Netflix Parts Ways With ‘Bridgerton’ Spin-Off Production Designer Amid Bullying Allegations

Streaming platforms are set to be regulated like linear broadcasters for the first time, under the UK Government’s new plans, set out in a ‘White Paper’ policy document revealed this week.

Phillip Schofield revealed that This Morning was forced into making a change in order to get its 'headline act' on the show. The presenter and co-host Holly Willoughby were back on screens for this last show of the week.

i news on Wednesday in which she wrote, “The competition for eyeballs is fiercer than ever – and we’ve got to ensure British broadcasters can hold their own in this fight.”She notes that the rise of “American streaming giants” over the last year has left linear channels such as the BBC and ITV with 20% less viewers. Her office has published a broadcasting white paper that would impose content regulations on U.S.

Netflix and other big streaming beasts are to fall under strict UK regulation for the first time as the government says it will revamp the “decades-old” laws that govern Public Service Broadcasting (PSB).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix has acquired “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,” the new film from Oscar-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu.The highly-anticipated film is currently in post-production, and is expected to wrap by fall.

), “BARDO” will enjoy a theatrical release on a global scale later this year including in Mexico, its country of origin, as well as the US, Canada, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Japan and Korea, among many more before debuting on Netflix.Iñàrritu previously worked with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki on his last two films to Oscar-winning effect.“BARDO” stars Daniel Giménez Cacho and Griselda Siciliani. In addition to Khondji, the film features a below-the-line team that includes production design by the Oscar-winning Mexican designer Eugenio Caballero (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) and costume design by Anna Terrazas (“ROMA”).Netflix previously released noteworthy titles like Alfonso Cuaron’s “ROMA,” Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” in theaters before the films were available to stream on Netflix, and for Iñárritu’s first Netflix feature it appears he’s being given a similar rollout strategy – although it’s unclear if “BARDO” will have an exclusive theatrical window or if the film will release on streaming and in theaters on the same day.This is Iñárritu’s first film since 2015’s “The Revenant,” which earned him a Best Director Oscar on the heels of 2014’s “Birdman” which won Best Director, Picture and Original Screenplay.

So many movies are coming to Netflix this summer!

Wilson Chapman editor“The Circle” is giving you what you really, really want. Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 4 of the popular social media competition series, and with it comes the bombshell reveal that a few members of the Spice Girls will be entering the apartments.“More money, new gameplay, and a lot more spice,” the trailer teases, with “spice” colored with the design of the Union Jack, which Spice Girl Geri Halliwell (“Ginger Spice”) famously wore on her dress at the 1997 Brit Awards.

Wilson Chapman editorNetflix has set release dates for nearly 40 moves debuting between May and Labor Day Weekend. The streamer unveiled a first look at the Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg-starrer “Me Time,” which follows a stay-at-home dad (Hart) who finds himself with some “me time” for the first time in years.

Netflix subscribers in the UK have been hit with higher prices that come into immediate effect for new users.

“Anatomy of a Scandal,” the David E. Kelley series starring Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend and Michelle Dockery, has unseated “Bridgerton” Season 2 for most-viewed English language show of the week globally on Netflix. “Anatomy of a Scandal” racked up 75.56 million hours viewed, making it No.

Netflix subscribers in the UK share passwords between friends and family, according to research.As reported by research firm Digital i (via the Guardian), it’s estimated at least 27 per cent of Netflix’s 14.9million subscribers in the UK, over four million accounts, share their accounts with other households. It’s believed the real figure, however, could be higher.Ali Vahdati, Digital i chief executive, said: “Our estimates came from analysing account activity, and we corroborated this with various other sources.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” Yes Studios’ award-winning historical series, has been picked up by Netflix for multiple territories, including the U.S., U.K., France and Spain. The multi-language series is represented in international markets by Yes Studios, the Tel Aviv-based producer and distributor behind “Fauda,” “Your Honor,” “Shtisel” and “On the Spectrum.”Set in the early-mid 20th century, “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” is adapted from Sarit Yishai-Levi’s bestselling novel of the same name and tells the story of a family set against the backdrop of the Ottoman Empire, The British Mandate and Israel’s War of Independence.Opening in 1917, the show sheds light on Judeo-Spanish traditions and the history of a fledgling country.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix, France’s Metropolitan and multi-territory distributor Vertice are among companies to have pre-bought Liam Neeson thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, we can reveal.

K.J. Yossman Originating as a Tumblr webcomic by U.K. writer and illustrator Alice Oseman, upcoming Netflix series “Heatstopper” tells the story of two British teenagers, Nick and Charlie, who navigate their friendship as their feelings turn romantic.Patrick Walters, head of development at production company See-Saw, first came across the queer comic in 2018 when Oseman launched a Kickstarter campaign from her bedroom to turn the series into a graphic novel, and immediately knew it was crying out for an on-screen adaptation.Four years and one pandemic later, “Heartstopper” will drop on Netflix on Friday, April 22.

Season 2 of “Bridgerton” definitely built on the momentum of season one.

Netflix has revealed that Bridgerton‘s second season is officially the most popular English language series of all time.