BBC Studios Extends Freelancer Furlough Scheme Through August

International Literary Properties, the newly former London- and New York-based company that earlier this month acquired the estates of 12 late authors, has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, marking its first major production partnership. Under the deal, announced Tuesday, BBC Studios Production, the production arm of BBC Studios, and its portfolio of independent producers can explore theintellectual property owned and managed by ILP.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentNewly formed literary management company International Literary Properties – which represents the works of authors such as “Maigret’s” Georges Simenon – has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, allowing both BBC Studios Production and its team of independent producers the chance to adapt for television the intellectual property owned and managed by ILP.The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorA few weeks after it acquired rights to 12 notable author estates, London/New York management outfit International Literary Properties has set a first-look deal with BBC Studios. Under the pact, both BBC Studios Production and its portfolio of independent producers will have the opportunity to explore the intellectual property owned and managed by ILP for screen adaptation.

As global cinemas look to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Imax has signed a 17-theater deal with Korea's CGV, the biggest this year for the giant screen exhibitor. The agreement will see nine Imax large format screens installed in South Korea, in addition to theaters being added to CGV’s global footprint, which includes Turkey, Vietnam and Indonesia.

ViacomCBS' ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has struck a deal with Miramax, in which the entertainment giant owns a 49 percent stake, to co-produce The Turkish Detective, a detective series set in modern-day Istanbul based on the 21 books in The Cetin Ikmen Crime Novelsseries by Barbara Nadel.

Anna Marie de la Fuente The bestselling Cetin Ikmen crime novels by Barbara Nadel, set in modern-day Istanbul, are coming to the small screen, thanks to a new pact between Miramax and ViacomCBS Int’l Studios (VIS) to co-produce the series adaptation, “The Turkish Detective.”Deal is the first co-production between VIS and Miramax, the international film and television studio jointly owned by beIN Media Group and ViacomCBS, which acquired a stake in December last year.The CWA Silver

A LEADING trade union has warned North Lanarkshire Council that the local authority’s furlough scheme “must not be a waiting room for redundancy”.Councils across Scotland, including North Lanarkshire, announced last week that they have applied to the UK Government’s job retention scheme to fund their staff.Johanna Baxter, Unison Scotland head of local government, said: “The fact that Scottish councils are having to apply for funding from the Westminster furlough scheme is a damning indictment of

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS International Studios and Miramax are partnering on their first project since ViacomCBS took a 49% stake in the film and TV studio in April.The two companies will co-produce The Turkish Detective, a crime series set in modern-day Istanbul based on the 21 inspector Cetin Ikmen novels by Barbara Nadel.Production on the series, which was first announced at Mipcom last year, will begin in spring next year.

first revealed that the show’s UK shoot was halted in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cast member Kristofer Hivju tested positive for the virus, leading the streamer to conduct a deep-clean of the set to prevent further infection.Slowly but surely we are starting to see some major UK projects head back into production on Brit shores.

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Dade Hayes Finance EditorEXCLUSIVE: In its nearly 52 years on the air, 60 Minutes has traveled to war zones and managed through a few of its own internal crises. Nothing in the history of the CBS institution, however, may ever compare with the logistical gauntlet the show has run during COVID-19.

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of U.K. public broadcaster BBC, said Tuesday that it would extend its use of the British government’s furlough scheme for freelancers through the end of August.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC Studios has extended its use of the British government’s furlough scheme for fixed-term contract and PAYE freelancers until the end of August.The production arm started making use of the scheme — which pays 80% of a individuals’ salary up to £2,500 a month — in April.

Morrisons is extending the 10 per cent discount that NHS Heroes receive on their grocery shop until the end of September. The discount was first introduced in April and aims to support the 1.5 million NHS staff through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  NHS staff are continuing to put themselves at risk and face numerous challenges during the coronavirus crisis, so, as a thank you from Morrisons, the supermarket is extending the discount until September 30, 2020, when it will be reviewed.

Covid-19 pandemic. In total, 8.9 million jobs have been furloughed since the furlough scheme launched at a cost of £19.6 billion to the UK Government so far.

Gordon Ramsay has risked further fury as it’s been claimed his restaurant company is using the tax-payer funded furlough scheme to pay sacked staff as they see out their notices.The Hell’s Kitchen star, who was criticised for moving to his Cornwall home during lockdown, reportedly let go around 500 workers from his restaurant chain as the lockdown began in March. And now, 53 year old Gordon is being accused of using the furlough scheme to pay staff as they see out their notice.