UK Broadcasting Union Bectu Launches Campaign For Better Working Conditions In Drama After Pact Negotiations Breakdown

The feature meeting of the day is at Newbury where the Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes is the highlight and Baaeed will head to post as a very warm favourite.

Naman Ramachandran The heads of the U.K. public service broadcasters (PSBs) are in agreement that the market is undergoing seismic changes and evolution is the way forward.“There’ll be huge changes going on in this market and we underestimate it at our peril,” said Tim Davie, director general of the BBC. “We’ve got to innovate, innovate, keep innovating.

Canada’s CBC and the UK’s BBC are jointly working up a trio of podcasts, including one in which Game of Thrones actress Oona Chaplin explores J. Edgar Hoover’s campaign to root out Communism in Hollywood and his obsession with her grandfather, silent movie star Charlie Chaplin.

ITV boss Carolyn McCall has raised concerns that the British cost of living crisis could start hampering broadcaster revenues at a time when they are emerging from the pandemic, while BBC Director General Tim Davie warned against “complacency” over changing audience habits.

He inspired countless families with his lockdown workouts. He’s sold over four million books that help people live a healthier lifestyle. And now he’s on a mission to raise awareness about the country’s mental health crisis.

Nick Cave faced a tragedy as his son Jethro tragically passed away at the age of 31.The rock star, 64, confirmed the news in a statement that read: “With much sadness, I can confirm that my son, Jethro, has passed away. We would be grateful for family privacy at this time." Jethro’s death comes two days after he was released from prison in Melbourne, Australia, where he was jailed for assaulting his mother, Beau Lazenby.

Martin Brundle is at it again.

Netflix has opened an office in Italy and unveiled a huge slate of scripted and unscripted series and films from many of the country’s biggest producers, with Co-CEO Reed Hastings detailing the streamer’s roots in the nation.

EXCLUSIVE: Film Constellation has boarded sales on debut feature Blue Jean, an identity drama set during Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as UK Prime Minister.

Amazon Freevee, the ad-funded streaming service, has unveiled a raft of renewals, unscripted orders and developments following its rebrand from IMDb TV.

Happy Friday readers, Tom here steering the International Insider ship, read on for the week’s top headlines.

Manori Ravindran International EditorA dearth of production management skills in the British TV industry is finally being addressed by U.K.’s top broadcasters.The BBC, Channel 4, Paramount (which owns Channel 5) and UKTV are joining forces to tackle the skills gap by each creating a Production Management Skills Fund that will be used “to boost the volume of production management skills and capacity in the sector.” The fund — for which the broadcasters are, collectively, committing £1 million over the next year — will ease the short-term strain in production management and build a long-term talent pool.Notably, commercial broadcasters ITV and Sky aren’t currently participating in the fund. Variety has reached out for comment. Line producers, production managers and production coordinators are regularly cited as one of the most difficult roles for independent production companies to recruit.

TravelStay, the pub might be a honeypot for tourists during the day - but there is a significant shift in the clientele as the night draws in. After an evening show at the Globe Theatre (these start at 6.

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).

Manori Ravindran International EditorTectonic changes are on the horizon for Britain’s broadcasters.Boris Johnson’s government on Thursday will lay out plans to update decades-old regulations and allow broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to “compete fairly” with their competitors (namely the likes of Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video) and support the local production sector. The changes will be set out in a “Broadcasting White Paper,” for which a preview was shared with media on Wednesday evening, local time.“U.K.

accepted his bid to take over the company. Mr Musk, said to be worth around $219 billion and the 'world's richest man' according to Forbes' magazine, struck a deal to buy the 16-year-old business for roughly $44 billion (£36. 2bn).

A former soldier has formed a close bond with a girl fighting a deadly brain disease - and launched a mission to try to save her life. Dad-of-two Darren Hardy, 36, was reduced to tears when he heard about schoolgirl, Aggie Candy-Waters, who was diagnosed with a deadly brain condition aged five.

While Anne Darwin was entirely devoted to her husband, John Darwin was a narcissistic cheater.