Ofcom releases their report into diversity and equal opportunities in UK Broadcasting, Channel 4 is hit by transmission issues, and the UK welcomes yet another streaming platform. Read all about it below.
Ofcom released their fice-year report into Diversity and Equal Opportunities in UK Broadcasting, revealing that broadcasters are facing a major loss of diverse talent. Directors UK contributed to the Included research which fed directly into the report, and will provide our own analysis of its findings to members soon. (Ofcom)
Channel 4 experienced outages this week following a fire alarm at Red Bee Media’s Broadcast Centre. (TVB Europe)
IMDB TV has launched in Britain, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
The Guardian interviews Mike Leigh on 50 years of filmmaking.
The European Film Academy is set to honour director Susanne Bier, Screen reports.
Meanwhile, Televisual interviews Directors UK member Nida Manzoor on the art of directing.
And finally, Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton breaks down a bus fight sequence in a video for Vanity Fair.
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