All articles by Heather Fallon, Broadcast
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NewsYouTube to invest £3m to grow creator economy and screen industry careers
The investment will include an expansion of the YouTube-backed, NFTS-led Creator Incubator.
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NewsSky and ITV seal landmark £1.6bn deal
The content deal is for a minimum spend commitment of £2.1bn between 2028-32.
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NewsManchester wins bid for Edinburgh TV Festival
The annual festival will move to what organisers described as the more “affordable” host city from 2027.
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NewsITV remains in ‘active discussions with Sky’ as report suggests M&A deal at advanced stage
Financial details for acquisition of media and entertainment business in process of being thrashed out.
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NewsFinal three cities in running to host Edinburgh TV Festival unveiled
Final trio to host flagship event from 2027 whittled down from eight bids.
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News‘Adolescence’ maintains awards circuit dominance with 11 Bafta TV nominations
The BBC comfortably led nominations overall with the broadcaster spanning 73 across both craft and TV.
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NewsNetflix and Prime Video to be brought under enhanced Ofcom regulation in UK
Major UK SVoDs must comply with standards and accessibility features traditional broadcasters currently face.
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios’ head of global TV to depart
Vernon Sanders is stepping down from the company after seven years.
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NewsUK creative bodies slam government for resistance on AI copyright protection
Further signatories include screenwriters Sarah Phelps and Danny Brocklehurst.
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NewsNetflix UK revenues hit £1.8bn but profit growth slows
Profit dipped year-on-year by around 20%.
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NewsYouTube beginning to dominate UK video consumption among adults, says Ofcom
Regulator’s Online Nation report finds 9 in 10 of all online adults using the Google service.
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NewsUK SVoD ad tier usage grows
Barb survey showed that the number of UK homes on the Netflix ad tier had risen by 37% in Q3.
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NewsUK doc charity Grierson Trust revokes Asif Kapadia patronage
Filmmaker’s appointment sparked backlash due to social media posts on Middle East conflict.
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News‘Baby Reindeer’ lawsuit can go ahead, rules judge
Source: Netflix ‘Baby Reindeer’ A US-based judge has ruled that Fiona Harvey’s £132m case against Netflix drama Baby Reindeer can be pursued on the grounds of defamation after the show was wrongly billed as a “true story.” Judge Gary Klausner noted that the show’s opening episode begins ...
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NewsWorking class creatives in film and TV lowest in over a decade, according to report
Report reveals just one in 12 creatives in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are from working class backgrounds
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NewsNetflix’s ‘The Crown’ leads Bafta TV nominations
‘Black Mirror’, ‘Slow Horses’ and ‘Happy Valley’ also scored several nods.
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NewsParamount Global begins layoffs
Bob Bakish has told staff that layoffs have begun, with an estimated 3% of the company’s employees believed to be impacted.
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NewsGrierson Trust bans individual for 10 years after anti-Jewish incident during awards
The investigation was launched after “several reports” relating to an incident of anti-Jewish racism incident occurred at The Grierson Awards.