EXCLUSIVE: The Berlin Film Festival gets underway tomorrow but organizers and staff will be doing so bruised after an uncomfortable build-up to the event.
26.01.2024 - 16:21 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: On Monday, Channel 4 will detail its biggest round of layoffs in 15 years.
The British broadcaster is expected to tell its 1,197-strong workforce how it intends to cull around 200 roles, with content teams expected to learn their fate.
Channel 4 is making the cuts – the deepest since the 2008 global financial meltdown – in response to a floundering ad market that shows little sign of improving.
Speculation has been rife about how Channel 4’s commissioners will be impacted by the layoffs and commissioning is expected to be one of the hardest hit areas.
Channel 4 has been seen as having a larger commissioning team than rivals ITV and Channel 5. John McVay, who runs producer trade body Pact, recently told us his “members have often complained that Channel 4 has too many commissioners.”
Channel 4 declined to comment on plans for next week.
Home to Gogglebox and The Great British Bake Off, Channel 4 had 429 “creative” employees in 2022 — an 11% increase from 386 the previous year.
Several sources told Deadline that the company has considered merging departments, and there has been chatter about the shape that this could take. Channel 4 insiders firmly downplayed this prospect.
One person said Channel 4 had begun meetings with heads of department ahead of Monday and described a sense of foreboding that has settled over Horseferry Road.
Channel 4 initially responded to a drop in ad revenue by passing pain on to producers, significantly curtailing commissioning last year and asking suppliers to finance productions.
The strategy enraged the production community, particularly as it coincided with Channel 4 bosses pocketing record pay packets for their work in 2022.
As the crisis has deepened and Channel 4 has
EXCLUSIVE: The Berlin Film Festival gets underway tomorrow but organizers and staff will be doing so bruised after an uncomfortable build-up to the event.
Scots could be faced with another spell of snowy and icy weather following days of warnings as new maps show temperatures plunging well below freezing.
Ekin-Su Culculoglu, who won Love Island and wowed the Dancing on Ice audience with her daring outfits, is set to return to reality TV. She's signed up for Celebrity Big Brother just days after splitting from her Love Island beau Davide Sanclimenti.
Andy Burnham has backed calls for a VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and clubs. The Greater Manchester mayor told an audience at the Night Time Economy Summit on Thursday (February 8) that he wants VAT to be reduced to 10 per cent for the hospitality industry.
A Quiet Place: Part One. The film is an off-shoot in the popular sci-fi series and is directed by Michael Sarnoski from his own screenplay.
When it comes to unwinding on a Sunday, there’s nothing quite as comforting as a hearty Sunday roast. From beef to lamb, a roast is a great way to close a week - and, of course, get ready for the week that lies ahead. If you’re looking for a roast chicken recipe that’s sure to win over dinner party guests and family members alike, why not try this delicious recipe by Julius Roberts? Serving five, the dish uses a handful of ingredients and will have guests asking for more thanks to its garlic and tarragon taste.
Brad Pitt is spending another day on set of his new movie.
Not everyone is happy at their job.
Trafford council is considering closing its town hall one day a week as well as ‘changes’ to the borough’s children and adult services as it prepares to finalise its budget for 2024-25. A meeting of the authority’s executive will on Monday (January 29) consider a review by Trafford’s scrutiny committee chair Coun David Acton of the budget proposals.
While in England, German director Wim Wenders was sandwiched between a press tour and a brief lunch when a member of his team walked into the restaurant to secretly signal across the room that he was nominated for his first feature film Oscar with Japan’s Best International Feature Film, Perfect Days. “Someone came in raising their thumb, which was the sign that we had agreed on, and no word was spoken because there were too many guests in the restaurant,” Wenders laughed while retelling the Tuesday nomination. “So, I knew then I could let that meal go a little cold. It was lovely because I had prepared myself to not expect anything. I had completely prepared myself to not be on the list so that I wouldn’t be disappointed. So [this nomination] was quite a surprise today.”
Former Love Island star turned influencer, Molly-Mae Hague, has revealed the sweet family tradition that she is continuing for her daughter Bambi as she celebrates her first birthday. Molly-Mae often shares glimpses of her day-to-day life on social media and opted to share some adorable glimpses of her little ones first birthday. Molly shared a snap of a wall of photographs with her family, as well as an adorable photo of Bambi playing with her new toy and her very own home-made birthday cake.
22 Kids and Counting's the Radford family and their loyal fleet of followers have flooded Sophie Walker and her parents with financial backing to raise money towards a fundraiser that has now reached over £60,000.
EXCLUSIVE: Amid speculation about its future, Paramount Global is proceeding with a new wave of staff reductions in February, sources tell Deadline. I hear the cuts will impact hundreds of employees across the entire company.
Jena Malone is opening up about Kristen Stewart.
A children's home owned by Real Housewives of Cheshire star has been rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted. The scathing watchdog report said it had been reported that one child being cared for at the home 'did not eat for at least two days'.
Stacey Solomon has confessed that she forgot husband Joe Swash's 42nd birthday, as she rushed out to a shop to buy him a present and card.The 34 year old Loose Women star posted a video to her Instagram stories as she walked around a shop with two of the three children she shares with Joe - Rex, 4, and Rose, 2. A bespectacled Stacey could be heard saying: "I'm running around Lakeside like a headless chicken with Rex and Rose, because..." Stacey's daughter could then be heard shouting "Mum!" as Stacey said: "Okay, you want to walk? Okay, hold on." She continued: "So, I was sitting at home and I thought 'What are we doing tomorrow? What shall we do tomorrow? It's Saturday', then I realised it's Joe's Birthday. "I do this a lot, you know.
Experts have shared their top storage tip on how to keep your bananas yellow and ripe for up to 10 days after purchase.
Following through on a warning earlier this month, Authentic Brands Group has revoked Sports Illustrated‘s license to publish due to a missed payment.
Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced their plans for 2024, including job cuts and an “artist-centric” streaming model.A report by Bloomberg alleged that the company was planning to lay off hundreds of jobs within the first quarter. Anonymous sources claimed that the recorded music department would suffer the most cuts.
EXCLUSIVE: Seth Brodie, Chief Financial Officer at Anonymous Content, is leaving the company.