Directors Digest — Thursday 30 June

Film restoration, Channel 4 privatisation and training budgets all feature in this week’s Digest — and what are factual commissioners looking for anyway? Read all about it below. 

Channel 4 is working on a new ITN deal as its bosses seek to fight privatisation, the Guardian reports.

Helen Bullough, head of BBC Kids, is departing after a decade, Broadcast reports. 

The BFI is urging 1% of UK production budgets to be invested in training. (Screen)

Little White Lies spoke to Wim Wenders about how he's future-proofing his own films. 

Meanwhile, Televisual looks behind the scenes of the BBC drama Sherwood. 

What are factual commissioners looking for? Televisual has a helpful round-up from Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Pact have warned indies that the BBC plans to ban Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ UK sales, Broadcast reports. 

And finally, The Film Stage hosts an in-depth interview with the creative team behind Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, including director Sophie Hyde.