In the week that the BBC has highlighted several of its commissions to be “stuck in funding limbo”, the Government is considering extending the BBC license fee to streaming service audiences. Meanwhile, the BFI has confirmed they are in talks with the Government on potentially rejoining Creative Europe Media.
Read about it in this week’s Digest.
News
• The Government is reportedly looking into asking viewers of major streaming services to contribute to a licence fee to secure the future of the BBC. (Independent)
• BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts and BFI Chair Jay Hunt, this week confirmed they are in talks with the UK government regarding the possibility of rejoining the Creative Europe Media programme. (Screen)
• The BBC has launched a Sustainable Supply Chain Code of Conduct as part of its aims to be Net Zero by 2050. (TVBEurope)
• Broadcast has reported that the BBC has sounded the alarm over several of its commissions that are “stuck in funding limbo” and therefore unable to progress to production, urging the Government to take action. (Broadcast)
• Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria has shared the streamer’s plans to expand its unscripted offering with live viewer voting. (Broadcast)
• Lion Television Scotland has secured a £3m contract to produce a reboot of successful children’s series Balamory. (Broadcast)
Features
• Why do so few Scottish-based people work on The Traitors? (BBC News)
Director Inteviews
• Jesse Eisenberg speaks to Little White Lies on A Real Pain. (Little White Lies)
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