadcast)
The paradox of entertaining and ethical reality TV: how U.K. bosses are trying to make shows safer. (The Hollywood Reporter)
2024 movies shot on film: from Challengers to Nosferatu. (IndieWire)
Director Interviews
The Director's Cut Podcast: MaXXXine with Ti West and Sean Baker. (Director's Cut Podcast)
Writer and director Alfonso Caurón on the Team Deakins Podcast. (Team Deakins Podcast)
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