Global Streamers More Supportive of U.K. Independent TV Producers Than British Broadcasters, Survey Reveals

All3Media International has secured a number of international deals —including with AMC Networks —for its four-part British series The Drowning. From Noel Clarke and Jason Maza's All3Media-backed Unstoppable Film & Television, the thriller was produced in association with All3Media International for the U.K.’s Channel 5, where earlier this year it exceeded the ViacomCBS channel's slot average by 144 percent.

Joseph Siravo, known for his role as Tony Soprano’s ruthless dad on The Sopranos, died on Sunday at 64 years old. The actor had been battling cancer since 2017 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. In 2019, he shared his story with NYU Langone Health, revealing he was also diagnosed with color cancer and had part of his colon removed.

Tim Dams Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced a production slowdown in Hollywood, European shows are gaining unprecedented global traction, becoming a significant catalyst of an ongoing shifting dynamic in IP dominance.Streaming giants have prompted a fundamental shift towards non-English scripted content conquering more global eyeballs, says Guy Bisson of London-based Ampere Analysis.

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The Father Should win: Nomadland Shoulda been a contender: Minari Will win: The DigShould win: RocksShoulda been a contender: Days of the Bagnold Summer Related: British films for British people: even the new inclusive Baftas must battle with a paradox Will win: Chloé Zhao for NomadlandShould win: Jasmila Žbanić for Quo Vadis, Aida?Shoulda been a contender: Christopher Nolan for Tenet Related: ‘It’s an utter myth’: how Nomadland exposes the cult of the western Will win: Rocks – Theresa Ikoko,

The death of a senior member of the royal family is always a huge event in British life, whatever your view on the monarchy. And nowhere is the significance of these moments perhaps better captured than on the BBC.

coronavirus health and safety measures.At present England is set to reopen indoor cinemas on May 17.Cinema First, the cross-industry body that promotes cinemagoing in the UK, has as its core constituents the Film Distributors’ Association (which represents UK film distributors) and the UK Cinema Association, representing UK cinema operators.Iain Jacob, Cinema First chair, said [via Variety]: “After a long period of lockdown, it’s great to see that such a large proportion of the public can’t wait

Wondery Launches First UK Podcast U.S. podcast publisher Wondery is launching its first international podcast in the shape of British Scandal, which will unpick famous UK scandals including the Cambridge Analytica data breach and the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesIsraeli-American actress-producer-author Noa Tishby was compiling research for what would eventually become her newly released non-fiction book “Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth” (Simon & Schuster) when she discovered that — save for Golda Meir’s 1973 autobiography and English translations of Israeli historian Anita Shapira’s work — there were no books on the history of Israel penned by a woman.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Ang Lee will be honored with this year’s BAFTA Fellowship; Locarno Pro opens the call for its Alliance 4 Development project platform; and Dandelooo’s “The Upside Down River” gets a PR boost as its creator wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.AWARDSThe British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has selected two-time Oscar winner and multiple BAFTA-winning director Ang Lee with the Fellowship at this year’s 74th EE British Academy Film Awards,

BET Goes Online-Only In UK ViacomCBS’s BET is to become an online-only channel in the UK on April 8. The channel will be officially housed on Channel 5 streamer, My5, as well as on ViacomCBS’s advertising-supported streamer Pluto, where it launches on April 5.

UK-based Eleven Sports plans to acquire Team Whistle in a combination of sports-focused content players with a roster of pedigreed investors.

Netflix are far more supportive of their films than broadcasters.The survey, carried out by Broadcast, revealed that UK broadcasters aren’t footing the extra costs brought in as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, which is up for five Oscars this year, will skip cinemas in the UK and debut directly on Sky Cinema. It will be released by the broadcaster on April 16, 10 days before the Oscars. The deal was made by Focus Features and Universal with Sky, all of which are owned by Comcast. The pic premiered at Sundance in 2020 and was released stateside by Focus on December 25, grossing $5.8M to date in the pandemic-hit theatrical market.

Sally Hawkins Boards Stephen Frears’ ‘The Lost King’ Oscar-nominated The Shape of Water star Sally Hawkins has joined the cast of UK comedy-drama The Lost King, inspired by the remarkable 2012 true story of finding Brit monarch King Richard III’s remains under a Leicester car park. Steve Coogan has co-written the script with his Stan & Ollie and Philomena collaborator Jeff Pope. Philomena director and two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears is aboard to direct the Baby Cow-produced feature.

Sometimes it feels like some new businesses looking for the right partners only spend an hour or two on Google searching for 'investment' or 'entrepreneurs near me'.

Sheridan Smith To Headline Channel 5’s ‘Teacher’ BAFTA-winner Sheridan Smith is to headline Teacher, the latest drama series from ViacomCBS’s UK network Channel 5. Smith will play Jenna in the Clapperboard-produced psychological thriller, which follows a state schoolteacher whose life unravels after being accused of a drunken sexual encounter with one of her pupils.