European Union Commission Begins Legal Proceedings Against U.K. Over Controversial Internal Market Bill

Tom Grater International Film ReporterKey names in the Portuguese film industry are today publicly protesting a piece of government legislation that would allow international streaming services to avoid making contributions to the Portuguese National Film Fund (ICA), despite the EU mandating the likes of Netflix and Amazon invest back into Euro nations.High profile film figures including Miguel Gomes (Tabu) and Paulo Branco (Mysteries Of Lisbon) are lending their support to the demonstration in

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentA group of Portuguese filmmakers took to the streets on Tuesday to protest new local film and TV legislation being voted on in parliament, which they claim will give foreign streaming giants an unfair advantage within the country’s film landscape.Portugal is among the first countries in Europe to implement the European Union’s recently approved Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS), which obligates foreign streaming services such as Netflix and

Nicola Sturgeon said she's frustrated and depressed at the prospect of quitting the EU without a deal while the country faces up to a deadly second wave of coronavirus. The First Minister warned Boris Johnson should have been focused 100% on getting Britain out of a pandemic, not spending time on leaving Europe.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe U.K.’s £500 million ($648 million) insurance scheme is finally going live.The Culture Secretary and Chancellor announced Friday that the government-backed Film and TV Production Restart Scheme formally launches following state aid approval from the European Union.It’s expected the scheme will support over 40,000 jobs across the sector by ensuring planned productions can proceed after a period of disruption due to the pandemic.Eligible productions will be

A federal judge on Tuesday denied an emergency request by the union that represents Connecticut state police troopers to halt part of a reform bill that makes police disciplinary records publicly available.  In his ruling, District of Connecticut Judge Charles Haight wrote that the Connecticut State Police Union did not meet the standard in its argument that the legislation violates its collective bargaining agreement, which bars the release of some internal reports.

WarnerMedia parent AT&T's $1.1 billion sale of a majority stake in Central European Media Enterprises to Czech businessman Petr Kellner's PPF Group closed on Tuesday. AT&T, led by CEO John Stankey, decided last year to sell the asset.

The European Union has approved WarnerMedia parent AT&T's $1.1 billion sale of a majority stake in Central European Media Enterprises to Czech businessman Petr Kellner's PPF Group. AT&T, led by CEO John Stankey, had last year unveiled the plan to sell the holding to reduce its debt.

A grand jury in Texas has indicted Netflix over its controversial film, “Cuties”. The streaming service is being charged with promotion of lewd visual material depicting children, ET confirms.

responded to backlash that the movie's marketing sexualized the young actresses. «We're sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for this film,» they said in a statement to ET at the time.

Gabrielle Union and NBC have reached an «amicable resolution» after the actress filed a harassment, discrimination and retaliation complaint against the network, Simon Cowell, Fremantle and Syco Entertainment with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing in Los Angeles in June, following her exit from .In Union's complaint filed by attorney Bryan Freedman and obtained by ET, she claimed NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy tried to «silence and intimidate» her.

Brexit and a devolution "power grab". The claim by a Labour MSP was made during a tense grilling for the UK Government minister over laws which will set an internal market once powers return from the EU to Westminster.

European Producers Club, a lobby of Europe’s biggest independent film and TV producers, has called on European Union governments to ensure that global OTT services are obliged to invest at least 25% of their European Union turnover into European works.80% of that should be reserved for independent producers and at least 50% dedicated to local content produced by independent producers, it added.Presented by Morena Films’ Alvaro Longoria, EPC President, the call came during a 2020 San Sebastian