Major BBC, Channel 5 Entertainment Shows Returning To Studio Shoots Following The Coronavirus Shut Down

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Jake Kanter International TV EditorA group of 700 Black, Asian, and minority ethnic TV workers have written to UK networks and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC and Sky, and the government demanding action on racial equality.The letter, which Deadline has made available to read in full here, is the work of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force, which has swelled to hundreds of members after being established shortly after the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives

Many major West End productions are staying closed.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBritish TV and film producers are fighting to secure insurance payouts running to “many many millions” of pounds after the coronavirus pandemic shut down shoots.Pact CEO John McVay revealed that he is working to help producers with more than 500 claims lodged when the lockdown was introduced in March, and has been in regular discussions with insurers and brokers in recent weeks over payouts.“I wasn’t much of an expert on production insurance a few weeks ago,

Christopher Vourlias South Africa’s Triggerfish has announced it’s setting up its first international studio in Galway, Ireland.The award-winning animation studio is a rising powerhouse behind projects like the Oscar-nominated Roald Dahl adaptation “Revolting Rhymes,” as well as the International Emmy-winning “Zog,” the British Animation Awards winner “The Snail and the Whale” (pictured), and the Rose d’Or-winning “The Highway Rat,” all produced by Magic Light Pictures.“To keep up with demand,

The BBC knows racism is no laughing matter, which is why the network removed multiple sketch comedy shows that featured white performers in blackface from streaming platforms.

Netflix chiefs have pulled four of Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s shows due to their inclusion of blackface or racially insensitive characters. Earlier this week, BBC and Netflix executives pulled British TV comedy Little Britain from online streaming platforms following the Black Lives Matter protests that have spread across the world since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota on 25 May.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following the success of its debut interactive project The Complex, Cardiff-based producers Good Gate Media are heading into production on Five Dates, a fast-turnaround rom-com project that has been conceptualized and developed during lockdown.Mandip Gill, who played Doctor Who’s companion in the last two series of the long-running UK show, is joined by Georgia Hirst (Vikings), Marisa Abela (who is a lead in Lena Dunham’s upcoming BBC project

With clubs closed across the country and Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart on hiatus, we're asking reporting club DJs what they've been listening to lately, while at home, of course. This week, we spoke with San Diego DJ Victor Dinaire; Rhode Island's Abby Duren; and

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The model claimed that her mom Linda insisted the family come to Nebraska. “She talked us into it,” Grahaam explained. “She said, ‘It’s 20 hours, let’s just go and I’ll drive all the way.'”

Three former British prime ministers have signed a joint plea by 225 world leaders for a $2.5 trillion package of support from the international community for developing countries threatened with health, economic and malnutrition disaster due to coronavirus.

British broadcaster Emily Maitlis returned to Newsnight for the first time since the controversy over her comments on Boris Johnson’s top aide.

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The tour was set to commence this month