ViacomCBS Expands “No Diversity, No Commission” Policy To 180 Countries

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Grantchester actor Robson Green is to front a series for ViacomCBS’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 in which he explores the length of Roman Empire ruin, Hadrian’s Wall.The Scottish arm of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films is producing the three-part series, which has the title Walking Hadrian’s Wall With Robson Green.Green will walk the wall, which stretches 80 miles from coast to coast in the north of England and served as the northerly

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS has elevated company veteran Wincie Knight to become vice president of global inclusion strategy for ViacomCBS Networks International.Knight, who first joined ViacomCBS in 1999 and is based in London, will join the UK senior leadership team and is tasked with boosting diversity and inclusion in Britain, Europe, Israel, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.The former senior director of global inclusion strategy will report to Marva Smalls, ViacomCBS’

Just two weeks after BAFTA announced a series of sweeping changes to its film awards rules following a major seven-month internal review, the British Academy has done the same for TV.

Simon Cowell's recovery from surgery to repair his broken back could keep him confined mostly to his bed for another six months. That's according to a friend of the "America's Got Talent" producer, who's been at home in Malibu, California, since August, when he confirmed he was injured badly while riding an electric bike for the first time."It's been a rough few weeks," the pal reportedly told British tab The Sun.

The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess has penned an article for The Guardian with one specific reader in mind – UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Rishi Sunak. I’m not sure Sunak is likely to be a Guardian reader, but nonetheless, Burgess takes aim at his suggestion earlier this week that, because of COVID, musicians should start thinking about giving up on their dream and re-train for another job.Sunak, of course, denies that he said any such thing.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS International Studios has announced that it is developing a TV series based on the life of Italian female artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who is considered to be one of the most accomplished painters in the Baroque period.ViacomCBS International Studios has attached Pan’s Labyrinth producer Frida Torresblanco to develop the project, while former ViacomCBS International Studios UK managing director Jill Offman is also involved through her new outfit 66

Tim Burgess has written an open letter to Rishi Sunak to argue for stronger support for arts workers in Britain.The Charlatans frontman and solo artist sent a note to the Chancellor of the Exchequer today (October 8) to counter implications made by Sunak to ITV News that people working in the arts and other industries will have to look for “fresh” employment opportunities to weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic.In an open letter published by The Guardian, Burgess accused the Chancellor

Five Greek islands will be added to the travel corridor list - and no countries are to be removed this week, the government has announced.Travellers arriving in the UK from Lesvos, Santorini, Serifos, Tinos and Zakynthos will no longer need to quarantine as of 4am on Saturday (October 10).According to the Department for Transport, the latest assessment from the Joint Biosecurty Centre (JBC) indicates that the risk of coronavirus to travellers on the islands has decreased to an acceptable

UK. Speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, Mr Hancock said hospital admissions in the north west rose by more than half last week, and warned that the number of deaths is also creeping up.

Naman Ramachandran Lena Waithe’s single-camera comedy “Twenties” has found its U.K. home at BBC Three, where it will debut this fall.A key title in ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) Distribution’s original scripted content slate, the show has also sold to New Zealand SVOD platform Neon where it streams this month.The British public service broadcaster has acquired exclusive U.K.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorPinewood Atlanta Studios, which bought out its U.K. mothership last year, is officially going solo, announcing a new name for its expanded production facilities and the adjacent planned community, previously called Pinewood Forest.The entire live-work campus will now be called Trilith — an architectural term referring to structures like the ones that compose Stonehenge (two large vertical stones supporting a third laid across the top).

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS International Studios, the production and distribution arm of ViacomCBS Networks International, has unified its global sales unit and promoted two long-serving UK-based sales executives.Under the new structure, the company’s international program sales division, which previously focused on tape and format sales for network-branded content outside Latin America, is coming together with VIS’s sales division, which previously focused on the studio’s

Lana Del Rey has revealed two potential release dates for her new album, Chemtrails Over The Country Club. 

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Channel 5’s profit has dropped more than 30% after ViacomCBS’s restructure of its UK channel brands resulted in a £19.8M ($25.6M) programming write-down.The British broadcaster’s operating profit fell to £27.4M in the 15 months to the end of December last year, compared with £39.9M in 2018, according to its annual earnings report.